Publications & Insight

Blogs

How civil society is protecting forests and Indigenous Peoples’ rights in Congo

Interview with Nina Cynthia Kiyindou (OCDH)

20/03/2020

Blogs

Pitfalls and Promises of Congo's New Forest Eldorado

Logging and conservation projects have spurred rapid development in the Sangha forest region of the Congo. But what’s the human and environmental cost? Laudes Martial Mbon travels to the depths of the Congo Basin rainforest to investigate.

04/03/2020

Blogs

Our Forests Our Lives

From the Liberian women fighting for the right to own and govern land that’s rightfully theirs, to the Guyanese Indigenous Peoples resisting companies attempting to seize their forests these stories come from different parts of the globe, but are bound by a common thread. 

24/09/2019

Our Forests Our Lives

Stories of hope and resilience from forest communities around the world

24/09/2019

Blogs

Forest loss affects women and children disproportionally

Forest loss is a global problem for all due to loss of livelihoods and a changing climate. However, it affects women and children disproportionally.

29/05/2019

Reports

Bringing community forestry to the next level: A review of European support in the Congo Basin

In the past two decades, community forestry has yielded uneven results in the Congo Basin. The initial goal - enabling local communities to benefit directly from forest management - is not yet a reality. Problems include uneven...

02/04/2019

Reports

Community forestry: Opportunity or mirage for women in the Congo Basin?

In the Congo Basin, women play an important role in forest management by either practicing traditional agroforestry or collecting fuelwood and non-timber forest products for food, livestock, and health care or income generation....

07/03/2019

Films

How community forestry can contribute to development and stability

Community forestry is our best chance to ensure forests remain standing and communities get the livelihoods and benefits they deserve. Fern's partners in Central African Republic and Republic of Congo explain why people who depend...

12/04/2018

Films

Community forests in the Congo Basin: What is the EUs role?

When done right, community forestry can help communities and global climate and Sustainable Development Goals objectives. This film explains the role the EU should play.

04/04/2018

Reports

CoNGOs project : Discussion of a new paradigm for community forestry

The CoNGOs project partners discuss a new paradigm for community forestry at the meeting of the CBFP parties in Douala.

At the 17th annual Meeting of Parties of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP) in Douala, Cameroon, Fern...

15/12/2017