Map Story

Map Story: a journey up the Congo river

21 May 2024

A map story following RFUK Executive Director, Joe Eisen, and Forest Campaigner, Vittoria Moretti, up the Congo River and what this reveals about climate impacts and social justice for riverine communities.

Map story: Credits Where They Are Not Due

26 July 2023

New research by RFUK on the leading REDD+ and forest offsetting schemes finds major flaws in their promise to fight climate change.

Unlocking the potential of forest guardians

13 July 2022

How community forest monitors are exposing the scale of illegal logging in Cameroon and why they are the future of rainforest protection.

Saving the Cuvette Centrale Peatlands

9 June 2022

How local communities are critical to protecting one of the largest carbon sinks from extractive industries

Roads to Ruin: The emerging impacts of infrastructure development in the Congo Basin forests

22 October 2021

While deforestation in the Congo Basin has typically been attributed to local farming practices and population growth, the broader impacts of industrial logging and large-scale development projects have received relatively little attention. A new report by RFUK reveals the growing extent, and impact, of transport and energy infrastructure development in the Congo Basin – which … Read more

300 MILLION AT RISK FROM CBD DRIVE

16 July 2020

The ‘Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework’ – How the CBD drive to protect 30 percent of the planet could dispossess millions.