Extractivas e infraestructuras
African Parks reconoce múltiples violaciones de los derechos humanos en el Parque Nacional Odzala-Kokoua de la República del Congo
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
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
Congolese organisations welcome cancellation of oil block auction, warn against new tender
Congolese organisations welcome cancellation of oil block auction, warn against new tender 30th October 2024 130 international and Congolese organisations have released a statement calling for an end to oil development in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as part of a new nationwide campaign ‘Our Land Without Oil‘ led by Congolese civil society. The … Seguir leyendo
DRC cancels auction of 27 Oil Blocks
The DRC government has announced the cancellation of the controversial auction of 27 oil blocks. While welcoming this decision, RFUK expresses concern over the stated intention of the Hydrocarbons Minister, Aimé Sakombi Molendo, to start another bidding process. Since its launch in July 2022, the auction of 30 oil and gas blocks has drawn heavy … Seguir leyendo
Un nuevo informe presenta alternativas no comerciales a los defectuosos mercados de carbono forestal
Estamos encantados de compartir "Más allá de las compensaciones: People and Planet-Centred Responses to the Climate and Biodiversity Crisis", un nuevo informe de Fern, Forest Peoples Programme y Rainforest Foundation UK que presenta alternativas a los mercados voluntarios de carbono. Escrito por David Young y revisado exhaustivamente por expertos en medio ambiente y pueblos indígenas, el informe explora enfoques no mercantiles ... Leer más 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.
El carbono azul y la nueva lucha por los bosques africanos
Blue Carbon LLC, una empresa privada con sede en Dubai, está ultimando acuerdos con al menos seis países africanos para adquirir enormes extensiones de sus bosques con el fin de obtener créditos de carbono. Aunque los acuerdos se mantienen en secreto, parece que Blue Carbon podría hacerse con al menos 25 millones de hectáreas de bosques, una superficie mayor que la del Reino Unido. Seguir leyendo
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