Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sources of information and contacts in Democratic Republic of the Congo's forestry sector
sources of Information
Studies and documents
- ERAIFT, FIB & ATIBT (2019) Etat des lieux des acteurs de la filière forêt-bois en République Démocratique du Congo
- FAO 2020 Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020
- Fern (2006) Forest governance in the Democratic Republic of Congo
- ITTO (2019) ITTO Biennial review and assessment of the world timber situation 2017-2018
- Lawson (2014) Illegal Logging in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Ministry of Environment & Sustainable Development MEDD
- OGF (2019) Avancement du processus APV FLEGT en République Démocratique du Congo
- REDD-monitor (2016) Democratic Republic of Congo threatens to open forests to industrial logging
- WWF – GFTN (2009) Framework for Assessing Legality of Forestry Operations, Timber Processing and Trade
- Samuel Assembe-Mvondo (2008) Case study 13: Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): current situation with verification and forest control activities
Websites
- ATIBT
- CITES
- Fordaq - Timber trade network
- Interactive Forestry Atlas
- La Fédération des Industriels du Bois (FIB) – Regulatory watch on the FIB website
- World Port Source - Map of ports in Democratic Republic of Congo
- WRI - Forest Atlas Congo Basin
- Transparency international, Corruption Index
- ITC List of importing markets for wood products exported
- WWF - Forests Forward
ALL Contacts
MINISTÈRE DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT, CONSERVATION DE LA NATURE ET DÉVELOPPEMENT DURABLE (MECNDD)
Avenue Papa ILEO EX DE CLINIQUE n°15, Quartier Batetela, Gombe
Kinshasa, RD Congo
medd.gouv.cd/contact/
Ministry of the environment, nature conservation and sustainable development.
Formerly : MECNT (Ministry of the Environment, Nature,
Conservation and Tourism).
DIRECTION DES INVENTAIRES ET DE L’AMÉNAGEMENT FORESTIER (DIAF)
On a national level, Direction des inventaires et de l’aménagement forestier (DIAF) is responsible for forest management and inventories.
DIRECTION DE LA GESTION FORESTIÈRE (DGF)
Direction de la gestion Forestière (DGF) is responsible to keep track on exploitation.
DIRECTION DES ARCHIVES ET NOUVELLES TECHNOLOGIES DE L’INFORMATION DE LA COMMUNICATION (DANTIC)
Kinshasa, République Démocratique du Congo
N°17, Limete 7ième Rue Industriel
https://medd.gouv.cd
National level, Directorate in charge of the gathering of information, analyses, education and the dissemination and sharing of this information.
DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE DES IMPÔTS (DGI)
Part of the ministry of finance, in charge of collection of taxes.
DGRAD
Other department within the ministry of finance, in charge of tax clearance.
REGISTRE DU COMMERCE ET DU CRÉDIT MOBILIER (RCCM)
Chambre of Commerce and credit.
(formerly Registre de Commerce).
L’INSTITUT CONGOLAIS POUR LA CONSERVATION DE LA NATURE (ICCN)
Congolese Institute for nature conservation (ICCN) is the public body in charge of national parks in the DRC.
FONDS FORESTIER NATIONAL (FFN)
In charge of management of funds for forest projects and surface tax.
WWF-DRC
The country office in Kinshasa opened in March 2004.
OBSERVATOIRE DE LA GOUVERNANCE FORESTIÈRE (OGF)
Building BCDC, 12th floor
Boulevard du 30 juin, Gombe
Kinshasa, République Démocratique du Congo
ogfrdc.cd
The DRC-based Observatoire de la Gouvernance Forestière (OGF) has a role as independent forest governance monitor, linked to VPA-FLEGT implementation framework.
FEDERATION DES INDUSTRIEL DU BOIS (FIB)
Secrétaire Général : Mr Franck CHAMBRIER
2165 Avenue des Poids Lourds
Gombe PB 552 Kinshasa 1, RDC
Tel : +243 815032504 / +243 997 032 569
www.fib-rdc.org
Professional union created in March 2006, a non-denominational non-profit association.