It was launched by the United States as a non-binding Type II partnership at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa. The partnership’s primary aim is to enhance natural resource management and improve the standard of living in the Congo Basin. The members of the CBFP recognize the Central Africa Forest Commission (COMIFAC) as the central policy and decision-making body for conservation and management of Central African forests. The CBFP works to advance COMIFAC priorities by promoting collaboration and communication between its members.

Following the period of U.S. facilitation from 2003-2004, CBFP facilitation was handed over to France and an African co-facilitator. Members of the partnership continue to meet periodically to coordinate priority activities and are encouraged to share information through the CBFP website. Since its inception in 2002, CARPE has been the U.S. government’s primary means of administering and funding its CBFP activities.

For more information and the latest CBFP developments, please visit the CBFP website at: http://www.cbfp.org/