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Nuevo informe revela una “apropiación de tierras por carbono” que se expande en toda la Cuenca del Congo

14 octubre 2025

A new investigation by RFUK reveals how vast areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are being carved up for carbon offset projects, raising alarm over the legality, transparency and human rights impacts of a rapidly expanding carbon market. The report, ‘The Great Green Rush: The Exponential Rise and Social Impacts of Forest Carbon … Seguir leyendo

“La Gran Fiebre Verde: el aumento exponencial y los impactos sociales de los proyectos de compensación de carbono forestal en la RDC”,

13 octubre 2025

An investigation into the rapid expansion of forest carbon offset projects in the DRC — revealing their social, legal and environmental consequences.

Official launch of the Oshwe community forest project marks a new chapter for people and forests in Mai-Ndombe, DRC

26 septiembre 2025

On Wednesday, 24 September 2025, the Appui à la Sécurisation et au Développement Local (ASFD) – Support for Local Security and Development – project was officially launched in Oshwe, Mai-Ndombe province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This initiative opens a new front in our efforts to put the management of forests directly in the hands … Seguir leyendo

Against the odds: two forest communities in conflict-affected North Kivu approve sustainable management plans

1 agosto 2025

This story is the last of a five-part Forests for the Future impact series on how community forests in the DRC are enabling communities to drive their own development and protect climate critical forests In the heart of the Bapere sector of Lubero Territory, North Kivu, a region often overshadowed by insecurity and conflict, two … Seguir leyendo

Key Land-Use Planning Law Passed in the DRC

30 julio 2025

On 1 July 2025, the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) signed into law the country’s first-ever land-use planning legislation, Law No. 25/045, marking a major milestone in the pursuit of fair and effective governance of natural resources in one of the world’s most forest-rich nations. The law’s adoption follows a multi-stakeholder process … Seguir leyendo

New analysis shows extent of threat posed by new DRC oil block licensing round

29 julio 2025

Kinshasa, DRC / London, UK  A new report, released today by Earth Insight in collaboration with Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) and Congolese partners Our Land Without Oil (Notre Terre Sans Pétrole) and CORAP, reveals the potential social and environmental impacts of planned oil development in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).  The government cancelled a … Seguir leyendo

FORESTS TO FRONTLINES: OIL EXPANSION THREATS IN THE DRC

29 julio 2025

This new report by Earth Insight in collaboration with Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) and Congolese partners Our Land Without Oil (Notre Terre Sans Pétrole) and CORAP, reveals the alarming extent of planned oil development in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Revitalización de la industria pesquera: impulso de la pesca y los beneficios mediante el cumplimiento de la CFCL en la provincia de Équateur, en la República Democrática del Congo

23 julio 2025

This story is the fourth in a five-part Forests for the Future impact series on how community forests in the DRC are enabling communities to drive their own development and protect climate critical forests. Bosende is a riverside community in Lusankani territory, Equateur province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where 80% of … Seguir leyendo

Asegurar el futuro: el camino de Kiri y Batende hacia el establecimiento de sus bosques comunitarios en la zona de amortiguamiento del Parque Nacional Lomami

17 julio 2025

This is the third story in a five part Forests for the Future impact series on how community forests in the DRC are enabling communities to drive their own development and protect climate critical forests. Deep within the lush green expanse surrounding Lomami National Park in Maniema, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, something remarkable … Seguir leyendo

Una nueva investigación revela que la mayor parte de la tala industrial en la República Democrática del Congo es ilegal

15 julio 2025

A new analysis reveals that most forest concessions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are not operating in compliance with the law, intensifying calls for a significant scale-back of industrial logging in the world’s second largest rainforest. The Forest Concession Compliance Portal, developed by researchers from APEM and RFUK in collaboration with Reseau EDH and the Ministry … Seguir leyendo