ForestLink
IDEF
We have proudly recently expanded our presence to the Ivory Coast where we are working with IDEF to deploy the ForestLink system supporting community based monitoring of deforestation and illegal forest activities. News Exciting news as RFUK’s real-time forest monitoring technology is rolled out in Côte d’Ivoire
Ecodev
ECODEV work in the central region of Cameroon, mainly in the domains of natural resource governance and community empowerment and health. With the ForestLink system, ECODEV pushes logging companies to fulfil their social obligations towards local and indigenous communities, with whom they have close ties. News New alerts map shows vital role of forest communities … Read more
Unlocking the potential of forest guardians
How community forest monitors are exposing the scale of illegal logging in Cameroon and why they are the future of rainforest protection.
New alerts map shows vital role of forest communities in tackling illegal logging
RFUK and its local partners in Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Ivory Coast and Peru have launched a webmap that includes thousands of illegal alerts sent by local community monitors using the ForestLink system. While satellite forest monitoring has transformed our ability to detect forest loss, ForestLink … Read more
Rural Women and Community Forest Monitoring: A Learning Experience
A guest Blog from our ForestLink partners: Woman community leader and young community observer in the middle of a data collection session using CAT S31 phones equipped with the “Collectaur” application © ECODEV 2020 Forests provide a wide range of products and materials essential to human life, and are integral to some 500 million people living in … Read more
DRC national logging moratorium must be extended indefinitely following damning audit of the industry logging
Rainforest Foundation UK and Greenpeace Africa have today called on the DRC government and its international partners to extend the national logging moratorium indefinitely, following a damning official report that lays bare the lawlessness and impunity in the country’s timber industry. After several delays, the DRC Environment Ministry last week finally published an audit by General Inspectorate … Read more
Just launched: FORESTLINK.ORG
RFUK’s Real-Time Monitoring project has created a new, dedicated digital hub for their ForestLink technology, with all the latest developments, resources and stories on how communities are protecting their forests with this innovative system. On the new site, you’ll find out how the tech system works, why it uniquely supports grassroots independent forest monitoring, the different ways it’s being deployed across … Read more
