Rainforest Foundation Norway (RFN)
@RainforestNORW
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Tropical #forests & #biodiversity. #Indigenous & #forest peoples’ rights. #Climatechange. We support 50+ org. in 6 #rainforest countries. Norw: @Regnskogfondet
Oslo, Norway
Joined September 2011
RT @RFN_RDCongo: 🌿Le 22 octobre à Cali, @RainforestNORW a tenu un side event à la #COP16Colombie sur le financement direct des PAs & CLs. E….
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What makes the #tropical #rainforest so important for life on Earth? How much rainforest is left today and in what state is it now? .🤔 💚 👇 . Join tonight's lecture at the Minas Gerais Uni, Brazil with our advisor Anders Krogh. Tuesday 20 August, 19:00 CEST link in QR code
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Today is the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples! #IndigenousPeoples are the guardians of #nature and carriers of unique worldviews, knowledge and skills. RFN is proud to work with our Indigenous partners to protect rights and #rainforests. #IndigenousPeoplesDay.
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A UN minerals panel aims to ensure a globally #JustTransition from fossil fuels to green energy. Read and share the recommendations from 230 Indigenous groups, unions, and climate and human rights organizations. 👇. #JustMinerals #IndigenousRights.
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Principles to Ensure Energy Transition Minerals Advance Justice, Equity and Human Rights “One principle shines from the heart of this initiative – and that principle is justice. Justice for the...
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230 Indigenous Peoples groups, unions, and climate & environmental justice, child rights, and human rights organizations call on a UN minerals panel to adopt a transformative approach to a global just energy transition. #JustMinerals #IndigenousRights
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RT @julianasah: Nice piece by @xiaoying_you at @DialogueEarth_ , discussing different #EV battery technologies and our recent report at @….
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RT @Lead_theCharge: Emerging battery technologies offer the opportunity to minimize mining impacts like deforestation by reducing the need….
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@toerrisjaeger , Director of Rainforest Foundation Norway, commends the decision, stating:."This highlights a strong commitment to protecting the remaining Indonesian rainforests and is a recognition of the crucial work carried out by Indigenous communities.
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"The Indigenous peoples are fundamental in protecting rainforests and their valuable biodiversity. With their full participation, and by recognizing their rights, Indonesia can succeed in protecting and restoring its immensely biodiverse and valuable forests from destruction.".
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Under the social forestry scheme "Indigenous Forests, Hutan Adat," around 3.5 million hectares will be assigned to Indigenous communities. - We are ready to work alongside the government as the civil society partner," says @agungwibowo Executive Director of @perkumpulanhuma.
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Great news for #Indonesia’s rainforest! Minister of Environment and Forestry, Dr Siti Nurbaya Bakar, unveiled Tuesday at #OTFF plans to safeguard 15 million hectares of rainforest in a collaboration agreement with @BezosEarthFund , 23% dedicated to #Indigenous forest protection.
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RT @SIRGECoalition: .@RainforestNORW's new report takes a close look at the EV supply chain to uncover #deforestation impacts and efforts b….
leadthecharge.org
One of the biggest challenges in our global fight against climate change is that energy transition requires mining for battery minerals, which disproportionately impacts tropical rainforests, which...
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Join our webinar 16. May on why it's crucial for companies to prioritize #transparency and exclude deforestation-tainted products🐂👜. Our new study uncovers how the #leather industry drives #deforestation through non-traceable leather imports to the EU.👇.
regnskog.no
Hide on the Highway: Tracing Leather from Brazil to Europe under the EU Deforestation Regulation. 16 May 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
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More than 8000 Indigenous people gathered in Brazilia this week for the 20th year in a row. They delivered 25 demands to the government, congress and court, demanding recognition and demarcation of their lands and respect and protection of Indigenous rights.
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Great event with partners at #UNPFII on how #IndigenousPeoples' self-governance in the Amazon and the protection of peoples in voluntary isolation is key to halt #biodiversity loss. This needs to be reflected in governments' strategies to implement #GBF and achieve #30by30
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20 years ago we supported setting up Peru’s first control post Monte Salvado to protect indigenous people in isolation. Now this is becoming a cross border initiative involving communities in both Peru and Brazil. Great interview with our partner @OrpioA.
news.mongabay.com
Indigenous organizations from Peru and Brazil are joining forces to push their respective governments to safeguard a 16-million-hectare (39.5-million-acre) territorial corridor in the Amazon that...
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@ClimateHome The story cites our new Path to Scale dashboard and funding brief, which shows that while funding for Indigenous and local communities rose with 36% since 2020, there is no evidence of a systematic shift towards direct funding. Check it out:
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Great story from @ClimateHome on how #IndigenousPeoples are working to receive more direct #climate finance.
climatechangenews.com
Fed up of waiting for donor dollars to trickle down, Indigenous rights groups are creating their own funds to do things differently
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The Falling Sky, a film about the #Yanomami people, will have its world premiere in the prestigious Director's Fortnight programme at Cannes Film Festival 2024. RFN has supported the production. Congratulations! @Hutukara @RaiCinema @Dario_Kopenawa Aruac Filmes📷. #cannes2024
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We're excited to be part of the #UNPFII2024 standing together with our partners to advocate for the protecton of isolated indigenous peoples and the contiguous prestine rainforests they live in. @UnivajaOficial
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