Peuples autochtones

FORESTS TO FRONTLINES: OIL EXPANSION THREATS IN THE DRC

29 juillet 2025

This new report by Earth Insight in collaboration with Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) and Congolese partners Our Land Without Oil (Notre Terre Sans Pétrole) and CORAP, reveals the alarming extent of planned oil development in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

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

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

Tropical Forest Forever Facility Briefing Note

3 juin 2025

This briefing note presents key reflections from a group of international environmental, human rights and Indigenous solidarity organisations on the development of the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF). Based on concept 2.0, it aims to highlight critical issues that must be addressed for the TFFF to achieve its goals. While not a comprehensive review due … Lire plus

Un nouveau fonds de plusieurs milliards de dollars pourrait constituer une bouée de sauvetage pour les forêts assiégées de la planète. Mais il ne réussira que si les préoccupations qui l'entourent sont prises en compte.

3 juin 2025

In 2024, the world lost almost 6.7 million hectares of tropical primary forest: the fastest rate ever recorded. The world’s forests are still falling prey to mining, logging and agriculture, but as the climate crisis intensifies, for the first time on record, the leading cause of tropical primary forest loss is fire. Burning forests are … Lire plus

La société civile demande l'interdiction urgente de l'exploration pétrolière dans le parc national de Conkouati-Douli au Congo

23 mai 2025

As global attention turns to the Republic of Congo for the upcoming First Global Congress of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities of Forest Basins, Congolese and international civil society organisations have issued a statement demanding an immediate ban on oil and mining activities in the Conkouati-Douli National Park. The coalition has denounced the Congolese government’s … Lire plus

Les leaders indigènes et la coalition des ONG britanniques sur les forêts appellent le Royaume-Uni à maintenir son soutien aux forêts

21 mai 2025

Indigenous leaders from Brazil, Indonesia and Malaysia visited the UK Parliament last week to urge stronger action to protect forests and uphold the rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPs and LCs). In meetings with MPs from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global Deforestation and UK civil servants, the delegation called for direct funding … Lire plus