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A Just Transition in the DRC
Drawing on local community experiences, the report by CORAP and the Notre Terre Sans Petrole campaign seeks to lay the political, legal and strategic foundations for a national dialogue on how the just transition in DRC can advance the rights and priorities of its people and support the country’s own transformation, rather than simply serving the needs of the global energy transition.
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.
ANNUAL REVIEW 2025
We are delighted to present our 2025 Annual Review, which highlights the key achievements and impact of RFUK’s projects and campaigns over the past year in partnership with Indigenous Peoples and forest communities around the world.
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.
A 2033 vision for a new era of rainforest protection
RFUK’s 2033 Vision: A New Era of Rainforest Protection sets out our roadmap for the next decade of rainforest conservation. Drawing on more than 30 years of experience working alongside Indigenous Peoples and local communities, the vision outlines how combining community-led action with systemic change, innovative technology and stronger partnerships can drive action at the scale and urgency required by the climate and biodiversity crises.
RETHINKING THE JUST TRANSITION IN THE DRC
Focusing on voices from across the DRC, a so-called ‘Solutions Country’, this briefing highlights how current extractive and conservation models often harm communities, and sets out a pathway for a just transition rooted in equity, participation and community-led environmental stewardship.
Community Forests in DRC: a solution for a ‘solutions country’
A new Community Forestry briefing from RFUK, Congolese civil society and partners highlights how community forestry can help the DRC realise its ambition to be a true solutions country for climate and biodiversity.
NATURE, PEOPLE AND CARBON MARKETS: WHY ARTICLE 6 SHOULD SIDELINE THE TRADE IN NATURE-BASED CREDITS
This policy briefing calls on COP30 negotiators to exclude nature-based carbon offsets from global carbon markets and instead direct climate finance through non-market approaches that support Indigenous peoples and local communities as true stewards of high-carbon ecosystems.
THE GREAT GREEN RUSH: THE EXPONENTIAL RISE AND SOCIAL IMPACTS OF FOREST CARBON OFFSET PROJECTS IN THE DRC
An investigation into the rapid expansion of forest carbon offset projects in the DRC — revealing their social, legal and environmental consequences.
FORESTS TO FRONTLINES: OIL EXPANSION THREATS IN THE DRC
This new report by Earth Insight in collaboration with Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) and Congolese partners Our Land Without Oil (Notre Terre Sans Pétrole) and CORAP, reveals the alarming extent of planned oil development in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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