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Press Coverage

The Zámba Heritage Congress (Feb 10-12, JW Marriott, Nairobi) received extensive regional coverage across Africa. Below is the full consolidated list including your additional sources, organized by outlets.

  1.  RFI Afrique (Feb 11):  "À Nairobi, des ministres africains s'engagent pour une nouvelle initiative sur les forêts" – 14 nations sign Zámba declaration; $400M mobilization for sustainable management.
  2. RFI Invité Afrique (Feb 13): "Forêts africaines: 'On ne veut pas seulement restaurer les forêts, mais en faire un moteur de croissance"– Podcast on economic transformation beyond restoration.
  3. News Light Kenya (Feb 12): "Experts Back Indigenous Role in Africa's Forest Protection at Zamba Heritage Congress" – Day 3 focus on community-led conservation.
  4. News Light Kenya (Feb 10):  "Africa Unveils Zamba Heritage Initiative as Continental Forest Strategy" – Opening speeches, 30M ha goals.
  5. Gabon - La Lettre Verte (Feb 16): "Bassin du Congo: Le Gabon au cœur du projet Zamba Heritage pour une gestion durable des forêts" – Gabon's central role in Congo Basin sustainable management
  6. Science Africa News (Feb): "Zamba Heritage Initiative: Accelerating Action for African Forests" – Initiative details and impacts.
  7. Science Africa News (Feb): Zamba Heritage Congress: Unlocking the Economic Potential of Africa's Forests" – Economic transformation focus.
  8. Science Africa News (Feb): African Countries Urged to Rethink Forest Financing" – Finance mechanisms discussed.
  9. Africa News DZ (Feb 11): "A Nairobi, l'Afrique lance Zamba Heritage pour faire des forêts un moteur de développement" (French) – Launch as development engine
  10. Gabon Review (Feb): "Conservation: L'ANPN devient le premier modèle de certification des parcs nationaux en Afrique centrale" – Gabon's park certification milestone.
  11. Afrik.com (Feb): "La République du Congo, championne africaine de la certification forestière au cœur du sommet Zamba Heritage de Nairobi" – Congo's certification leadership.
  12. Climate Lens (Feb): "Zamba Heritage Congress pushes for indigenous-centered forest action in Africa" – Indigenous rights emphasis.
  13. Africa Eco News (Feb 9-10): Inaugural Zamba Heritage Congress opens in Nairobi to tackle Africa's forest conservation crisis" – Comprehensive opening coverage.
  14. Benin Web TV (Feb): "A Nairobi, les ministres africains lancent Zamba Heritage, nouvelle initiative pour les forêts" (French) – Ministerial launch.
  15. Baraka FM (Feb 11): "Kenya backs Zámba Heritage initiative as Africa pushes for forest certification" – Kenya's commitments.

Below are daily blogs and summaries from the three‑day gathering.

  1. Day 1: Zámba Heritage Congress opens in Nairobi with a continental commitment to transform Africa’s forest future

    The inaugural Zámba Heritage Congress, convened by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC®) in partnership with the Government of Kenya, opened on 10 February 2026 at the JW Marriott Hotel, bringing together ministers and senior forestry officials from 14 African countries, alongside regional institutions, Indigenous Peoples’ representatives, civil society, researchers, and private sector actors. Day 1 marked more than the start of a Congress. It signaled the consolidation of political resolve, institutional coordination, and market alignment around a shared continental objective: scaling sustainable forest management and restoration across Africa in a credible, measurable, and investable manner.

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  2. Day 2: from trade to treasure — structuring Africa’s forest economy

    If Day 1 of the Zámba Heritage Congress consolidated continental resolve, Day 2 constructed the architecture required to deliver it. The second day shifted the conversation decisively: from commitments to capital, from targets to tools, and from political will to implementation pathways.

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  3. Day 3: Commitments sealed: people, systems, and a continental mandate

    If Day 1 established continental resolve and Day 2 structured the investment architecture, Day 3 anchored the Zámba Heritage Initiative in the elements that ultimately determine its success: people, institutions, data integrity, and political commitment.

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