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The Congo Basin Forest Fund (CBFF) is a multi donor fund set up to take early action to protect the forests in the Congo Basin region. The Fund invites proposals for transformative and innovative initiatives from the governments and civil society and private sector of the Congo Basin to slow the rate of deforestation, through developing the capacity of the people and institutions in the countries of the Congo basin to manage their forest. This includes helping local communities find livelihoods that are consistent with forest conservation and developing new approaches which will bring genuine change and ensure futuresustainable forest management.The Fund will supports activities/projects which complement particularaspects of the COMIFAC (The Central Africa Forests Commission)convergence plan. The CBFF works closely with Central Africangovernments, regional institutions, COMIFAC, ECCAS, Congo Basintechnical partners, international donors, NGOs and private sector. ... [according to site editor's information]

The OFAC, an initiative of multiple members of the Congo Basin Forests Partnership (CBFP), aims to pool the knowledge and available data necessary to monitor the ecological, environmental, and social aspects of Central Africa's forests. The establishment of OFAC corresponds to one of the axes in COMIFAC's ‘Plan de Convergence'. It will provide COMIFAC and other CBFP members a powerful steering and data sharing tool to promote better governance and the sustainable management of forest ecosystems. ... [according to site editor's information]