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Congo Congo’s legislators should enact sweeping reforms to the country’s natural resources sector Lire en français The recently-elected parliament of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the new government, should make wide-ranging changes to how mineral, oil and forest resources are managed, said Global Witness in a new briefing published today. | March 15, 2012 Oil, Gas & Mining Forests D.R. Congo UK oil company announces workplan to explore in Congo’s UNESCO World Heritage site after pressure from Global Witness Lire en français | Nov. 25, 2011 Forests Forest protection must be salvaged from troubled UN climate negotiations Forest protection presents a rare chance to make tangible progress on climate change in upcoming UN negotiations in Durban, Global Witness said today. While key players in the main talks are reportedly writing off chances of reaching a binding agreement until 2020, a pioneering scheme to protect forests and the people that live in them could start delivering very soon if delegates make the right decisions in Durban. To make this happen, rich countries must deliver the funds they have promised and delegates in South Africa must agree the right rules to govern the scheme. | Sept. 30, 2011 Forests Time for countries to honour promises on forest protection at UN talks Developed countries must honour previous agreements by committing the billions of dollars needed to fund a key United Nations initiative to protect the world's remaining forests and prevent irreversible climate change, said Global Witness as fresh climate change negotiations begin in Panama today. They must also agree systems and conditions to ensure the money is used well by forest protection programs in recipient countries. | July 25, 2011 Forests D.R. Congo Le programme de protection des forêts du WWF autorise l’exploitation forestière illégale, la destruction des forêts, et ne parvient pas à empêcher les violations des droits de l’homme Rapport | July 24, 2011 Forests D.R. Congo WWF timber scheme allows illegal logging, forest destruction and fails to prevent human rights abuses Click here to read this release in French, Spanish, | June 10, 2011 Forests Cameroon Ghana Liberia Placer les populations au centre de la législation du secteur forestier - Global Witness publie le second rapport annuel sur la transparence Global Witness publie aujourd’hui la seconde phase de son étude comparative, unique en son genre, sur la transparence dans le secteur forestier de quatre pays en développement. Le rapport relate des progrès dans la volonté des gouvernements de chaque pays d’engager la société civile dans les processus de décision, mais attire également l’attention de la communauté internationale sur le fait que l’accès à l’information sur la gestion des forêts reste grandement insuffisant. | March 7, 2011 Forests Guyana sees a three-fold increase in deforestation despite landmark deal to protect its forests Guyana has seen deforestation rates soar over the last year, despite the signing of an agreement with the Norwegian government aimed precisely at supporting a reduction in deforestation rates, said Global Witness today. | Feb. 8, 2011 Forests Liberia World Bank turns its back on forest-dependent communities in Liberia by refusing to investigate their concerns The World Bank’s Board of Directors dealt a severe blow to the organisation’s credibility last week by deciding not to investigate evidence that its Liberian forestry programme had harmed forest-dependent communities. | Feb. 3, 2011 Forests Cameroon Cambodia International Year of Forests must bring paradigm change in global forest policies A paradigm shift in global forest management is needed to halt tropical deforestation, said Global Witness at the start of the UN’s International Year of Forests. The status quo effectively legalises the destruction of natural forests by logging operations, subsidised by tax-dollars. Without efforts to overturn this, international action to prevent irreversible climate change will founder and the livelihoods of over a billion forest-dependent people will be at risk. Show Previous 10 Show Next 10