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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 … Seguir leyendo
Coalition warns of plan to open tens of millions of hectares of DRCās forests to timber industry
Kinshasa, 6 July 2026 – A coalition of more than 70 environmental and human rights organisations are calling on the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to maintain the national moratorium on the allocation of new industrial logging concessions.Ā Through an open letter addressed to the Prime Minister [1], the coalition urges … Seguir leyendo
Community Forests in DRC: a solution for a ‘solutions country’
A new Community Forestry briefing from RFUK, Congolese civil society and partners highlights how community forestry can help the DRC realise its ambition to be a true solutions country for climate and biodiversity.
Nuevo informe revela una āapropiaciĆ³n de tierras por carbonoā que se expande en toda la Cuenca del Congo
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
āLa Gran Fiebre Verde: el aumento exponencial y los impactos sociales de los proyectos de compensaciĆ³n de carbono forestal en la RDCā,
An investigation into the rapid expansion of forest carbon offset projects in the DRC ā 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
On Wednesday, 24 September 2025, the Appui Ć la SĆ©curisation et au DĆ©veloppement 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
Una nueva investigaciĆ³n revela que la mayor parte de la tala industrial en la RepĆŗblica DemocrĆ”tica del Congo es ilegal
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 byĀ researchers from APEMĀ andĀ RFUK in collaboration with Reseau EDH and the Ministry … Seguir leyendo
Bosques para el futuro: un modelo de conservaciĆ³n resiliente y liderado por la comunidad en la cuenca del Congo
This story is the first 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. For over 10 years, RFUK and its Congolese partners have been supporting local and Indigenous communities to secure legal rights … Seguir leyendo
Defensa de la protecciĆ³n forestal comunitaria en la reuniĆ³n de la AsociaciĆ³n Forestal de la Cuenca del Congo
La semana pasada en Kinshasa, APEM, CAD y otros socios de RFUK participaron en la 20ĀŖ reuniĆ³n de las partes de la AsociaciĆ³n Forestal de la Cuenca del Congo, el principal encuentro de actores implicados en la protecciĆ³n y gestiĆ³n de la segunda mayor selva tropical del mundo. El evento, que reuniĆ³ a mĆ”s de 500 delegados de gobiernos, organizaciones internacionales, instituciones de investigaciĆ³n, ... Seguir leyendo Seguir leyendo
MASS RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AGAINST INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY IN EQUATEUR PROVINCE, DRC
Mbandaka, RDC Rainforest Foundation UK y APEM condenan enĆ©rgicamente las graves y sistemĆ”ticas violaciones de los derechos humanos presuntamente cometidas por agentes de la policĆa y contra miembros de la comunidad del Pueblo IndĆgena Pigmeo en la concesiĆ³n forestal comunitaria (CFCL) de Lokolama, en el territorio de Bikoro, provincia de Equateur. Durante una misiĆ³n de documentaciĆ³n llevada a cabo por RFUK y APEM, ... Leer mĆ”s Seguir leyendo
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