National and international laws and policies affect the way that forests are either destroyed or conserved, and whether forest peoples’ rights are respected or abused.

The Foundation aims to help improve laws and policies so as to better protect the rights of forest people. We also aim to ensure that forest people are able to have a meaningful say in how new laws are developed or altered. This work is always undertaken in close collaboration with local non-governmental organisations, forest peoples’ organisations, and experts.

At the international level, we aim to try and ensure that agencies such as the World Bank apply the highest possible policy standards when working with the governments of tropical countries on forest projects, programmes and policy change.

• A new law recognising the rights of indigenous peoples in the Republic of Congo
• Baka Rights and Mapping - Cameroon
• Community Legal Field Workers - Cameroon
• Forest Policy Monitoring and Lobbying- Gabon
• NGO input to AFLEG - Congo Basin
• NGO Input to the new DRC Forestry Laws
• Social Impacts of Logging
• Strengthening the Rights of Pygmy People

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