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Historic first in the Central African Republic as communities gain rights over their local forests
02 May 2019
The first official ‘Community Forest’ has been allocated in the Central African Republic (CAR) in the Congo Basin, giving local people the rights to manage and protect their forest.
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Central Africa’s rainforests and people suffering from the expansion of palm oil and rubber plantations
01 May 2019
Industrial palm oil and rubber plantations in Africa’s Congo Basin continue to disrespect human rights and destroy large swathes of rainforests.
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WWF’s ‘review’ of alleged murders, rape, torture and expulsion condemned by human rights organisations as ‘not credible’
09 April 2019
Environmental and human rights organisations say that WWF's intended ‘review’ following widespread reporting of abuse of local people linked to some of its projects is wholly inadequate and needs to be reconsidered.
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RFUK CALLS ON WWF TO IMMEDIATELY RELEASE DETAILS OF INVESTIGATION INTO HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
01 April 2019
RFUK believes the victims, their families and the public have the right to know the findings of this investigation and calls on WWF and ICCN to immediately make a public statement and an apology to the victims.
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RFUK withdraws from forests coalition in wake of allegations against WWF
29 March 2019
The Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) has decided to withdraw its membership of the UK Forest Coalition, with immediate effect, following recent investigations.
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Female perspectives on forest monitoring in Cameroon, DR Congo and Ghana
08 March 2019
We asked some of the women taking part in RFUK’s Real-Time Monitoring (RTM) project for their perspectives on the project as well as the challenges facing their communities.
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European Commission called on to conduct urgent review of its funding to conservation programmes in Central Africa
08 March 2019
The Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) has today called on the European Commission (EC) to conduct an immediate investigation into its funding for conservation projects in Africa's Congo Basin forests.
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Widespread human rights abuses in Africa’s largest forest park
06 March 2019
Rainforest Foundation UK calls on conservation organisations and international donors to take urgent action to prevent further harm to local communities
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Raising funds for the rainforest from Coast to Coast
19 February 2019
Guest blog by RFUK supporter David Morgan
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Running for the rainforest: Tips from RFUK’s 2018 London Marathon team
15 February 2019
The Rainforest Foundation UK is proud to have 8 runners fundraising for us this year. To help them on their journey, we asked some of our previous runners for their own tips and reflections.
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