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RFUK-led coalition launches Community Forests project
30 May 2017
This week in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), an international coalition of NGOs led by the Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) officially launched an innovative new Community Forests project.
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Young fundraiser walks 1000 miles for the rainforest
24 May 2017
Young fundraiser Abigail greets the Gruffalo on her 1,000-mile walk for the rainforest
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VIDEO: Who protects the rainforest?
22 May 2017
As part of our Rainforest Parks & People vlog series, we asked local communities a simple question: “What does the forest mean to you?”
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New Norway-backed logging plan for DRC’s rainforest would spell environmental catastrophe
15 May 2017
The future of the world’s second largest contiguous rainforest hangs in the balance as the Congolese authorities and international donors consider a proposal to triple the area given out to commercial loggers.
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Asháninka cocoa growers sign landmark agreement
08 May 2017
Kemito Ene, the cooperative representing hundreds of Asháninka cocoa producers in Peru, has just signed an agreement to export 90 tonnes of certified organic cocoa for the international market.
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Community forests: from theory to practice
08 May 2017
What does a 'community forest' look like in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)?
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New film series explores why conservation needs people
02 May 2017
Today the Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) is releasing the first of a new short film series about why, if we want to protect the world’s rainforests, local people need to be at the centre of nature conservation efforts.
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RFUK launches new interactive website on the human impacts of protected areas
02 May 2017
Drawing on publicly available information as well as RFUK’s own field research, Rainforest Parks and People features 34 protected areas across the Congo Basin.
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Well done to our 2017 runners!
01 May 2017
It took dedication, passion and months of training, but last month our London Marathon team came out to run for the rainforest, raising a staggering £14,300 as they each ran over 26 miles in support of RFUK.
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International workshop on community-based real-time forest monitoring takes place in Cameroon
11 April 2017
In February, 20 participants from all three countries came together for the first time to share lessons and discuss strategies for scaling up the RTM project.
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