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Tropical Forest Forever Facility Briefing Note
This briefing note presents key reflections from a group of international environmental, human rights and Indigenous solidarity organisations on the development of the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF). Based on concept 2.0, it aims to highlight critical issues that must be addressed for the TFFF to achieve its goals. While not a comprehensive review due … Seguir leyendo
La sociedad civil pide la prohibición urgente de las prospecciones petrolíferas en el Parque Nacional Conkouati-Douli del Congo
As global attention turns to the Republic of Congo for the upcoming First Global Congress of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities of Forest Basins, Congolese and international civil society organisations have issued a statement demanding an immediate ban on oil and mining activities in the Conkouati-Douli National Park. The coalition has denounced the Congolese government’s … Seguir leyendo
El gobierno de la RDC abre 52 bloques petrolíferos en las turberas de Cuvette Centrale, socavando los compromisos ecológicos
In a move that has sparked outrage among environmental and human rights campaigners, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has approved the opening of 52 new oil blocks in the Cuvette Centrale peatlands – the world’s largest terrestrial carbon sink and a critical ecosystem for biodiversity. The decision, announced during the Council of Ministers meeting … Seguir leyendo
BRIEFING: SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION AND HUMAN RIGHTS
To find out more about RFUK’s Sustainable Conversation and Human Rights campaign, this briefing explains why conventional conservation models need to change, what needs to be done to effect this change and how RFUK and our local and Indigenous partners work on this issue.
New RFUK report highlights the continuing lack of protected area accountability in the Congo Basin
Following the latest round of negotiations over the future of biodiversity conservation efforts at COP16, a new report by RFUK urges for accountability and redress for the past and ongoing harms caused by fortress conservation programmes across the Congo Basin. ‘Righting Wrongs‘ highlights the pressing need for effective, independent and sufficiently-resourced Grievance and Redress Mechanisms, … Seguir leyendo
The African Commission sets a significant precedent for Indigenous Peoples’ land rights in the conservation of DRC’s forests
Forest Peoples Programmes (FPP), Amnesty International (AI), Indigenous Peoples’ Law and Policy Programme (IPLP) and Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) welcome the landmark decision the African Commission of Human and Peoples Rights made last week in favour of the Batwa people of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Following a decades long legal battle, the Commission found … Seguir leyendo
Defensa de la protección forestal comunitaria en la reunión de la Asociación Forestal de la Cuenca del Congo
La semana pasada en Kinshasa, APEM, CAD y otros socios de RFUK participaron en la 20ª reunión de las partes de la Asociación Forestal de la Cuenca del Congo, el principal encuentro de actores implicados en la protección y gestión de la segunda mayor selva tropical del mundo. El evento, que reunió a más de 500 delegados de gobiernos, organizaciones internacionales, instituciones de investigación, ... Seguir leyendo Seguir leyendo
PRESENTACIÓN DE NUESTRO INFORME ANUAL 2023: UN AÑO DE CRECIMIENTO Y LOGROS
We are pleased to publish our 2023 Annual Review. In this latest edition, we reflect on RFUK’s 35 years of promoting a simple yet powerful idea – that we need to entrust the protection of tropical forests to the Indigenous and local communities who depend on them. This year’s review highlights our three-pillar approach to … Seguir leyendo
REVISIÓN ANUAL 2023
Estamos encantados de compartir el Informe Anual 2023 de RFUK sobre nuestros principales logros e impacto para los bosques tropicales del mundo y las personas que los llaman hogar.
Nuevo Marco Global para la Biodiversidad: una oportunidad perdida para impulsar una nueva era de conservación
Tras años de intensas negociaciones internacionales y retrasos, el Marco Global para la Biodiversidad (GBF, por sus siglas en inglés) se adoptó finalmente el mes pasado en la COP15 de Montreal. El acuerdo, que sienta las bases de los esfuerzos internacionales de conservación durante esta década, incluye un polémico plan para "proteger" el 30% del planeta para 2030 y no aborda adecuadamente... Seguir leyendo
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