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RFUK lance son premier partenariat en Équateur pour aider les communautés autochtones à protéger leurs forêts et leurs moyens de subsistance
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 … Lire plus
RFUK et ses partenaires lancent une nouvelle phase de surveillance communautaire des forêts en RDC
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 … Lire plus
Du déni au dialogue : le plaidoyer de CAD est un moteur de changement dans le parc national de Ntokou-Pikounda
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 … Lire plus
RDC : la Ministre de l'Environnement s'engage à maintenir le moratoire sur les nouvelles concessions forestières ; la société civile appelle à des garanties durables pour les forêts du Bassin du Congo.
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 … Lire plus
Le succès de la foresterie communautaire dans le Nord- -Kivu, contre toute attente
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, … Lire plus
Une Vision 2033 : une nouvelle ère pour la protection de la forêt tropicale
Depuis plus de trois décennies, RFUK travaille aux côtés des peuples autochtones et des communautés locales pour protéger les forêts tropicales. Au fil du temps, il est apparu de plus en plus clairement que le moyen le plus efficace et le plus équitable de préserver les forêts tropicales humides consiste à soutenir les populations qui y vivent et en prennent soin depuis des générations. Lire plus
Investir dans la gouvernance locale : une voie éprouvée vers des communautés forestières résilientes dans le bassin du Congo
Insights from RFUK’s recent field mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo. RFUK’s recent field mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reaffirmed a critical lesson for conservation and development partners: strong local governance drives some of the most effective and sustainable outcomes for building resilient forest communities. Across Kinshasa and the Equateur province, … Lire plus
Protéger ceux qui protègent la forêt : RFUK publie de nouvelles recommandations pour soutenir les défenseur·e·s communautaires dans le bassin du Congo
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 … Lire plus
Indigenous forest observers drive action against illegal mining in the Peruvian Amazon
New results from the Madre de Dios region in southeastern Peru’s Amazon Basin show how Indigenous-led monitoring is protecting forests, influencing policy and confronting rising threats. RFUK’s Peru Coordinator, Daniela Velit, recently visited Puerto Maldonado, the capital city of the Madre de Dios region, and saw first-hand how RFUK’s project alongside Indigenous rights organisation FENAMAD is … Lire plus
RFUK présente les conclusions d'une étude sur les rapports de genre mettant en avant les opportunités et les obstacles rencontrés par les femmes dans la gouvernance forestière en République du Congo
RFUK is sharing findings from a new gender study examining women’s participation in forest governance and community-based monitoring in the Republic of Congo. The study was conducted as part of the FISONG project, “Legal capacities and participation of environmental defenders in the Republic of Congo“, a programme implemented since 2022 by a consortium led by … Lire plus