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RFUK embarks upon a new era in its Mapping and Forest Governance in the Congo basin
RFUK embarks upon a new era in its Mapping and Forest Governance in the Congo Basin The Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) alongside its local NGO partner FODER (Forêts et Développement Rurale) has embarked upon a new phase in the Mapping and Forest Governance in the Congo Basin by extending project activities into Cameroon. This project … Read more
Meet the Community Lawyers
The Rainforest Foundation (RFUK) develops special field programmes for teams of young African lawyers known as Community legal field workers (CLFWs) to work with forest communities, indigenous peoples and local organisations to help them defend community rights in relation to land and resources, confront abuses of forest peoples’ rights and obtain essential legal documents such … Read more
Democratic Republic of Congo Forest Communities Present Maps and Ideas for Future Management of the Tumba-Ledima Protected Area
Democratic Republic of Congo Forest Communities Present Maps and Ideas for Future Management of the Tumba-Ledima Protected Area Over 30 forest community representatives from Inongo and Lukoléla Territories presented their participatory maps at a two-day multi-stakeholder workshop about the future management of the Tumba-Ledima Reserve in the Democratic Republic of Congo, (DRC) in March. The … Read more
Extension of Participatory mapping project in Ingende, Province of Equateur Democratic Republic of Congo
Extension of Participatory mapping project in Ingende, Province of Equateur Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) The Rainforest Foundation (RFUK) and its local NGO partner, the Groupe D’action pour Sauver L’Homme et son Environnement (GASHE) will expand RFUK’s current participatory mapping project to the Ingende Territory which will involve up to 200 local and indigenous communities. … Read more
Press Release – England Challenged to Game by Brazilian Rainforest Tribe
ENGLAND CHALLENGED TO GAME BY BRAZILIAN RAINFOREST TRIBE England’s world cup team have been challenged to a football game by one of Brazil’s largest and fiercest native Amazonian people, the Kayapó. In a letter today to England Manager, Roy Hodgson, Chief Raoni Metuktire and Chief Megaron Txucarramae, have invited the squad to their rainforest territory … Read more
School Fundraiser Success
SCHOOL RAISES ALMOST £400 FOR RFUK ON THEIR ‘RAINFOREST DAY’ Excited and enthralled by their topic, Year 5 at Aughton Christ Church School in Lancashire, arrived to a rainforest themed classroom with ‘Explorer Swift’ (A.K.A their teacher – Mr Swift) greeting them as they entered. Throughout the morning, the children took part in rainforest games … Read more
Newsletter – Asháninka cocoa growers report record production levels for 2013
Asháninka cocoa growers report record production levels for 2013 The Asháninka cocoa and coffee association Kemito Ene (cocoa of the Ene River) which represents 200 Asháninka farmers achieved a production of 18 tonnes of cocoa during 2013 – seven tonnes more than the previous year. The creation of Kemito Ene forms part of an ongoing … Read more
Delegates trained on mapping methodologies and GIS tools at Cameroon Conference
Delegates trained on mapping methodologies and GIS tools at Cameroon Conference Representatives from civil society organisations, the Ministry of Forests and Wildlife (Cameroon) and the Ministry of Water and Forests (Gabon and Central African Republic) have learnt how participatory mapping methodologies and related GIS (Geographical Information Software) developed by RFUK can support national policy processes … Read more
Newsletter – Putting Communities on the Map quicker!
Mapping for Rights 2.0 – Putting Communities on the Map quicker! Mapping data can now be transferred directly from the field through the use of specialised software and GPS-enabled tablets – marking phase two of the Rainforest Foundation UK’s (RFUK’s) MappingForRights initiative. MappingForRights is the first ever fully interactive online map of community lands, and … Read more
Workshop was an “expression of our vision of participatory management of natural resources in Gabon” – Brainforest
Workshop was an “expression of our vision of participatory management of natural resources” in Gabon – Brainforest Indigenous and forest peoples from the Gabonese rainforest joined civil society organisations, the new Gabonese Ministry of Forests and the Environment and Protection of Natural Resources at a national workshop in Libreville, to discuss the value and challenges … Read more