International

ANNUAL REVIEW 2025

8 juillet 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.

EXPLOITATION FORESTIERE : LES PROJETS VISANT A LEVER LE MORATOIRE SUR L'EXPLOITATION FORESTIERE EN RDC MENACENT LES EFFORTS DE PROTECTION DES FORETS DANS LE BASSIN DU CONGO

6 juillet 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 … Lire plus

NGOs welcome UK progress on urgently needed deforestation rules

23 juin 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. … Lire plus

Une Vision 2033 : une nouvelle ère pour la protection de la forêt tropicale

18 juin 2026

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

Protéger ceux qui protègent la forêt : RFUK publie de nouvelles recommandations pour soutenir les défenseur·e·s communautaires dans le bassin du Congo

28 avril 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 … Lire plus

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

3 mars 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. … Lire plus

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

22 janvier 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’s national security assessment 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. … Lire plus

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

25 novembre 2025

In the sweltering conference halls of BelĂ©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 … Lire plus

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

5 novembre 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, populations et marchés du carbone : repenser l'article 6 lors de la COP30

5 novembre 2025

As COP30 opens its door in BelĂ©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 … Lire plus