For the first time in Peru, a large forest area will be protected according to plans which indigenous  forest people have helped to draw up. The ‘Master Plan’ for the Ashaninka Communal Reserve, which covers nearly half a million acres of mostly pristine rainforest, has been approved by the Peruvian government. This follows several years of work and a lengthy process of consultation with the Ashaninka people, which has been supported by the Rainforest Foundation. 

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RFUK’s application to become a member of the International Land Coalition (ILC) was approved at the ILC Assembly of Members on April 25, 2013 in Antigua, Guatemala.

The ILC’s vision is that Secure and equitable access to and control over land reduces poverty and contributes to identity, dignity and inclusion. It is composed of 152 members in over 50 countries, including civil society and farmers’ organisations, United Nations agencies, NGOs, and research institutes.

As British Sandwich Week kicks off Rainforest Forest Foundation UK and Ethical Consumer focus the spotlight of our ‘Appetite for Destruction?’ campaign upon some of the UK’s biggest bakers and reveal who consumers can trust on the issue of palm oil.

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