International
NBS: New Era or False Dawn? – Webinar Q&A
How could a local community be helpful in preserving the flora especially of endangered species? Numerous research demonstrates how indigenous peoples and local communities are the best stewards of tropical forests. Their participation is crucial to preserving biodiversity. See for example:5 Maps Show How Important Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Are to the Environment – … Read more
NBS: New era or false dawn? Webinar presentations
Part 2 of an RFUK & WRI joint webinar series exploring and debating Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Change. Presentations from RFUK, APEM, CARE & RRI explore the real-world challenges of implementing NbS on the ground.
Upcoming: Webinar Series debating Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Change
Rainforest Foundation UK and World Resources Institute are hosting a two-part webinar series and debate exploring the political ecology of Nature-Based Solutions Webinar series Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Change: Reconciling the Good, the Bad and the Ugly May 10 and May 17, 2021 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM EDT / 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM … Read more
Civil Society in the Congo Basin Sets Out Vision for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaption
Civil society organisations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Congo (RoC) are calling for much greater inclusion of forest communities and forest governance reforms in their governments’ plans to address the climate crisis. In the run up to this year’s crucial climate summit in Glasgow this November, countries around the … Read more
Celebrating women in leadership: experiences of women in the fight to protect the world’s rainforests
RFUK has long understood that women have a central role to play in protecting and managing the world’s rainforests. They are the main providers of food, water and medicine to their families, who depend greatly on rainforests for their livelihoods. They hold vast traditional knowledge of their forests and their biodiversity. This understanding informs our … Read more
How community forests can save Africa’s rainforests (and may even help prevent the next pandemic)
Ever since the Kayapo people of Brazil saved their ancestral forest from a destructive mega-dam project in 1989, the Rainforest Foundation has stood behind the conviction that securing land rights for Indigenous Peoples and local communities is the best way to also protect those forests. Evidence from around the world now backs us up: deforestation … Read more
Huge leap in fight against impunity for conservation-related abuses in DRC as park rangers are sentenced for rape and torture
On 28 December 2020, five park rangers accused of raping and torturing four women in DRC’s Salonga National Park were convicted by the Military Court in Mbandaka, following a long battle for justice supported by the Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) and its local partner Actions pour la Promotion et Protection des Peuples et Espèces Menacés … Read more
300 MILLION AT RISK FROM CBD DRIVE
The ‘Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework’ – How the CBD drive to protect 30 percent of the planet could dispossess millions.
RFUK Annual Report 2017/18
This summary of our projects and campaigns offers a highlight of the Rainforest Foundation UK’s work over the past year with indigenous and forest communities around the world.
RFUK Annual Report 2016/17
This summary of our projects and campaigns offers a highlight of the Rainforest Foundation UK’s work with indigenous and forest communities around the world.