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Statement: Rainforest Foundation US, UK and Norway Clarify No Affiliation with “Rainforest Foundation Pastaza” and Condemn Rights Violations

14 août 2025

New York/ London /Oslo Rainforest Foundation US, Rainforest Foundation UK and Rainforest Foundation Norway categorically state that we have no connection, past or present, with the German-owned private business “Rainforest Foundation Pastaza” that is operating in Ecuador under the name “Rainforest Foundation” in the Pastaza region. “Rainforest Foundation Pastaza” is a private company whose stated business model involves acquiring … Lire plus

Contre toute attente : deux communautés forestières du Nord-Kivu, région touchée par les conflits, approuvent des plans de gestion durable

1 août 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 … Lire plus

La RDC adopte une loi historique sur l’aménagement du territoire

30 juillet 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 … Lire plus

Une nouvelle analyse montre l'ampleur de la menace que représente le nouveau cycle d'octroi de licences pétrolières en RDC

29 juillet 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 PĂ©trole) and CORAP, reveals the potential social and environmental impacts of planned oil development in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).  The government cancelled a … Lire plus

Relancer l'industrie de la pêche : stimuler la pêche et les profits grâce à la conformité aux CFCL dans la province de l'Équateur en RDC

23 juillet 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 … Lire plus

Assurer l'avenir : le parcours de Kiri et Batende vers la création de leurs forêts communautaires dans la zone tampon du parc national de Lomami

17 juillet 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 … Lire plus

Une nouvelle étude révèle que la plupart des activités d'exploitation forestière industrielle en RDC sont illégales

15 juillet 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 … Lire plus

De la forêt au salon : les entreprises communautaires ouvrent la voie en Équateur, RDC

11 juillet 2025

This is the second 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. As the momentum around community forestry in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to grow, the second edition of the … Lire plus

Forêts d’Avenir : un modèle de conservation résiliente et communautaire dans le bassin du Congo

8 juillet 2025

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 … Lire plus

African Parks reconnaît de multiples violations des droits humains dans le parc national d'Odzala-Kokoua, en République du Congo.

4 juin 2025

In a long-overdue move, African Parks has acknowledged human rights abuses committed against the Baka people in Odzala-Kokoua National Park in the Republic of Congo. These violations, reported years earlier by Survival International and Congolese civil society organisations,[1] highlight the persistent challenges facing Indigenous and local communities living around the Congo Basin’s strictly protected areas. … Lire plus