Reducing GHG Emissions The DRC is committed to reducing its emissions by 17% by 2030 compared to the emissions of the status quo scenario (430 Mt CO2 e), a reduction of just over 70 Mt e avoided (Department of the Environment, 2009). The national context is as follows: (i) the DRCâ€TMs forest area of 152 million ha in 2010 (MEDD, 2015), (ii) the observed rate of deforestation between 1990 and 2010 of 0.32% (MEDD, 2015), and (iii) deforestation and forest degradation mainly caused by commercial agriculture (~40%) and livestock (~20%) and firewood harvesting (~20%)(4).