Canopy Trust
Canopy Trust is providing blended finance solutions to attract private sector investments to limit deforestation and support socio-economic development in Central Africa
Catalytic will follow a tailored approach to expand CAFI's Private Sector Investment Facility, which was established in late 2023. With this mandate, Catalytic will play a key role in building a pipeline of bankable projects and mobilizing private sector investments to support sustainable land use and forest conservation efforts across the region for the Central African forest which is the second largest forest on earth.
Canopy Trust is complementary to the broader Central Africa Forest Initiative (CAFI). The project aligns with national priorities by directly supporting the region’s sustainable development goals, focusing on reducing deforestation while fostering economic growth through sustainable agricultural, forestry, and infrastructure practices.
It was established in 2015 at the margins of the United Nations General Assembly has a partnership initiative that gathers:
• A coalition of donors: Belgium, The European Union, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States.
• Six partner countries:
o The Central African Republic,
o The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),
o The Republic of Cameroon,
o The Republic of Congo
o The Republic of Equatorial Guinea, and
o The Republic of Gabon.
• Implementing organisations
• South South partners