AGP Executive Report

Natural Capital: The African Development Bank has launched a three-year, $4.23 million initiative to bring ecosystem data into development and finance decisions across 13 countries, including the Central African Republic. Congo Basin Forests: Regional environmental groups and community representatives met in Libreville on Oct. 28–29 to press for forest protection, environmental justice and better access to climate finance, with CAR among six participating countries. Flood and Drought Warnings: A five-year, $11.7 million project covering CAR and four other Lake Chad Basin countries aims to improve monitoring and early alerts, helping communities prepare for floods and droughts.

Mining and Refining: A 25-year partnership between the Central African Republic and CVMR aims to expand mineral exploration, processing and refining at home. The plan promises more local value from resources, but its environmental safeguards will matter as projects move forward. Flood and Drought Warnings: A five-year Lake Chad Basin initiative includes CAR, using better monitoring and forecasts to help communities prepare for climate-related hazards. Congo Basin Forests: Civil society groups from six countries, including CAR, met in Libreville to press for stronger forest protection, community rights and access to climate finance. Natural Capital: The African Development Bank’s new three-year project will help CAR and 12 other countries bring the value of forests, water and soils into economic planning.

Congo Basin Forests: Civil society groups from six countries, including the Central African Republic, met in Libreville to press governments to protect forests, defend community rights and improve access to climate finance. Flood and Drought Warnings: A five-year, US$11.7 million Lake Chad Basin project will strengthen monitoring and early alerts across five countries, including CAR, helping communities prepare for climate-related hazards. Nature in Economic Planning: The African Development Bank’s new three-year initiative will help CAR and 12 other countries include forests, water and other natural assets in development decisions.

Mineral Development: The Central African Republic and CVMR have launched a planned 25-year minerals partnership focused on exploration, local processing and refining. The project promises more domestic value from mining, but its environmental safeguards will matter. Flood and Drought Preparedness: A five-year, US$11.7 million Lake Chad Basin project includes the CAR and will improve monitoring, forecasts and early warnings for floods and droughts, aiming to help communities and authorities act sooner. Congo Basin Forests: Civil society groups from six countries, including the CAR, met in Libreville to press governments to turn forest commitments into action and give local and Indigenous communities a stronger voice in conservation and climate finance. Natural Capital: The CAR is among 13 countries in a new African Development Bank initiative to bring the value of forests, water and other natural assets into economic planning.

Mining and Local Processing: The Central African Republic has launched a 25-year partnership with CVMR covering mineral exploration, processing and refining. The plan aims to keep more value in the country, though the announcement gives few details on environmental safeguards. Flood and Drought Readiness: A $11.7 million, five-year Lake Chad Basin project will improve monitoring and early warnings across five countries, including the CAR, reaching communities through radio and mobile alerts. Congo Basin Forests: Civil society groups from six countries, including the CAR, met in Libreville to press for stronger forest protection, community rights and direct access to climate finance. Nature in Economic Planning: The CAR is among 13 countries set to receive support to include the value of forests, water and other natural assets in development and finance decisions. Environmental Crime: Governments have agreed to begin negotiating a global treaty targeting crimes involving timber, minerals, wildlife and waste.

Mining and Refining: CVMR has launched a planned 25-year partnership with the Central African Republic to explore minerals and develop domestic processing and refining. The company says the aim is to retain more value locally; the programme’s environmental safeguards will matter as it moves forward. Flood and Drought Preparedness: A five-year Lake Chad Basin project, backed by an US$11.7 million Adaptation Fund grant, will improve monitoring and warnings across five countries, including the CAR, to help communities prepare for climate hazards. Congo Basin Forests: Civil society groups from six countries, including the CAR, met in Libreville on 28–29 October to press for stronger forest protection, climate finance access and a central role for local and Indigenous communities. Natural Capital: The CAR is among 13 countries in a new African Development Bank-backed initiative to bring the value of forests, water and other natural assets into economic planning.

Mining and Refining: A 25-year partnership between the government and CVMR aims to develop mineral processing and refining in the Central African Republic, moving beyond raw exports. The announcement sets out economic ambitions but gives little detail on environmental safeguards. Flood and Drought Readiness: A five-year, US$11.7 million Lake Chad Basin project includes CAR and will improve monitoring, forecasts and early warnings for floods and droughts, with a focus on helping communities act on alerts. Congo Basin Forests: Environmental groups from six countries, including CAR, met in Libreville to press governments to act on forest protection, community rights and access to climate finance. Nature in Economic Planning: A new African Development Bank-backed initiative will help CAR and 12 other countries bring the value of forests, water and other natural assets into development and financing decisions.

Flood and Drought Readiness: A five-year, US$11.7 million Lake Chad Basin project will improve monitoring and early warnings across five countries, including the Central African Republic. It aims to help communities act sooner as floods and droughts threaten crops, livestock and water supplies. Congo Basin Forests: Civil society groups from six countries, including CAR, met in Libreville to press governments to protect forests, respect local communities and improve access to climate funding. Boali Fisheries: Tree-cutting for charcoal is worsening pressure on fish and fishing livelihoods along the Mbali River, residents say. Experts warn that deforestation can lower water levels, damage breeding grounds and make it harder for fish to survive. Nature in Economic Planning: A new African Development Bank project will help CAR and 12 other countries include the value of forests, water and other natural assets in development and finance decisions.

