Mai Ndombe REDD+

Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Intervention: Avoided Deforestation REDD+ Verification: Verra, CCB Mai Ndombe protects over 250,000 hectares within the world's second largest intact rainforest, the Congo. The rainforest is home to the bonobo, the endangered great ape that is humankind’s closest relative and found only in the Congo Basin, the endangered forest elephant, and the hippopotamus. A mix of tropical and swamp forests, the project area is also part of the globally significant Lac Tele-Lac Tumba landscape, one of the most important wetlands in the world and the largest freshwater area on the African continent. The project also empowers communities in one of the world’s most impoverished countries by creating a pathway to low-carbon economic development, agricultural and economic diversification, education, and healthcare.