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RFUK and SDSG launch new guidelines for forest communities and NGOs amid new wave of carbon projects in DRC
Following the recent passage of a controversial carbon market law in the DRC, RFUK and SDSG have launched a new set of guidelines for forest communities who are expected to face another surge of carbon projects on their lands. The Council of Ministers adoption of the draft ordinance-law governing the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) … Read more
Independent Civil Society Committee Launched for the Governance of the Kivu-Kinshasa Green Corridor
A consortium of Congolese and international civil society organisations has announced the creation of the Independent Civil Society Committee for Participatory Governance of the Kivu-Kinshasa Green Corridor, a new body intended to help ensure that local communities can participate meaningfully in decisions affecting their lands, resources and livelihoods. Established by the Congolese Government in January … Read more
How ForestLink and ForestEye are being used to support EUDR compliance in Peru and Ecuador
In Peru and Ecuador, many Indigenous smallholders are increasingly trying to find ways to provide evidence that their products are compliant with EU Deforestation Regulations (EUDR) coming into force next year. RFUK is working with their organisations to find ways that our software can support small businesses and tropical forest protection. EUDR The EUDR is a … Read more
Towards a national vision for a just transition in the DRC
On 22-23 September 2026, nearly 90 representatives of local communities, civil society and public institutions gathered in Kinshasa to address a fundamental question: how can the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) make the just transition a vehicle for its own transformation, rather than simply serving the needs of the global energy transition? The DRC is … Read more
DRC Adopts First National Forest Policy with New Protections for Community Rights
Kinshasa, 9 September 2026 – The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has adopted its first-ever National Forest Policy, setting out the government’s vision for forest governance over the next decade and introducing several important measures to strengthen the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities. The challenge is now to translate these and other … Read more
RFUK launches first partnership in Ecuador to help Indigenous communities protect forests and livelihoods
On International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, we are celebrating Indigenous leadership in forest stewardship through our new partnership with Corporación Chakra, an Indigenous-led organisation representing Kichwa communities in the Ecuadorian Amazon, supporting efforts to protect forests, strengthen sustainable livelihoods and safeguard traditional knowledge for future generations. RFUK has taken an exciting step into … Read more
RFUK and partners launch new phase of community forest monitoring in the DRC
RFUK and our partners have officially launched a new phase of community-led forest monitoring in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), marking the start of an ambitious new three-year programme to strengthen Indigenous Peoples’ and local communities’ ability to protect their forests. The launch took place during a ten-day workshop in Kinshasa, bringing together … Read more
From denial to dialogue: CAD’s advocacy is driving change in Ntokou-Pikounda National Park
In the dense forests of the northern Republic of the Congo, Ntokou-Pikounda National Park stretches across one of the largest remaining blocks of Congo Basin rainforest. It is also home to Indigenous and local communities whose families have lived in these forests for generations. For years, many of those communities have paid a heavy price … Read more
DRC Environment Minister commits to uphold logging moratorium, as CSOs call for lasting protection of the Congo Basin
Our organisations, members of a coalition of 70 Congolese and international organisations working to protect human rights and the environment, welcome the public statement by Marie Nyange Ndambo, Minister of the Environment, Development and New Climate Economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), reaffirming that the moratorium on the allocation of new industrial … Read more
Community Forest Success in North Kivu, Against All the Odds
In the forests of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a region that has endured years of insecurity and uncertainty, an incredible story of community resilience is unfolding. On 2 June 2026, the Masombea community in Lubero Territory, North Kivu, officially secured legal recognition of its community forest (Concession Forestière des Communautés Locales, … Read more
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