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ANNUAL REVIEW 2025

8 julio 2026

We are delighted to present our 2025 Annual Review, which highlights the key achievements and impact of RFUK’s projects and campaigns over the past year in partnership with Indigenous Peoples and forest communities around the world.

LOGGING OFF: PLANS TO LIFT THE DRC LOGGING MORATORIUM THREATEN FOREST PROTECTION EFFORTS IN THE CONGO BASIN

6 julio 2026

A new briefing warns that plans to lift the DRC’s logging moratorium could open vast areas of Congo Basin rainforest to industrial logging, threatening forests, community rights and climate goals. It calls on the government to maintain the moratorium and prioritise community-led, sustainable forest management. This briefing was elaborated by by Actions pour la promotion … Seguir leyendo

NGOs welcome UK progress on urgently needed deforestation rules

23 junio 2026

The UK government has announced its intention to publish regulations on ending the UK’s consumption of commodities grown on illegally deforested land. A consultation on the regulations will be launched shortly. The government and has also signalled its longer-term intention to require products to be produced free from any deforestation, as the EU has done. … Seguir leyendo

Visión 2033: una nueva era en la protección de los bosques tropicales

18 junio 2026

Durante mƔs de tres dƩcadas, RFUK ha trabajado junto a los pueblos indƭgenas y las comunidades locales para proteger los bosques tropicales. A lo largo de este tiempo, se ha vuelto cada vez mƔs evidente que la forma mƔs eficaz y equitativa de salvaguardar las selvas tropicales es apoyar a las personas que han vivido en ellas y las han cuidado durante generaciones. Seguir leyendo

Protecting those who protect the forest: RFUK publishes new guidance to support community defenders in the Congo Basin

28 abril 2026

Deep in the forests of the Congo Basin, documenting illegal logging, or other illegal extractive activities, can come at a cost. Community observers, many of them volunteers, set out to monitor forest activity to protect their lands, defend their rights and ensure that forest laws are respected, knowing they may face intimidation, threats or even … Seguir leyendo

86 organisations call on the Prime Minister to increase – not cut – UK climate finance

3 marzo 2026

RFUK has come together with 85 UK organisations and written an open letter to the Prime Minister calling on the government to increase – not cut – UK international climate finance and to introduce measures to generate the new public finance needed for this by fairly taxing the largest polluters and wealthiest in our society. … Seguir leyendo

Intelligence Report on Ecosystem Collapse Highlights Urgent Need For UK Action on Forests

22 enero 2026

This is NGO Forest Coalition’s response to the UK government’s Nature security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security. The UK government’sĀ national security assessmentĀ released on 20 January 2026 underscores a stark reality: accelerating nature loss is not just an environmental issue, it is a foundational threat to global stability and UK security. … Seguir leyendo

COP30 in BelƩm: A Mixed Bag for Climate, Forests and People

25 noviembre 2025

In the sweltering conference halls of BelĆ©m, COP30, dubbed the ‘rainforest COP’, proved to be a mixed bag. While it failed to deliver concrete plans to end deforestation or phase out fossil fuels, there was some better news for Indigenous Peoples, local communities and the Congo Basin. Here are some brief takeaways from a breathless … Seguir leyendo

NATURE, PEOPLE AND CARBON MARKETS: WHY ARTICLE 6 SHOULD SIDELINE THE TRADE IN NATURE-BASED CREDITS

5 noviembre 2025

This policy briefing calls on COP30 negotiators to exclude nature-based carbon offsets from global carbon markets and instead direct climate finance through non-market approaches that support Indigenous peoples and local communities as true stewards of high-carbon ecosystems.

Nature, People and Carbon Markets: Rethinking Article 6 at COP30

5 noviembre 2025

As COP30 opens its door in BelĆ©m, much of the negotiations will focus on Article 6 of the Paris Climate Agreement, which provides a framework for countries to cooperate on implementing their climate targets (NDCs). In anticipation of these discussions that could trigger a global boom in voluntary carbon markets (VCM), Sustainable Development Strategies Group … Seguir leyendo