Fr En Technical Assistance for the implementation of the Sustainable Forest Management Programme Democratic Republic of the Congo 2022-2026 | French Development Agency The objective of the Sustainable Forest Management Programme (Programme de Gestion Durable des Forêts, PGDF) is to create the conditions for sustainable management of the DRC's forests by: i) contributing to improved governance, ii) developing policy in a participatory and transparent manner, iii) contributing to the structuring of the artisanal timber sector, iv) promoting the emergence of forests managed sustainably by communities or territorial authorities, and v) guaranteeing the management of industrial forest concessions in accordance with national legislation. SOFRECO is supporting the Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development in the implementation of the PGDF in Kinshasa and five provinces: Mai Ndombe, Equateur, Mongala, Tshopo, Ituri and Kisangani.