The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Africa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding establishing a strategic partnership to advance sustainable forest management and climate focused forest conservation across Africa.
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.
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.
The Zámba Heritage Initiative will host its inaugural congress at the JW Marriott Hotel, Nairobi, from 10 to 12 February 2026. Co-organized by the Government of Kenya and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Africa, the event will be held under the theme: "From Commitment to Action: Africa...
Last week, the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) Africa team joined this year’s PROPAK West Africa, the region’s leading trade exhibition for the packaging, plastics, printing, and food processing industries and what a week it was!
Cameroon's forests, spanning nearly 20 million hectares, are among the most biodiverse on the continent, housing thousands of plant and animal species, including gorillas and elephants. These ecosystems support around 6% of Cameroon's GDP through the timber sector.
FSC Africa played a prominent role at the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2), held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 8–10 September 2025. This landmark summit positioned Africa not just as a region vulnerable to climate change but as a source of global solutions, with forest certification taking center stage in the climate dialogue.
