The Policy Practice, in partnership with Palladium, is contributing to Component 2 of the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s Investments in Forests and Sustainable Land Use Phase 2 programme. This £500 million initiative supports climate action through sustainable land use and forest protection. Component 2 focuses on developing sustainable business models and market systems in the Congo Basin.

This political economy analysis focuses on the industrial and artisanal timber sectors in Central Africa and is undertaken by TPP Principal Olly Owen and new TPP Associate Theodore Trefon, together with a local team.