Bosques comunitarios y derechos sobre la tierra

Del bosque a la feria: las empresas comunitarias lideran el camino en Équateur, RDC

11 julio 2025

This is the second story in a five part Forests for the Future impact series on how community forests in the DRC are enabling communities to drive their own development and protect climate-critical forests. As the momentum around community forestry in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to grow, the second edition of the … Seguir leyendo

African Parks reconoce múltiples violaciones de los derechos humanos en el Parque Nacional Odzala-Kokoua de la República del Congo

4 junio 2025

In a long-overdue move, African Parks has acknowledged human rights abuses committed against the Baka people in Odzala-Kokoua National Park in the Republic of Congo. These violations, reported years earlier by Survival International and Congolese civil society organisations,[1] highlight the persistent challenges facing Indigenous and local communities living around the Congo Basin’s strictly protected areas. … Seguir leyendo

Tropical Forest Forever Facility Briefing Note

3 junio 2025

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

Un nuevo fondo multimillonario podría ser un salvavidas para los asediados bosques del mundo. Pero sólo tendrá éxito si se resuelven los problemas que lo rodean.

3 junio 2025

In 2024, the world lost almost 6.7 million hectares of tropical primary forest: the fastest rate ever recorded. The world’s forests are still falling prey to mining, logging and agriculture, but as the climate crisis intensifies, for the first time on record, the leading cause of tropical primary forest loss is fire. Burning forests are … Seguir leyendo

Reseau EDH meets with DRC Presidential Advisor on environmental issues

25 marzo 2025

On 22 March, RFUK’s civil society organisation partners Network for the Environment and Human Rights (Réseau EDH) met with Tosi Mpanu Mpanu, Special Advisor to the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Environment, Urbanism and Mobility, to discuss key environmental concerns. The meeting covered pressing issues such as the Kivu-Kinshasa Green … Seguir leyendo

DRC announces creation of the world’s largest ‘community’ reserve: what needs to happen now

22 enero 2025

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, the DRC President Felix Tshisekedi has announced the creation of one of the world’s largest protected areas, covering more than 540,000 km² – an area the size of France. Stretching from Beni in the east of the country along the RN4 road and the Congo River basin to … Seguir leyendo

TENDIENDO PUENTES ENTRE BOSQUES Y MERCADOS MEDIANTE MEDIOS DE VIDA SOSTENIBLES BASADOS EN EL CACAO EN PERÚ

20 diciembre 2024

A groundbreaking collaboration with the award-winning Asháninka Kemito Ene cooperative in Peru is enabling Indigenous smallholders to use cutting-edge technology to break down barriers to accessing international markets for their sustainably produced cacao. As global deforestation continues to threaten biodiversity and climate stability, regulatory frameworks such as the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) have emerged to … Seguir leyendo

Statement: serious concerns over restrictive measures on environmental civil society organisations in Cameroon

3 diciembre 2024

The Forestry Ministry in Cameroon has issued new rules for civil society that severely restrict the ability of civil society organisations (CSOs) to function independently. With this letter FERN, Global Witness, Greenpeace Africa, Milieudefensie and Rainforest Foundation UK call upon Cameroon’s international partners, including the Dutch government, to ensure the highly restrictive measures are repealed. … Seguir leyendo

RIGHTING WRONGS: HOW TO ENSURE GRIEVANCE MECHANISMS EFFECTIVELY SUPPORT COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY PROTECTED AREAS IN THE CONGO BASIN

27 noviembre 2024

A new RFUK report highlights the continuing lack of protected area accountability in the Congo Basin.

New RFUK report highlights the continuing lack of protected area accountability in the Congo Basin

27 noviembre 2024

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