Forestry
1. Legal framework
Le The forest sector in the DRC is currently regulated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by the following legal provisions:
- Law n°011/2002 of 29 August 2002 on the Forest Code.
- Decree n° 05/116 of 24 October 2005 setting the modalities for the conversion of old forest titles into forest concession contracts and extending the moratorium on the granting of logging titles.
2. Potentials
The DRC has significant forest potential, namely:
- 150,000,000 ha, i.e. 47% of the African tropical forests and 6% of the world’s tropical reserves;
- Of these vast expanses of forest, nearly 12% are considered protected areas;
- More than 1,000 identified forest species, including those that are highly sought-after in the world;
- Production potential: 10,000,000 m3 of wood per year;
- Surface area of forests under concession: 11,000,000 ha;
- With these potentials, the DRC has major assets on a global scale on the issue of the fight against climate change;
- The main forest species in the DR Congo are:
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N° |
Type of wood species |
Provinces |
Site |
|
1 |
Kambala |
Equateur |
Businga, Gbadolité, Bikoro, Lisala, Djolu, Bongandanga, Lukolela, Monkotoand Bumba |
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Province Orientale |
Bafwasende, Isangi et Opala, Ubundu, Yahuma, Banalia, Basoko,… |
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Maniema |
Kibombo |
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Bandundu |
BoloboandOshwe |
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2 |
Ebene |
Equateur |
Lisala |
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3 |
Tiama |
Equateur |
Businga, Bikoro, Lisala, Djolu, Bongandanga, Lukolela, Monkoto,… |
|
4 |
Sapeli |
Equateur |
Businga, Gbadolité, Lisala, Djolu, Bongandanga, Bumba... |
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Province Orientale |
Bafwasende, Isangi et Banalia, Basoko, Ubundu,… |
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Bandundu |
Bolobo et Oshwe. |
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5 |
Sipo |
Equateur |
Lisala, Djolu, Bongandanga,… |
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Province Orientale |
Aketi and Basoko. |
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6 |
Acajou d’Afrique |
Equateur |
BongandangaandBumba |
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Province Orientale |
Aketi and Basoko |
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7 |
Wenge |
Equateur |
Birokoand Lukolela |
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Province Orientale |
Opala |
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Bandundu |
Bolobo, Mushie, Inongoand Oshwe. |
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8 |
Afromosia |
Equateur |
Lisala, Djolu, Bongandanga |
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Province Orientale |
Bafuasende, Ubunduand Isangi |
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9 |
Limba |
Equateur |
Lukolela |
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Bandundu |
Bolobo |
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10 |
Bomanga |
Kasaï Occidental |
Mwekaand Demba |
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Province Orientale |
Isangi, Opala, Ubunduand Basoko |
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Maniema |
Kibombo et Lubutu |
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Bandundu |
Bolobo, Mushie, Inongoand Oshwe. |
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Equateur |
Birokoand Lukolela. |
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11 |
Limbali |
Equateur |
Businga, Gbadolite, Bikoro, Lisala, Djolu, Bongandanga, Lukolela, Monkoto, Bumba,etc. |
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Province Orientale |
Bafuasende, UbunduIsangi,Banalia, Aketiand Basoko |
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Kasaï Occidental |
Mweka et Lubutu |
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Maniema |
Kibomboand Lubutu |
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Bandundu |
Mushie, Boloboand Oshwe. |
3. Government Vision
- Increase the growth rate of the forest sector from 3% on average over the period 2007-2010 to 5% over the period 2012-2016;
- Support projects to plant about 3 million hectares of forest by 2025 under afforestation and reforestation programs, which can sequester about 3 million tons of CO2 equivalent and generate about 30 thousand permanent jobs and 300,000 temporary jobs;
- Increase the volume production of logs and semi-finished wood by around 10% per year over the period 201-2016.
4. Other advantages
- Diversity of raw materials (wood species) to be exploited;
- Possibility of evacuating the wood to the large production centers;
- Existence of electricity networks in the large production centers and of the workforce;
- Existence of several projects seeking funding submitted to private partners. The most significant are listed in the table below:
|
N° |
Type |
Numberof Units |
Investment costs |
Jobs created |
Nature of funding |
|
1 |
Creation of wood production poles in rural areas |
3 |
670,000 € |
1,200 per pole |
Public and PPP |
|
2 |
Creation of the city of carpentry and cabinet making |
2 |
1,400,000 € |
1.800 per unit |
Public and PPP |
|
3 |
Creation of a territorial development platform on a pilot sector for the concentration of forestry development |
2 |
1,500,000 € |
1,000 per unit |
Public and PPP |
|
4 |
Creation of a wood-frame construction system for social housing |
1 |
3,325,000 € |
700 per manufacture of 600 houses |
Public and PPP |
|
5 |
Construction of a prestigious public building in wood structure |
5 |
650 à 850 € depending on whether it is a school, a dispensary or a religious building |
250 per unit |
Public and PPP |
|
6 |
Creation of a peeling unit for packaging from calibrated means on modest investments |
1 |
850,000 € |
1,400 per module of 10,000 m3 of logs |
Private |
|
7 |
Creation of a special institute for training of trainers dedicated to sawing performance |
2 |
1,370,000 € |
- |
Public et PPP |
|
8 |
School furniture manufacturing project |
3 |
95,000 € |
12 to 15 construction of school furniture every 2 years |
Private or PPP |
|
9 |
Pilot training center for woodworking professions, alternating between school and company. |
3 |
1,170,000 € |
20 students |
Public and PPP |
|
10 |
Technological Research Centre for Wood Material and its Valorization |
1 |
400,000 € |
2 jobs, 1 of which is at a very high level (doctorate in engineering) |
Public and PPP |
|
11 |
Pilot unit for electrical cogeneration based on related products from the wood industry |
2 |
2 million to 4 million Euros depending on the size of the unit |
9 to 12 people |
Private |
Source: Ministry of Industry, DPSI, 2011
5. Future Prospects
- The lifting of the moratorium by the Government of the DR Congo;
- The fight against illegal logging and the illegal trade in timber;
- The continuation of the forest management process in order to guarantee the sustainable and rational management of forests.
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