Unlocking the potential of forest guardians
This map story produced by FODER and RFUK explores how the ForestLink community real-time forest monitoring system is supporting the identification of illegal forest activities and the enforcement of sanctions in Cameroon and beyond. View the map story
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. Download...
DRC 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. Download...
Ghana 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. Download...
Peru 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. Download...
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...
COMMUNITY-BASED REAL-TIME MONITORING
This publication, released in February 2017, includes an introduction to the ForestLink system and an analysis of the set up of the project in Ghana, Cameroon, DRC and Peru. Download PDF