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DRC: National roundtable sets the stage for a new era of community forestry
A third national Roundtable on Community Forestry took place this month in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), bringing together 90 stakeholders from across government, Congolese civil society and the international community. In February 2016, the DRC government passed game-changing community forest legislation in what is arguably the most significant legal development related to Central … Read more
FORESTLINK: The Future of Rainforest Protection
This short film documents the early stages of the Rainforest Foundation UK’s real-time forest monitoring project in Central Africa and the Peruvian Amazon. RFUK works in the world’s two largest rainforests: the Congo Basin and the Amazon. Spread over billions of acres, these forests are under threat from illegal activities like logging and mining. These … Read more
Community-based Real-time Monitoring in the Congo Basin and Amazon rainforests
In 2015, Rainforest Foundation UK, in collaboration with Forêts et Développement Rural (FODER), successfully developed and tested a ground-breaking new system, ForestLink, a tool to enable communities anywhere in the world to capture and transmit accurately geo-referenced reports of forest illegalities to authorities and other stakeholders in real-time – even in areas where there is … Read more
RFUK receives UN ‘Momentum for Change’ award in Marrakech
The Rainforest Foundation UK was in Marrakech, Morroco this week to accept the 2016 ‘Momentum for Change’ award, presented by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The award ceremony, held during the COP22 climate conference, was an opportunity to showcase innovative initiatives from around the world that offer real solutions to address climate … Read more
Participatory mapping: bridging the gap between communities & decision-makers in Nguti
At a four-day workshop in Nguti sub-division, Cameroon, representatives from over 50 local communities presented the results of their participation in MappingForRights, RFUK’s community mapping and monitoring initiative. Funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and implemented in Cameroon with local organisations Ajemalibu Self Help (AJESH) and Forêts et Développment Rural (FODER), MappingForRights supports remote … Read more
RFUK’s ground-breaking mapping project wins prestigious UN award
MappingForRights, RFUK’s community mapping and monitoring initiative, has won a prestigious United Nations climate change award, it was announced today (Thursday 29th September). The project, led by us and our local partners in Africa’s Congo Basin and the Peruvian Amazon regions, has been awarded a UNFCCC Momentum for Change Award for helping people and the planet by … Read more
Conservation Watch: Who Pays the Price for Protected Areas?
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La cartographie communautaire fournit une base solide pour la gestion du territoire et le développement
Les communautés ont fini de cartographier le territoire de Lukoléla dans l’ouest de la RDC ; c’est la première fois que les droits fonciers coutumiers et l’utilisation des ressources ont été consignés sur l’entièreté d’une division administrative de cette envergure. Un total de 73 communautés avec une population de près de 120 000 habitants ont … Read more
Maï Ndombe est-elle prête pour la REDD ?
Tandis que le Comité des Participants du Fonds de partenariat pour le carbone forestier (FCPF) de la Banque mondiale approuve le projet Maï Ndombe, programme phare de la REDD en RDC, de nouvelles données sur les droits coutumiers dans la province jettent un doute quant à savoir qui bénéficiera du projet. Le programme de « … Read more
Banunu Bobangi Sector, DRC: An Atlas of Traditional Community Life
This community ‘atlas’ provides information on the realities and traditional livelihoods of the communities of Banunu-Bobangi sector, in the territory of Lukolela, Equateur province, in the Democratic Republic of Congo.