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RFUK and SDSG launch new guidelines for forest communities and NGOs amid new wave of carbon projects in DRC
Following the recent passage of a controversial carbon market law in the DRC, RFUK and SDSG have launched a new set of guidelines for forest communities who are expected to face another surge of carbon projects on their lands. The Council of Ministers adoption of the draft ordinance-law governing the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) … Read more
Protecting Community Rights and Interests in Carbon Projects: Guidance for communities engaging with project developers
These checklists are a practical tool designed to help landholders and communities understand and protect their rights when a developer approaches them about a voluntary carbon credit project. It is intended for use in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where private developers seek to carry out such projects on community or customary land, with … Read more
Independent Civil Society Committee Launched for the Governance of the Kivu-Kinshasa Green Corridor
A consortium of Congolese and international civil society organisations has announced the creation of the Independent Civil Society Committee for Participatory Governance of the Kivu-Kinshasa Green Corridor, a new body intended to help ensure that local communities can participate meaningfully in decisions affecting their lands, resources and livelihoods. Established by the Congolese Government in January … Read more
Towards a national vision for a just transition in the DRC
On 22-23 September 2026, nearly 90 representatives of local communities, civil society and public institutions gathered in Kinshasa to address a fundamental question: how can the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) make the just transition a vehicle for its own transformation, rather than simply serving the needs of the global energy transition? The DRC is … Read more
DRC’s Forest Reforms: What progress for Indigenous Peoples and local communities?
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has adopted its first-ever National Forest Policy, setting out the government’s vision for forest governance over the next decade and introducing several important measures to strengthen the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities. This civil society brief examines its strengths, weaknesses and what needs to happen next.
RFUK and partners launch new phase of community forest monitoring in the DRC
RFUK and our partners have officially launched a new phase of community-led forest monitoring in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), marking the start of an ambitious new three-year programme to strengthen Indigenous Peoples’ and local communities’ ability to protect their forests. The launch took place during a ten-day workshop in Kinshasa, bringing together … Read more
DRC Environment Minister commits to uphold logging moratorium, as CSOs call for lasting protection of the Congo Basin
Our organisations, members of a coalition of 70 Congolese and international organisations working to protect human rights and the environment, welcome the public statement by Marie Nyange Ndambo, Minister of the Environment, Development and New Climate Economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), reaffirming that the moratorium on the allocation of new industrial … Read more
LOGGING OFF: PLANS TO LIFT THE DRC LOGGING MORATORIUM THREATEN FOREST PROTECTION EFFORTS IN THE CONGO BASIN
A civil society briefing warning that plans to lift the DRC’s national logging moratorium could open vast areas of Congo Basin rainforest to industrial logging, threatening forests, climate goals and community rights, and calling for greater emphasis on community-led, sustainable forest management.
Coalition warns of plan to open tens of millions of hectares of DRC’s forests to timber industry
Kinshasa, 6 July 2026 – A coalition of more than 70 environmental and human rights organisations are calling on the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to maintain the national moratorium on the allocation of new industrial logging concessions. Through an open letter addressed to the Prime Minister [1], the coalition urges … Read more
Community Forest Success in North Kivu, Against All the Odds
In the forests of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a region that has endured years of insecurity and uncertainty, an incredible story of community resilience is unfolding. On 2 June 2026, the Masombea community in Lubero Territory, North Kivu, officially secured legal recognition of its community forest (Concession Forestière des Communautés Locales, … Read more
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