What we do/In action/DR Congo
De-risking a food and forestry investment in DR Congo
A feasibility study that separated land to farm from land to protect, and gave an impact investor the confidence to move forward.
The outcome
- 01
Investor confidence
The investor commissioned full environmental and social impact assessments and committed to invest, subject to their results.
- 02
Land to farm, land to protect
A land use plan that separates farmland from forest, mangroves and areas set aside for conservation and restoration.
- 03
A farming system that works
An agroforestry rotation designed for food security, soil restoration and commercial viability.
- 04
Safeguards from day one
The project was checked against IFC Performance Standards, FPIC, HCV and HCSA and the EUDR before any capital was committed.
Standards set the framework for resilient forest landscape.
- Investors need an environmental and social framework before they commit.
- A plan that separates production from protection is what makes a forest-frontier project financeable.
- Under the EUDR, what is planted now has to stand up to deforestation-free sourcing later.