Flood and Drought Readiness: A five-year, US$11.7 million Lake Chad Basin project will improve monitoring and early warnings across five countries, including the Central African Republic. It aims to help communities prepare for hazards affecting more than 50 million people. Congo Basin Forests: Civil society groups from six countries, including the CAR, met in Libreville to press governments to protect forests, strengthen community rights and widen access to climate finance. Fish and Livelihoods: In Boali, residents say deforestation along the Mbali River is shrinking catches and hurting fishing livelihoods. Experts warn that tree loss lowers water levels and destroys fish breeding grounds. Natural Capital: The CAR is among 13 countries set to receive support to include the value of forests, water and other natural assets in economic planning.

Climate Preparedness: A five-year Lake Chad Basin project involving the Central African Republic will improve weather and water monitoring and deliver earlier flood and drought warnings to vulnerable communities, including farmers, herders and fishers. Congo Basin Forests: Environmental civil society groups from the CAR and five other countries met in Libreville to press governments to protect forests, advance environmental justice and ensure local and Indigenous communities shape decisions. River and Livelihoods: Along the Mbali River near Boali, residents say deforestation for charcoal is worsening water conditions and depleting fish stocks, threatening fishing livelihoods and local food supplies. Natural Capital: The CAR is among 13 countries in a new African Development Bank initiative to bring the value of forests, water and other natural assets into economic planning and public spending.

Flood and Drought Warnings: A five-year, US$11.7 million initiative will strengthen weather and water monitoring across the Lake Chad Basin, including the Central African Republic, and deliver earlier warnings to communities facing worsening floods and droughts. Congo Basin Forests: Environmental groups and local communities from six countries, including CAR, are meeting in Libreville on 28–29 October to press for forest protection, environmental justice and greater access to climate finance. Forest Loss and Fishing: In Boali, residents say charcoal-driven tree cutting is reducing fish catches and threatening livelihoods along the Mbali River; experts warn deforestation damages fish habitats and worsens water conditions. Nature in Development Plans: The African Development Bank’s new project phase will help CAR and 12 other countries use natural-resource data in budgets and development decisions.

Congo Basin Voices: Civil society groups from six countries, including the Central African Republic, are meeting in Libreville to press governments to protect forests, uphold community rights and improve access to climate finance. Nature in Budgets: The African Development Bank’s new $4.23 million project will help the CAR and 12 other countries include the value of natural resources in economic planning and spending decisions. Boali Fisheries: Deforestation for charcoal is lowering and muddying the Mbali River, damaging fish breeding grounds and shrinking catches that local families rely on for food and income.

Congo Basin Advocacy: Civil society groups from the Central African Republic and five other countries are meeting in Libreville on Oct. 28–29 to push for stronger forest protection, community rights and fairer access to climate finance. River Livelihoods: In Boali, charcoal-driven tree loss is linked to falling water levels and smaller, scarcer fish in the Mbali River, hurting fishing families and local markets. Nature in Public Finance: The African Development Bank’s new project phase will help the CAR and 12 other countries use natural-resource data in economic planning and finance decisions. Protected Areas: More than 80 conservation and Indigenous groups have urged governments to keep mining, oil and gas operations out of protected areas.

Congo Basin Action: Civil society groups from six countries, including the Central African Republic, will meet in Libreville on Oct. 28–29 to press for forest protection, environmental justice and a stronger role for local communities in climate decisions. Environmental Crime: UN members voted 83–12 to begin negotiating a global treaty targeting crimes involving timber, minerals, wildlife and waste, a step toward closing gaps that allow illegal goods into markets. River Livelihoods: On the Mbali River near Boali, deforestation for charcoal is linked to lower water levels and shrinking fish catches, threatening fishing families and local food supplies. Protected Areas: More than 80 conservation and Indigenous groups are urging governments at COP17 to keep mining and fossil-fuel projects out of protected areas.

Environmental Crime: UN members voted to begin negotiating a global treaty targeting crimes involving timber, minerals, wildlife and waste, aiming to close legal gaps that let illicit products enter legitimate markets. River and Livelihoods: In Boali, deforestation for charcoal is linked to lower, muddier water and shrinking fish catches on the Mbali River. Fishermen and market sellers say the shortage is hurting local incomes and leaving residents with less fish. Protected Areas: Ahead of COP17, more than 80 conservation and civil society groups urged governments to keep mining and fossil-fuel operations out of protected areas, warning that conservation targets mean little without real safeguards.

Environmental Crime: Governments voted 83–12 to begin negotiating a global treaty targeting crimes involving timber, minerals, wildlife and waste. If adopted and ratified, it could help close loopholes used to launder illicit resources. Mbali River: In Boali, deforestation for charcoal is linked to lower water levels, muddier water and shrinking fish catches—threatening both aquatic life and fishing livelihoods. Shared Waters: Regional leaders have highlighted cooperation and ecosystem protection in the Congo and Ubangi river basins, which connect the Central African Republic with neighboring countries. Protected Areas: Ahead of COP17, more than 80 organizations urged governments to keep mining and fossil-fuel projects out of protected areas, warning that conservation targets mean little without safeguards on the ground.