Isangi REDD+ Project (analysis of DRC's cancellation and community grievances)

“It was only in December 2019 that Daniel Blattner...issued a contract informing people...about the REDD project. This is a clear breach of the principle of free, prior and informed consent." / "Villagers in Yafunga told Ngari that they have seen few, if any, benefits" / "We cannot do anything with the land since they came...they told us they were not exactly a company, but were just following Safbois." The DRC's Ministry for Environment and Sustainable Development cancelled the project in January 2024, finding Safbois failed to follow proper procedure converting the logging concession into a conservation concession.”

Locator: full article body

Subjects

Isangi REDD+ Project