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New cost-free reporting tool is a breakthrough for community monitoring
A new system in Kenya allows community members to send real-time alerts of violations of women’s rights free of charge, further breaking down technology and financial barriers to citizen-led monitoring. Since 2022, RFUK has worked in Kenya with the Kenya Land Alliance and TMG Think Tank for Sustainability to develop a digital reporting and monitoring … Read more
Two logging permits suspended in Cameroon following ForestLink alerts sent by local communities
Further evidence of the vital role of community-based forest monitoring has emerged from the Yoko district of Mbam-et-Kim, Cameroon, after two logging companies had their permits suspended following alerts of infractions sent by community monitors. L’association Écosystèmes et Développement (EcoDev), a partner organisation of the Rainforest Foundation UK who have been implementing ForestLink since 2019, … Read more
Using a gender-sensitive approach to shape meaningful participation in forest protection
Following on from International Women’s Day, we want to continue shining a spotlight on the vital importance of ensuring women’s meaningful participation in rainforest protection initiatives. Women are key forest users with important roles in the agricultural industry and unique knowledge of forest diversity, however they are often underrepresented in forest governance and community-based monitoring … Read more
#IWD 2023: Rural women at the heart of participatory forest resource management
A guest Blog from our ForestLink partners: In Cameroon, the forestry sector plays an important role in the national economy, and provides a range of essential social and environmental functions for many local and indigenous communities. As a result, the sector also faces several tensions related to the proper management of its resources, including the socio-economic precariousness … Read more
A new chapter for community monitoring: women’s land rights in Kenya
We are excited to announce RFUK’s partnership with TMG Think Tank and Kenya Land Alliance, along with their local partners Taita Taveta Human Rights Watch, Sauti ya wanawake, and Shibuye Community Health Workers, to launch a new project aimed at helping rural women in Kenya report abuses and threats to their land rights. While favourable … Read more
TMG Think Tank
TMG Research gGmbH is a German not-for-profit organisation, undertaking action-oriented research to explore, apply and evaluate the potential of digital innovation in urban agriculture and nutrition, ecosystem-based climate adaptation and women’s access to land. RFUK has been working with TMG on women’s land tenure rights since 2022. News Statement in Support of the Central Asháninka … Read more
Kenya Land Alliance
Kenya Land Alliance is a network of civil society organisations and individuals who are committed to advocating for the reform of policies and laws governing land in Kenya, championing the rights of Kenyans to access, use and manage their lands. Founded in 1999, RFUK has been working with the Kenya Land Alliance since 2022. News … Read more
CJJ
CJJ (Comptoir Juridique Junior) was founded by a group of young lawyers seeking to help forest communities to fight for their rights. Today, they are a reference organisation in the Republic of Congo, promoting better forest governance and with presence all over the country. With support from RFUK, they are pioneers of community-based forest monitoring. … Read more
Apem
APEM (Actions pour la Promotion et Protection des Peuples et Espèces Menacés) are courageous advocates of human rights and better forest governance, and pioneers in denouncing gender-based violence by conservation agents. In just a few years since their founding, they have become leaders among Congolese NGOs. With them, we aim to put human rights at … Read more