DR Congo plans to lift logging moratorium amid forest protection talks

A 2020 report by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) found that none of the reforms promised to meet the goal had been fully implemented, citing a lack of finance, capacity and political will.

Tshissekedi suggested forest-nations should be paid more for reducing emissions from deforestation and store carbon in forests, suggesting $100 for a tonne of carbon would be a fairer price “that takes into account missed [economic] opportunities”.