New cost-free reporting tool is a breakthrough for community monitoring juin 23, 2023 A new system in Kenya allows community members to send real-time alerts of violations of women’s rights free of charge, further breaking down technology and financial barriers to citizen-led monitoring. Since 2022, RFUK has worked in Kenya with the Kenya Land Alliance … Lire plus
Work Theme : Gender
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
A new chapter for community monitoring: women’s land rights in Kenya décembre 15, 2022 We are excited to announce RFUK’s partnership with TMG Think Tank and Kenya Land Alliance, along with their local partners Taita Taveta Human Rights Watch, Sauti ya wanawake, and Shibuye Community Health Workers, to launch a new project aimed at helping … Lire plus
Les femmes rurales et le suivi communautaire des forêts : A Learning Experience mai 9, 2022 Un blog invité de nos partenaires de ForestLink : Une femme chef de communauté et un jeune observateur communautaire au milieu d'une session de collecte de données à l'aide de téléphones CAT S31 équipés de l'application "Collectaur" © ECODEV 2020 Les forêts fournissent une large gamme de produits et de matériaux essentiels à ... Lire plus
Perspectives on Gender and Equality from our Community Forests Project avril 19, 2022 The ‘Community Forest’ model in DRC offers an unprecedented opportunity for communities there to legally secure, manage and protect their traditional forests. But to assure the delivery of equitable and sustainable outcomes, there is a need to ensure they are developed by … Lire plus
NGOs respond to the proposed weakening of the Post-2020 GBF mars 16, 2022 RFUK and a group of environmental NGOs have written a letter to the Working Group of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, stating their deep concern over the planned weakening of the standards and principles of the Framework. Under a stated intention of … Lire plus
Célébrer les femmes dans le leadership : expériences de femmes dans la lutte pour la protection des forêts tropicales du monde mars 8, 2021 RFUK a compris depuis longtemps que les femmes ont un rôle central à jouer dans la protection et la gestion des forêts tropicales du monde. Elles sont les principales pourvoyeuses de nourriture, d'eau et de médicaments pour leurs familles, qui dépendent grandement des forêts tropicales ... Lire plus
Sur la base d’une analyse de la littérature et d’une étude de terrain, cette étude donne un aperçu des inégalités de genre dans le contexte de la foresterie communautaire en RDC, et propose des recommandations pour améliorer la participation des femmes dans ces initiatives.