Sodefor, being a key player in the protection of forest ecosystems in the Congo Basin, was invited to present its experience in Sustainable Management in the forests of the DRC in the Youth Forum for the Forests of Central Africa on entrepreneurship and the private sector for the preservation of forests. This Forum precedes the three intense days of the Meeting of the Parties, with the objective of highlighting the link between youth mobilization and the preservation of forest ecosystems, the facilitation of exchanges between committed young people from civil society and representatives of States of international research organizations and the private sector involved in the preservation of forests and the environment, and developing innovative ideas and proposals for forest protection to be included in this meeting of the Parties to strengthen the influence of young people on decision-making.