Rainforest Foundation UK News
A rise in logging is putting pressure on the Gabonese forests and their people
On the face of it, Gabon is a relatively wealthy country. Substantial oil reserves and a population of only 1.4 million have combined to give it one of the highest GDPs in sub-Saharan Africa at $5280 per capita. But you do not need to travel far out of the capital Libreville to realise that the statistics are misleading.
RF 10K receives UK Athletics Accreditation
The serious business of running the Rainforest 10K has just got even more serious, with the news that the race has received UK Athletics accreditation.
Hot and Bothered about climate change
Hot & Bothered about climate change? This summer the Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) is saying 'rainforests can help keep us all cool' with its new Hot & Bothered campaign.
Amazon communites fighting for their lives... again
In 1989, indigenous organisations and their allies gathered in the Amazon to protest the construction of a huge dam that would flood their territory. Last month in response to renewed plans to dam the Xingu, the same groups gathered again.
Friends in High Places
The Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) has always worked hard to ensure that the voices of rainforest communities are heard loud and clear. Here is Samuel Nguiffo, Director of Cameroonian NGO CED alongside the Prime Minister.
Government pledges £58 million to protect Congo Basin rainforest
The Prime Minister has pledged £58 million to a fund which will help prevent the destruction of the Congo Basin forest and fight climate change...
RFUK partner barred from leaving Gabon
As tensions mount between NGOs and the government in Gabon, RFUK partner and president of Gabonese organisation Brainforest, Marc Ona Essangui, has been barred from leaving Gabonese territory the same day that he was due in New York to attend a conference on contract transparency.
World Environment Day - Fighting for the CAR forest communities
As the UN marks World Environment Day, by urging the world to kick its addiction to carbon dioxide and take steps to fight climate change, in the Central African Republic (CAR) one man is doing his bit by standing up against the destruction of the world’s second largest rainforest.
Green fair gives RFUK a helping hand
The Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) is saying a big thank you to everyone who lent it a helping hand at the Camden Green Fair in Regents Park on Sunday (1 June).
Hundreds of people stepped up to help the charity make its mark on climate change by decorating an eight foot model tree with thousands of palm prints.
