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This strategy seeks to combat the direct and underlying causes of deforestation and forest degradation in the country. It covers the period 2018-2030.

This strategy aims to establish the foundations of sustainable development by 2025 through the rational management of natural resources, the improvement of governance, the development and modernisation of infrastructure and basic social services, as well as the diversification of its economy. It is based on four strategic axes: 1) Rational management of natural resources, 2) improve governance; 3) Develop and modernise the country's infrastructure and basic social services, and 4) diversify the economy.

This decree establishes, organises, allocates and operates the management bodies for the implementation of the process of reducing greenhouse gas emissions related to deforestation, forest degradation with Including the inclusion of sustainable forest management, biodiversity conservation and increased carbon stocks.

Article 4 states that the national REDD committee is a steering and decision-making body for the REDD process. Its missions are: 1) to decide on the vision and strategic options of the REDD + process; 2) define guidelines and guidelines for REDD + processes; 3) Arbitrate potential conflicts between national stakeholders in the REDD + process; 4) approve the work plan of the national REDD coordination; 5) Facilitate REDD + debates among national stakeholders in the REDD + process; 6) monitor, monitor and evaluate the implementation of the REDD + process; and 7) set the modalities for the management and redistribution of subsidies and resources from the REDD + process.

This decree creates and defines the organisations and missions of the national afforestation and reforestation program (PRONAR). 
 
The programme is in charge of 1) promote forest plantations on the national territory; 2) to encourage, record and assist actors in afforestation and reforestation activities to supply domestic and international markets with timber and non-timber forest products; 3) promote the creation of economic and industrial sectors that can enhance forest plantations; 4) promote plantations with high capacity for forest carbon sequestration as part of the restoration of degraded forest areas; (5) to seek appropriate funding for the implementation of the public program and support for small and medium-sized planters; and 6) ensure the extension of national forest cover, with a view to combating deforestation, forest degradation and climate change.

This decree creates the National Committee on Climate Change and details its composition, functioning and missions. Thematic groups will be in charge of looking into detail 1) Power; 2) industry; 3) transport; 4) land use, land change and forestry; 5) waste; 6) adaptation and vulnerability; and 7) attenuation.

This law creates the National Institute of Forestry Research. 
 
The Institute's missions are 1) to organize, conduct and carry out basic and applied research aimed at the promotion of sustainable forest development, particularly in the fields of forest management, forestry, agroforestry, forest genetics , wood technology, non-timber forest products, conservation and management of biodiversity, climate change, and the environment; 2) to implement scientific programming around the priority axes for the development of the country, based on the real needs of the populations and the users; 3) to carry out scientific expertise in its field of competence; 4) to participate in the valorization of the results of its research and its know-how; (5) to support training, research and research; (6) to contribute to the development of research policy in the fields falling within its competence; and 7) to publish and disseminate the results of its work and contribute to the development of scientific knowledge and information.

This law creates the National Agency for Rural Electrification, under the legal authority of the Ministry for Electricity. The law further defines the Agency's missions, including rural electrification planning, promotion of new technologies including renewables and energy efficiency, and seeking budgets for related programmes.

Congo First NDC (Updated submission), Nationally Determined Contribution from Congo in 2021

Congo First NDC (Archived), Nationally Determined Contribution from Congo in 2017

Congo. National Communication (NC). NC 2., National Communication from Congo in 2009

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