Mapping and spatial analysis can support planning for REDD+ actions in a manner that contributes to the achievement of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and the Aichi Targets. This potential for synergies is presented here in the political and institutional context of member countries of the COMIFAC, the Commission for Central African Forests. Relevant spatial data is introduced, as well as ways to analyse it for the joint implementation of these two international commitments. This contribution of spatial analysis is then explored in more detail for three main types of REDD+ actions relevant to the sub-region, and found in the majority of REDD+ strategies of the COMIFAC countries: REDD+ actions for the conservation of forests, REDD+ actions for sustainable forest management and REDD+ actions for reforestation and forest restoration.

The analysis presented in this report could contribute to a better consideration of the potential for synergies between REDD+ implementation and the multiple benefits related to biodiversity and ecosystem services of forests in the development of national and regional REDD+ strategies. Conversely, it could support the inclusion of REDD+ consideration in the development of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans in Central Africa. Finally, it could also inform the implementation of regional strategies for the sustainable management of the Congo Basin forests such as the COMIFAC Convergence Plan.