Struggles for the Forests

When corporations destroy forests, or restrict or even prohibit access to forest peoples' territories, they place communities' ways of life and their very existence at risk. WRM supports forest peoples' struggles to defend their territories, and their right to decide how to live, and how to use the forests they depend on.

Bulletin articles 9 July 2018

The Amazon: A territory in the crossfire

Fires in the Amazon are occurring more frequently and with greater intensity. But who is really burning the forests?

Bulletin articles 30 August 2016

Stories, identity and struggles: How local communities live with and talk about Mekong’s landscape

Mekong Region

Bulletin articles 5 February 2016

From the loss of fish to climate change: A look into the recent dam movement in the Mekong Region

Cambya caña de azúcar

Bulletin articles 16 September 2015

Cambodia: Steps to Victory

Bulletin articles 31 October 2013

Cambodia: The struggle of rural people for their “community forest”, an essential part of their food sovereignty

Bulletin articles 30 March 2011

Actions against dams around the world

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Bulletin articles 30 May 2009

Cambodia's Prey Long forest is “equivalent to life itself” for local communities

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Bulletin articles 27 September 2008

Cambodia: Indigenous women raise their voices to protect their forest and traditional livelihoods from rubber plantation companies

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Bulletin articles 29 December 2006

Regional networks: A step forward in the struggle against plantations

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Bulletin articles 7 March 2006

Cambodia: Sustainable use of the forest by villagers

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Bulletin articles 26 January 2005

Cambodia: Report on institutionalized corruption and illegal logging

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Bulletin articles 3 December 2002

Cambodia: Forest policy against rural communities