Case Studies

Cameroon country briefing

These November 2021 country briefing papers include summaries of the achievements of our partners to date in Ghana, DRC, Cameroon and Peru. Please note that French versions are available for Cameroon and DRC and a Spanish version is available for Peru.

DRC country briefing

Ghana country briefing

Peru country briefing

Deforestation in DR Congo

This publication, released by German news outlet Tagesschau in 2021, demonstrates how forest communities in DRC are able to use the ForestLink system to report illegal deforestation in their areas.

Congo residents of the rainforest fight against illegal deforestation

In 2021, German newspaper Spiegel published this article describing how rainforest communities in DRC are organising together and using ForestLink to fight off timber companies operating illegally in their area.

FINAL EVALUATION: EMBEDDING COMMUNITY REAL TIME MONITORING (RTM)

An external evaluation of the ‘Embedding community Real Time Monitoring (RTM) to sustain livelihoods and forests in West and Central Africa’ project took place between October 2020 and January 2021. This project, funded by the UK government, seeks to improve forest...

LES COMMUNAUTÉS FACE À L’EXPLOITATION FORESTIÈRE ILLÉGALE (EFI)

This publication, written by RFUK’s Cameroonian partner FODER, examines the various incentives for sustainable community participation in the fight against illegal logging in Cameroon. The paper examines the legal framework for fighting illegal logging and its...

EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES, PREVENTING ILLEGALITIES, PROTECTING FORESTS

This 2019 publication summarises some of the achievements achieved in the second phase of RFUK’s then DFID (now FCDO) funded ForestLink community based real time monitoring project.

FORESTLINK: The Future of Rainforest Protection

This short film documents the early stages of the Rainforest Foundation UK's real-time forest monitoring project in Central Africa and the Peruvian Amazon. RFUK works in the world's two largest rainforests: the Congo Basin and the Amazon. Spread over billions of...

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" I am quite satisfied with the project so far. Especially the training that has been given to our community monitors... I would like for us to be able to help ourselves, now that you have helped us start the process of standing up for our rights. And looking forward, we can start to restore the remaining rainforest for future generations. "

Nestor, community leader, Cameroon

" We have never had anything like this technology in the community. You know that illegal mining is nearby, and we sometimes see miners along the river. RFUK's ForestLink system allows us to be safer. We can control our territory now and send alerts if anything happens. "

Wilmer, community monitor, Peru

" With the ForestLink system, I know that using just a mobile phone I can record an illegality anywhere in the forest. With this project I think the community will really see a change... We're not just doing it for ourselves, we're doing it for our children too. "

Longine, community monitor, Cameroon