International
A RENEWED FOCUS ON DIRECT FINANCING AT INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE CONFERENCES
Global leaders and climate activists convened in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt from November 6-18 for the United Nations’ Conference of Parties (COP27), the world’s preeminent climate summit. Amongst those in attendance were representatives from the Rainforest Foundation family (RFF): Rainforest Foundation Norway (RFN), Rainforest Foundation US (RFUS), and Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK). The RFF has … Read more
Congo in the Crosshairs: Oil and Gas Expansion Threats to Climate, Forests, and Communities
A new comprehensive mapping and analysis by RFUK and Earth Insight shows that oil and gas expansion in the Congo Basin is a rapidly accelerating existential threat to the global climate, and to the world’s second largest rainforest – including the tens of millions of people who live there. There is still time for African … Read more
Realising the Pledge: Unlocking System-level Change in the Congo Basin
Building on ‘Realising the Pledge,’ a briefing by the Rainforest Foundations of the United Kingdom, the United States and Norway on how the US$1.7 billion Forest Tenure commitment at COP26 can reach critical frontline forest defenders, this Brief looks at major opportunities to unlock system-level change in key tropical forest regions such as the Congo … Read more
Realising the Pledge: How Increased Funding for Forest Communities Can Transform Global Climate and Biodiversity Efforts
A briefing from the Rainforest Foundations of the United Kingdom, the United States and Norway for climate funders and policy makers on what it will take to realise the US$1.7 billion pledge on indigenous peoples and other local communities and to mainstream support to these groups in climate and biodiversity funding more broadly.
“The 30×30 conservation pledge isn’t backed by science” – warn human rights groups
A push to place 30% of the planet under ‘protected’ status by 2030, while making for catchy media headlines and political slogans, is not supported by the science, a group of international NGOs have warned. This warning comes as delegates of governments and conservation organisations meet in Kenya this week to discuss the draft post-2020 … Read more
Increased funding for forest communities can transform global climate and biodiversity efforts — but reimagining how is critical
Ongoing challenges have prevented funding from going directly to indigenous peoples and local communities in tropical forests who are key to combating the climate crisis. In a new briefing, the Rainforest Foundations of the UK, US and Norway come together to outline key steps to ensuring climate and biodiversity funding gets to the frontlines. Mounting scientific … Read more
On Protected Areas and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights: A submission to the UN Special Rapporteur
In a submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples’ upcoming report on the impacts of protected areas to the UN General Assembly at its 77th session, RFUK has warned that despite much lip service to the contrary, conventional conservation and climate change programmes continue to wreak havoc on indigenous peoples … Read more
Protected Areas and Indigenous Rights: A submission to the UN Special Rapporteur
In response to a call for comments to inform the Special Rapporteur’s report to the UN General Assembly at its 77th session, RFUK has put together a brief highlighting how, despite much lip service to the contrary, conventional conservation and climate change programmes continue to wreak havoc on indigenous peoples and other forest-dependent communities.
Tune-in 10 April to hear Stephen Fry share our appeal
ON SUNDAY 10TH APRIL, STEPHEN FRY TEAMS UP WITH RAINFOREST FOUNDATION UK TO VOICE OUR BBC RADIO 4 CHARITY APPEAL Tune in at 07:54 or 21:25 on the 10th April to hear Stephen tell the story of the Ilinga community in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and how we supported them in their mission to map their … Read more
International Day of Forests 2022
As organisations and governments across the world celebrate the #InternationalDayofForests, we must look at what needs to be done if the COP26 pledges to halt and reverse forest loss by 2030 are to be achieved. First, leaders need to act on the increasing evidence of the vital role of indigenous peoples and other local communities in protecting … Read more