The UK is committing £50 million of the £800 million international environmental transformation fund to support on conservation of the Congo basin's forests, associated livelihoods and civil society participation. The countries concerned are Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Sao Tome.
Funds will be managed by a multilateral development bank and decisions on allocation of funds will be taken by a steering board including representatives of central African countries, donors and civil society. The governance framework is intended to ensure African ownership, effective outcomes, good financial management, and protect the livelihoods and rights of forest people. The UK will work with the Congo Basin countries, the World Bank, the African Development Bank and other potential donors on the details of this governance framework.
The UK's £50 million contribution is for the 10 central African countries as a whole and will finance practical actions at a country level as well as at a regional level. In some countries this may result in a proportion of funding being delivered via direct budget support. Decisions about the means of delivering assistance will be taken by the Steering Board.