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Experts look to the next frontier of community-led forest monitoring in Africa
01 December 2020
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WWF’s lack of contrition as Independent Review finds systemic failings in its treatment of human rights
25 November 2020
Yesterday, WWF published an independent review into human rights violations including killings, torture, sexual and physical violence and intimidation against indigenous peoples and local communities
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Taking on the Coronavirus in the Forests of Southern Cameroon
20 October 2020
2020 forced humanity to recognise our global kinship as people all over the world faced the same threat at the same time. Every society witnessed how the most vulnerable communities were also the most exposed to COVID-19.
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EU plan to tackle biodiversity loss in Africa not good news for people or nature, NGOs say
25 September 2020
The Rainforest Foundation UK, Minority Rights Group International and Forest Peoples Programme have today written to the European Commission expressing concerns over its plans for a new flagship biodiversity programme in Africa...
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PRESS RELEASE: UN plan to protect 30 percent of the planet by 2030 could displace hundreds of millions, NGOs and experts warn
02 September 2020
One hundred twenty eight environmental and human rights NGOs and experts today warn that a United Nations drive to increase global protected areas such as national parks could lead to severe human rights violations...
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New-look MappingForRights – Promoting transparency and accountability in forest governance
21 July 2020
We’re delighted to announce the upgraded version of MappingForRights - the geo-spatial platform that aims to put forest communities in the Congo Basin on the map.
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PRESS RELEASE: UN 2030 CONSERVATION PLAN COULD DISPOSSESS 300 MILLION PEOPLE
20 July 2020
A new UN drive to increase global protected areas could lead to severe human rights violations and cause irreversible social harm if not backed by much stronger guarantees of the rights of indigenous people and other...
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