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November 18, 2025 - 5:00 -6:30 pm (UTC-3)
FOREST PAVILION - Live YouTube
Celebration of the Launch of the Belém Call to Action for the Congo Basin Forests
Political Declaration of Commitment between the Central African Countries & their Partners for the Conservation and Sustainable Management of the Congo Basin Forest Ecosystems (2025-2030)
The Congo Basin forests are of exceptional importance at the ecological, economic, social and cultural levels. They are a unique reservoir of biodiversity and form a natural carbon sink that is crucial to fulfilling the objectives of the Paris Agreement. In this respect, action to support the protection of the Congo Basin, with its rainforests, peatlands and other ecosystems, is critical to these efforts.
Given this ecological and socio-economic importance, on November 6 at the World Leaders Summit of COP30 in Belém, Central African countries and their Partners announced the launch of a Political Declaration entitled the “Belém Call to Action for the Congo Basin Forests”.
This announcement is intended as a call to new partners to join this historical mobilization. . It is a new starting point for increased engagement and support, and aims to direct greater investment and political attention towards protecting the Congo Basin forests in the coming years.
Donors commit to raise more than $2.5 billion over the next five years, in addition to the domestic resources that will be mobilized by Central Africa countries to protect and sustainably manage the Congo Basin forests.
On November 18, during the Congo Basin day, the Forest Pavilion will host a high-level event co-organized by the French-Gabonese Co-Facilitation of the CBFP, the German Co-Chair of the CBFP Donors’ College and United Kingdom aims to promote and implement the “Belém Call to Action for the Congo Basin Forests”, which highlights the mutual commitments of Central African Countries and their partners in favor of the conservation and sustainable management of the Congo Basin forest ecosystems.
This dialogue will mobilise and gather:
- Ministers responsible for forests/environment/climate/economy/Finance from 11 countries of the Congo Basin countries;
- Ministers from partner countries in the CBFP Donors’ College and other invited governments
- Representatives from Regional Organisation (ECCAS, COMIFAC and CEMAC);
- Representatives of partner institutions in the CBFP Donor’s College and international organizations/financial institutions/funds
- Representatives from the other CBFP Colleges and REPALEAC.
The event will be live streamed on the Forest Pavilion YouTube channel. French/English interpretation services will be provided.
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