Sustaining Forest Plantations for the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Lydie-Stella Koutika (), Rosalie Matondo, André Mabiala-Ngoma, Viviane Sogni Tchichelle, Mélanie Toto, Jean-Claude Madzoumbou, Juste Armand Akana, Hugues Y. Gomat, François Mankessi, Armel Thongo Mbou, Tiburce Matsoumbou, Alpiche Diamesso, Aubin Rachel Saya and Jean de Dieu Nzila
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Lydie-Stella Koutika: Research Centre on the Durability and the Productivity of Industrial Plantations (CRDPI), Pointe-Noire P.O. Box 1291, Congo
Rosalie Matondo: Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Agronomie et de Foresterie (ENSAF), Université Marien N’gouabi, Brazzaville, Congo
André Mabiala-Ngoma: Research Centre on the Durability and the Productivity of Industrial Plantations (CRDPI), Pointe-Noire P.O. Box 1291, Congo
Viviane Sogni Tchichelle: Research Centre on the Durability and the Productivity of Industrial Plantations (CRDPI), Pointe-Noire P.O. Box 1291, Congo
Mélanie Toto: Research Centre on the Durability and the Productivity of Industrial Plantations (CRDPI), Pointe-Noire P.O. Box 1291, Congo
Jean-Claude Madzoumbou: Research Centre on the Durability and the Productivity of Industrial Plantations (CRDPI), Pointe-Noire P.O. Box 1291, Congo
Juste Armand Akana: Research Centre on the Durability and the Productivity of Industrial Plantations (CRDPI), Pointe-Noire P.O. Box 1291, Congo
Hugues Y. Gomat: Research Centre on the Durability and the Productivity of Industrial Plantations (CRDPI), Pointe-Noire P.O. Box 1291, Congo
François Mankessi: Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Agronomie et de Foresterie (ENSAF), Université Marien N’gouabi, Brazzaville, Congo
Armel Thongo Mbou: Institut de Formation et de Conseil Agricole (IFCA), 97470 Saint Benoit, France
Tiburce Matsoumbou: Research Centre on the Durability and the Productivity of Industrial Plantations (CRDPI), Pointe-Noire P.O. Box 1291, Congo
Alpiche Diamesso: Research Centre on the Durability and the Productivity of Industrial Plantations (CRDPI), Pointe-Noire P.O. Box 1291, Congo
Aubin Rachel Saya: Research Centre on the Durability and the Productivity of Industrial Plantations (CRDPI), Pointe-Noire P.O. Box 1291, Congo
Jean de Dieu Nzila: Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS), Université Marien N’gouabi, Brazzaville, Congo

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 21, 1-21

Abstract: Located in the hearth of Africa, the Congo basin is the world’s second largest rainforest ecosystem, spanning over nine countries including the Republic of the Congo. Nature-based solutions, i.e., afforestation, reforestation or agroforestry supplying wood energy, halting food insecurity, restoring land desertification and fostering mitigation and adaptation to climate warming, have been increasingly used in the past decades. Within this framework, Congolese coastal plains have been afforested using fast growing trees since the early 1950s. Due to the low forest productivity and soil fertility, sustainable management of these forest ecosystems (trees, soils and environment) have been performed. Improved germplasms, increased stand wood biomass and healthier soils have the potential to enhance wood and fuel wood energy supply, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, food security, restoration of land and ecosystem biodiversity. This meets ten out of the seventeen sustainable development goals (SDG #), specifically goals related to alleviating poverty (1) and hunger (2), improving health (3), education (4), sanitation and access to clean water (6). Other goals include providing affordable clean energy (7), sustainable production and consumption (12), action on climate change (13), life on land (15), and partnerships for goals (17). Nature-based solutions help to face important societal challenges meeting more than half of SDGs of the United Nations.

Keywords: fast growing tree plantations; inherently nutrient-poor soil; improved germplasms; increased stand wood biomass; healthier soils; sustainable development goals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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