Nwoya, Uganda – At dawn on the edge of Nyamukino Reserve in Nwoya District, ranger Ana moves silently through mist-laden savannah woodlands, boots damp with dew and ash from an overnight bushfire. She halts to consult a portable GPS device, noting recent African elephant tracks in the earth, then raises binoculars to survey the skyline for […]
The Ituri region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), part of the wider Albertine Rift, is facing increasing pressure from land grabs and large-scale extractive projects. Cross-border oil developments like Uganda’s Tilenga project and the planned East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) threaten local ecosystems and communities around Lake Albert, yet Congolese indigenous people have largely been excluded from […]
Credit: CRI/ONG and MEDO (via the République Démocratique du Congo project launch for the support and conservation of the forest capital of the Kingwaya community). Environmental Defenders (ED) warmly welcomes a historic milestone in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): the President of the DRC has signed into law the country’s first-ever national land-use planning […]
A fair society where everyone’s dignity is honored, peace prevails, and the natural environment is protected relies on the protection and defense of brave individuals, communities, and organizations fighting against injustice. Environmental Defenders are working towards the goal outlined in the 2030 Agenda via initiatives focused on “Climate justice,” “Environmental Human Rights Defenders,” and “Community […]
The year 2024 will be significant for the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s membership in United Nations (UN) entities, since the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the country is scheduled to occur at the end of 2024. The United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group will assess the human rights situation […]