CARBON CREDITS: BRAINFOREST WELCOMES A HISTORIC ADVANCEMENT FOR GABON AND FOR THE AFRICAN CONTINENT

The Gabonese environmental organization Brainforest welcomes the signing, on November 3, 2026, of marketing agreements for approximately six million tons of carbon credits between the Gabonese Republic, represented by the Gabonese Agency for the Development of the Green Economy (AGADEV), and the German company SEFE (Securing Energy for Europe), owned by the German federal government.

This operation represents a major advance in the international recognition of the efforts made by Gabon in the conservation of its forest ecosystems and in the fight against climate change. It also marks an important step in the economic valuation of the national natural capital.

A historic first that confirms Gabon's environmental leadership

By becoming the first African country to market jurisdictional carbon credits derived from the preservation of its forests and eligible for the CORSIA mechanism, Gabon takes a new step in its commitment to global climate protection.

For Brainforest, this transaction demonstrates that tropical forests, long considered primarily from the perspective of their ecological value, can also serve as a strategic lever for economic development, provided that their valuation is based on credible, transparent mechanisms that respect the rights of local populations.

This international recognition rewards, beyond public policies, the efforts of several generations of Gabonese men and women who have contributed to preserving this exceptional forest heritage.

The valuation of natural capital must benefit the entire Nation

However, Brainforest believes that the success of this operation cannot be assessed solely through the volume of carbon credits marketed or the financial revenue prospects for the state.

It must also be measured by its economic, social, and environmental impacts on the populations living in proximity to the forests and who contribute daily to their preservation.

In this regard, Brainforest particularly emphasizes the following requirements:

•	Financial transparency: making accessible the main information related to marketing conditions, including transfer prices, expected revenues, and revenue management methods.
•	Fair benefit sharing: ensuring that local communities and indigenous populations have effective participation in the financial returns generated by the valuation of national forest heritage.
•	Carbon market governance: establishing a clear, robust, and inclusive regulatory framework that guarantees the traceability of transactions and the environmental integrity of marketed credits.
•	Recognition of community rights: ensuring that carbon valuation mechanisms respect land rights, usage rights, and the livelihoods of the affected populations.
•	Sustainability of climate commitments: maintaining a high level of demand for monitoring, verification, and effective preservation of forest ecosystems, as well as strengthening the legal framework on this issue.

Making the forest a living heritage and a shared wealth

Brainforest reminds us that the Gabonese forest is not only a natural heritage to be protected. It also represents a cultural, social, and economic heritage upon which thousands of families and communities depend.

The marketing of carbon credits should therefore not be a mere financial operation. It must inaugurate a development model in which biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation, social justice, and the improvement of living conditions for populations advance together.

Brainforest thus encourages Gabonese authorities to continue this momentum while ensuring that the announced commitments regarding benefit redistribution and governance are effectively translated into operational mechanisms.

Brainforest congratulates the Gabonese authorities and all national experts who contributed to this achievement.

This historic first for Africa must now pave the way for a new ambition: to make forest preservation a true engine of economic sovereignty, environmental justice, and sustainable development.

For protecting the forest is also investing in the future of present and future generations.

The Executive Secretary

Martial Djinang