African Civil Society Decries Capture of the Africa Climate Summit by Corporate Interests As African leaders gather for the Africa Climate Summit, hundreds of African organisations have expressed concerns about the corporate capture of the event. The inaugural summit – held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 4 to 6 September – is billed as a crucial … Lire plus
Country : Bassin du Congo
A Step in the Right Direction: Publication of ICCN’s Guidelines for Grievance Mechanisms août 25, 2023 In Kinshasa recently, an important step was taken towards securing the rights of the millions of people who live in the vicinity of national parks in the Democratic Republic of Congo. After a lengthy process involving consultation with local … Lire plus
A Make Or Break Moment: Fossil Fuel Expansion In The Amazon And Congo Basins Is An Existential Threat To Climate And Communities juin 6, 2023 Financial system decisions now pivotal to ending fossil fuel expansion in the world’s largest tropical rainforests Recent reports spotlight plans for fossil fuel expansion in some of the world’s most … Lire plus
NGOs Urge International Community to Act on Impending Natural Resource Grab in DRC mars 23, 2023 Fifteen Congolese and International NGOs have warned of an imminent sell-off of timber, oil and carbon rights in the run-up to elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo later this year. In a letter to the Inter-Donor Group on … Lire plus
Using a gender-sensitive approach to shape meaningful participation in forest protection mars 14, 2023 Following on from International Women’s Day, we want to continue shining a spotlight on the vital importance of ensuring women’s meaningful participation in rainforest protection initiatives. Women are key forest users with important roles in the agricultural industry and unique knowledge … Lire plus
#IWD 2023: Rural women at the heart of participatory forest resource management mars 8, 2023 A guest Blog from our ForestLink partners: In Cameroon, the forestry sector plays an important role in the national economy, and provides a range of essential social and environmental functions for many local and indigenous communities. As a result, the sector also … Lire plus
Press Release: Gabon’s rainforest carbon credits set a precedent that could worsen climate change mars 1, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE As world leaders including Emmanuel Macron gather in Libreville for the ‘One Forest Summit’ [1], convened jointly by the governments of Gabon and France, a new investigation by the Rainforest Foundation UK has found … Lire plus
À l'approche de la COP15, les principales ONG de défense des droits de l'homme ont dénoncé l'objectif prévu de protéger 30 % de la Terre d'ici 2030.
Une nouvelle cartographie et analyse complète réalisée par RFUK et Earth Insight montre que l'expansion du pétrole et du gaz dans le Bassin du Congo est une menace existentielle qui s'accélère rapidement pour le climat mondial et pour la deuxième plus grande forêt tropicale du monde, y compris pour les dizaines de millions de personnes qui y vivent. Il est encore temps pour les Africains ... Lire plus
En s'appuyant sur " Realising the Pledge ", un briefing des Rainforest Foundations du Royaume-Uni, des États-Unis et de la Norvège sur la manière dont l'engagement de $1,7 milliard de dollars pour la tenure forestière lors de la COP26 peut atteindre les défenseurs de la forêt en première ligne, ce dossier examine les principales opportunités de débloquer le changement au niveau du système dans les régions clés de la forêt tropicale telles que le Congo ... Lire plus