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TOLONA HORIZON 2030

TOLONA

The TO LONA project aims to increase harvests through sustainable management geared toward wealth and job creation, but also to prepare the forests of tomorrow to meet global challenges. The project has four main action plans:
Reforestation.
Agriculture.
Food security.
Plants for medicinal purposes.
By working together with local communities and government officials, we can help ensure that these vital resources remain healthy and productive for future generations.

NATIONAL TOLONA REFOREST PROJECT

For the 45 million people living in rural areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), there are few livelihood opportunities other than the exploitation of forest resources. These rural populations struggle daily to survive in a situation of general poverty, recurrent food insecurity, post conflict instability, and endemic unemployment, forcing them to unsustainably exploit their country’s immense natural capital, which should, in principle, improve their quality of life and drive their development.

This starkly contrasting reality represents a real threat to Africa’s largest tropical rainforest: the Congo Basin. This unique ecosystem, 60% of which is located in the DRC, contributes to biodiversity conservation and carbon storage, mitigating the effects of climate change. And even when it remains largely intact, it is slowly eroding under the influence of a constantly growing population and its demand for natural resources and land to cultivate.

Planting new trees creates a “carbon sink” that captures carbon from the atmosphere and stores it in the biomass of growing trees, thus helping to combat climate change. Third, we must support reforestation efforts by planting new trees and restoring degraded forest areas. Finally, we must ensure the well-being of local residents by providing alternative fuel sources such as biogas or solar energy.

NATIONAL TOLONA AGRICULTURE PROJECT

Each year, the DRC imports food worth a total of $1.5 billion, not including emergency aid. For a country with an agricultural vocation, this is difficult to understand: this food could easily have been produced in the Congo itself. The DRC’s agricultural potential is unanimously recognized as considerable: the country has an estimated cultivable area of some 75 million hectares, of which less than 10 million hectares are exploited (TECSULTAECOM 2009; Chausse et al. 2012). This land availability and the country’s enormous water resources, including the Congo River basin, maintain the hope of greater food self-sufficiency, a priority sought by the Congolese people.

Green Congo will work with local communities to promote sustainable land use practices such as agroforestry and conservation agriculture. This could include measures such as providing training on sustainable agricultural techniques and supporting community-led conservation efforts.

This project will work with government officials and other stakeholders to develop policies and regulations that protect land from further degradation. This could include measures such as zoning laws that protect sensitive areas from development or overuse.

NATIONAL TOLONA FOOD SECURITY PROJECT

Approximately 26.4 million people living in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) experience high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or higher). The DRC’s food crisis results from a toxic mix of factors, the main causes being disease, destruction and lack of basic infrastructure, poor access to quality inputs and financing, conflict and population displacement, insecurity in certain areas, low agricultural production, and high prices. The food insecurity rate is more than 26% of the affected population, limiting many people in the DRC from being able to properly feed themselves and their families. The only way to break the cycle and reverse these trends is to help them increase their resilience and productivity. To combat food insecurity, Green Congo will focus on improving household access to tools and seeds; the supply of quality livestock, which plays a key role in improving nutrition; support
for feed processing and storage; and assistance to small-scale agricultural producers in the fight against animal and plant diseases.

We must work with local communities to promote sustainable land-use practices such as agroforestry and conservation agriculture. This could include measures such as training in sustainable farming techniques and support for community-led conservation efforts.

PROJET NATIONAL TOLONA phytotherapy

Plants have been used for medicinal purposes for thousands of years in the Congo. Unfortunately, many traditional medicinal practices are not safe or effective due to a lack of knowledge or regulation.

By using plants for medicinal purposes in better and safer ways, we can help ensure that people have access to safe and effective treatments.

To achieve this goal, we must take several steps. First, we must work with local communities to identify traditional medicinal practices that are safe and effective.

Second, we must work with government officials and other stakeholders to develop policies and programs that support community-led environmental protection efforts. This could include measures such as funding community conservation projects or supporting local businesses that use sustainable practices.
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