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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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Video: Unleashing the potential of community forests in DR Congo
31 January 2019
Today, the Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) has launched a new short film on its community forests project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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Securing forests from the bottom up: How participatory maps can support community forests in the Congo Basin
30 January 2019
A new briefing by RFUK shows that the most effective way to develop community forestry starts with a genuinely participatory approach that reflects the community’s collective needs and priorities.
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RFUK’s Real-time Monitoring project expands to new communities in Africa
28 January 2019
Upwards of 100 communities across Africa will benefit from the Rainforest Foundation UK’s Real-time Monitoring (RTM) project, thanks to new support from the UK Department for International Development (DfID).
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People, parks and social justice: How community maps can help make conservation better
28 November 2018
In a new policy brief, we explore why community mapping data should be used at the outset of all planned conservation projects, and integrated into all decisions related to protected area management.
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ForestLink app helps catch illegal miners red-handed in Peru
26 November 2018
Over the last two months, dozens of suspected illegal gold miners causing terrible environmental damage in the Peruvian Amazon were caught with the help of the ForestLink smartphone app developed by RFUK.
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