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THE BRAZZAVILLE FOUNDATION
FOR PEACE AND CONSERVATION

© Allan Warren

His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent GCVO

During his long career as a business man travelling throughout Africa, The four key sectors of the Foundation’s activities are currently
Jean-Yves Ollivier witnessed a great deal of hardship and deprivation represented by:
among the different populations he visited. As a part of his personal
mission to develop self-sustaining local economies, diminish conflict, THE CONGO BASIN BLUE FUND
and generate better health at a macro level on the sub-Continent, he The Congo and its tributaries are a vital resource for all the countries
founded the non-for-profit Brazzaville Foundation to support a variety of of the Congo Basin. The Basin holds 8% of the world’s forest-based
local initiatives. He himself chairs the Foundation with an experienced carbon so it also has a key role to play in helping to prevent global
Board of Trustees, supported by a Chief Executive and by an interna- warming. Generating sustainable economic development for the
tional Advisory Board made up of highly-distinguished individuals whose peoples of the region while reducing deforestation should be therefore
experience and expertise enables them to give guidance to the Foun- be seen not only as a top priority for the Congo Basin countries but as
dation and assist it in its work. The Foundation Patron is HRH Prince a global priority as well.
Michael of Kent GCVO.
The Foundation’s proposal for a Congo Basin Blue Fund was launched
In line with his long-term commitment to financially support his well- at the world climate change conference, COP 22, in Marrakesh in
established charitable Foundation, Jean-Yves Ollivier has pledged that 2016, and now has the support of all the countries of the Congo Basin
a proportion of the revenue from this sale will be apportioned to projects and the endorsement of the African Union. This is a major sustainable
supported by the Foundation. development initiative designed to reduce pressure to exploit the forests
of the Congo Basin and thus mitigate the impact of global warming
The Foundation’s Mission is explicit: by promoting alternative economic development using the resources of
the Congo River and its tributaries. Work is now under way to turn this
Our goal is to help meet some of the key challenges facing the concept into an effective financial instrument.
African continent by developing environmental, economic and conflict
prevention initiatives that support the UN’s sustainable development
goals and bring countries and people together in peaceful cooperation.

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