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.

Other information 25 February 2014

Forced Relocation of Sengwer People proves urgency of canceling REDD

Action alerts 25 February 2014

Your support in needed! The Sengwer people in Kenya is being forcibly evicted from its territory

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Other information 5 February 2014

Kenya: Appeal against forced eviction from Embobut Forest

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Other information 14 December 2012

Recognising Sacred Natural Sites and Territories in Kenya: An Analysis of how the Kenyan Constitution, National and International Laws can Support the Recognition of Sacred Natural Sites and their Community Governance Systems

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Other information 30 August 2009

Kenya: Projected sugar cane plantations may wipe out invaluable Tana River Delta

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Bulletin articles 29 April 2009

Uganda: The Batwa issue declaration calling for their rights to be recognized

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Other information 28 August 2008

Democratic Republic of the Congo: The search for consensus on the Itombwe forests

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Bulletin articles 23 May 2007

Words and deeds in forest protection

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Other information 23 April 2007

DRC: Threat to rainforests gain momentum

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Bulletin articles 26 February 2007

World Social Forum: A pause on the way

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Bulletin articles 5 June 2006

Central African forestry administrations: are they at the service of the peoples involved?

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Bulletin articles 8 February 2006

Congo (Democratic Republic): NGOs press for peoples’ rights at Forest Forum