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RFUK calls on WWF to immediately release details of investigation into human rights abuses
In February 2019, an investigation commissioned by WWF confirmed reports of six allegations of serious human rights abuses by eco-guards of the Salonga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo [1] brought to its attention by RFUK in 2018 [2]. However, WWF, which co-manages the park with the Congolese parks agency ICCN, last week … Read more
RFUK withdraws from forests coalition in wake of allegations against WWF
The Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) has decided to withdraw its membership of the UK Forest Coalition, with immediate effect, following recent investigations and media coverage implicating one of its members, WWF, in serious and widespread human rights abuses associated with protected areas which WWF manages or funds. The coalition was formed in 2017 and made … Read more
Female perspectives on forest monitoring in Cameroon, DR Congo and Ghana
Two users of RFUK’s real-time forest monitoring technology, ForestLink, in DRC. Credit: GASHE Women have an important role to play in protecting and managing their local rainforests. Whether used for food, medicines or firewood, women in the Congo Basin depend greatly on rainforests for their livelihoods. They have a huge stake in protecting their local … Read more
La ce appelée à procéder à une évaluation urgente de ses financements pour les programmes de conservation en Afrique centrale
La Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) a appelée aujourd’hui la Commission européenne à conduire une enquête immédiate sur ses financements de projets de conservation dans les forêts du bassin du Congo, à la lumière de révélations concernant de nombreux abus de droits de l’homme par des « éco-gardes » financés par la Commission européenne. Cette semaine, le site … Read more
European Commission called on to conduct urgent review of its funding to conservation programmes in Central Africa
The Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) has today called on the European Commission (EC) to conduct an immediate investigation into its funding for conservation projects in Africa’s Congo Basin forests in the light of recent reports of widespread human rights abuses by aid-funded park rangers. This week, Buzzfeed launched a series of exposés on WWF’s role in human rights … Read more
Widespread human rights abuses in Africa’s largest forest park
Rainforest communities living around Central Africa’s largest national park have been subjected to murder, gang-rape and torture at the hands of park rangers supported by funding from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and a range of international donors, an investigation by the Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) has found. RFUK’s investigators found evidence of … Read more
Raising funds for the rainforest from Coast to Coast
Guest blog by RFUK supporter David Morgan Having run five marathons to raise money for the Rainforest Foundation UK over the last 15 years, I wanted to tackle a bigger challenge to celebrate turning 50. So at the beginning of February a friend and I competed in the Kathmandu Coast-to-Coast race, cycling, running and kayaking … Read more
Running for the rainforest: Tips from RFUK’s 2018 London Marathon team
The Virgin London Marathon is almost here. On April 28th, runners will come from around the world to compete in the challenge of a lifetime. The Rainforest Foundation UK is proud to have 8 runners fundraising for us this year. To help them on their journey, we asked some of our previous runners for their … Read more
Unleashing the potential of community forests in DR Congo
Today, the Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) has launched a new short film on its community forests project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The film features several communities, the first supported by RFUK and its partners, as they gain legal rights to their forests and are formally recognised as the managers of their local … Read more
Vidéo: Libérer le potentiel des forêts communautaires en RDC
Aujourd’hui, la Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) a sorti un court film à propos de son projet concernant les forêts communautaires en République démocratique du Congo (RDC). Le film met en scène plusieurs communautés au moment où elles obtiennent des droits juridiques sur leurs forêts et sont officiellement reconnues comme les gestionnaires de leur environnement local. … Read more