ANNUAL REVIEW 2006-2007

The strongest hope of conserving rainforests lies with local communities living in and around the forest

THE RAINFOREST FOUNDATION UK IMPERIAL WORKS 2ND FLOOR PERREN STREET LONDON NW5 3ED UNITED KINGDOM T +44 (0)20 7485 0193 F +44 (0)20 7485 0315 www.rainforestfoundationuk.org [email protected] Registered charity no. 801436 Printed on 100% recycled paper Design generously donated by Tango Design MESSAGE THE RAINFOREST FROM STING FOUNDATION MISSION KATE ESHELBY ESHELBY KATE To support indigenous peoples and traditional populations of the world’s rainforests in their efforts to protect their environment and fulfill their rights to land, life and livelihood. IN THE LAST 50 YEARS – IN THE NAME OF PROGRESS AND PROFIT “– A SINGLE GENERATION HAS WIPED OUT OVER HALF OF THE WORLD’S IRREPLACEABLE FORESTS. EVERY MINUTE 50 ACRES OF RAINFOREST IS DESTROYED. THE RAINFOREST PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN AND PROTECTED THE FOREST ARE BEING ROBBED OF THEIR HOMES,

LIVELIHOODS, AND EVEN ROVERSI PAOLO THEIR LIVES. Sting Founding patron 1 ” 2 2006-07 2006-07

The long-term protection of rainforests is inextricably linked with the basic human rights of people living in those forests. RAINFOREST ANNUAL REVIEWFOUNDATION RAINFOREST ANNUAL REVIEWFOUNDATION CONTENTS MESSAGE FROM OUR DIRECTOR

A renowned scientist once remarked that destroying tropical rainforests is like burning down one of the world’s great libraries before any of the books have been read – such is the huge loss of ‘genetic information’ that occurs when the forest’s plants, animals and insects disappear, often before they have even been identified by science.

The destruction is occasionally vivid The first people into the forest are Slowly but surely, we are winning this and spectacular – such as when usually timber companies. Although argument; there is a growing consensus Brazilian rainforests are completely most tropical loggers only fell the that the timber industry should be destroyed to be replaced with sterile few most valuable tree species – and banished from the large areas of fields of soya beans. But more often, leave a lot of other trees behind – they undamaged rainforests that remain. the process is one of steady attrition, nevertheless bring with them roads, The timber industry is not always with small man-made ‘holes’ in the workers, clearings and poachers. responsible for burning down the library forest spreading out from roads. The arrival of the timber industry – but it often provides the matches. is often the first kiss of death for Much damage is almost imperceptible, Simon Counsell intact rainforests. with the forest ecosystem slowly Executive Director collapsing at the edges and along Much has been said about making the clearings, where the climate has tropical timber industry ‘sustainable’ become too hot and dry for plants and forest-friendly. But in reality, this has and animals that normally need the never happened and may not even be cool damp forest interior. Recent global possible due to the complex ecology of studies suggest that large blocks of tropical forests. The Rainforest Foundation rainforest still safe from ‘death by therefore argues that attempts to

3 fragmentation’ are relatively limited, ‘reform’ the tropical timber industry, THIRD SECTOR MAGAZINE 4 and fast declining. The evidence of through, for example, certification the last 50 years shows that, once schemes such as the Forest Stewardship 2006-07 2006-07 the rainforest is penetrated by roads, Council are mostly a waste of effort. the forest will almost always We have published numerous reports be doomed. showing how the timber industry damages the forest and the people living in it. And we now know that burning forests We have demonstrated that local people also spells disaster for the planet can and do gain a better livelihood as a whole, as it adds one-fifth of all without the tropical timber industry – but greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, more alternative ways of ‘managing’ thus worsening global climate change. rainforests still need to be found. 1 MESSAGE FROM STING 2 OUR MISSION 3 CONTENTS 4 MESSAGE FROM OUR DIRECTOR 5ACHIEVEMENTS MAJOR DEFORESTATION TACKLING 7 11 SECURING LAND 13 REALISING RIGHTS 15 RAISING FOREST PEOPLES’VOICES TURNINGTHE17 HEAT UP 19 SUPPORTING FOREST COMMUNITIES 21 INFLUENCINGAND POLICY LAW ACCOUNTS: FUNDSGATHERING 23 ACCOUNTS: CHANNELING25 FUNDS 27 FINANCIAL RESULTS OF FINANCIALACTIVITIES28 STATEMENT YOUTHANKA BIG 29 RAINFOREST ANNUAL REVIEWFOUNDATION RAINFOREST ANNUAL REVIEWFOUNDATION 5 RAINFOREST FOUNDATION ANNUAL REVIEW 2006-07 2006: ACHIEVEMENTS MAJOR indigenous peoples. peoples. indigenous of rights the recognising law a draft to Africa in first the becoming Congo-Brazzaville of government the to led which work supported OCDH has directed Rainforest FoundationHuman RightsLaureatefor2006. in Congo-Brazzaville, was named French Foundation’s main partner organisation for HumanRights), theRainforest OCDH, (theCongoleseObservatory rights. land gaining towards step first the is recognition This chosen by the communities chiefs themselves.Bagyeli installing officially by ‘Pygmy’of Bagyeli forestcommunities of Cameroon recognised the legitimacy For time ever, thefirst thegovernment to theBank’s InspectionPanel. complaint against its destructiveofficial an policiesinitiated successfully Rainforest Foundation partners in DRC ‘developing’ Congo’s rainforestsafter for forced toreconsideritsstrategy their rainforestlands.TheBankwas of forestcommunitiesontheuse “free, consent” priorandinformed Bank committedtotheprincipleof statement,In alandmark theWorld to industrialloggingthere. benefits” andisexploringalternatives economic, socialandenvironmental logging “does not generate the desired acknowledgedthatindustrial formally of Congo(DRC), theUKgovernment rainforests intheDemocraticRepublic to threats the about Foundation After intensive lobbying by the Rainforest

2007 uptoJune: largest environmental organisations. world’s the of one Greenpeace, Congo forests, andwas taken upby the to pledge£50millionconserve helped convince the UK administration at an international summit in Brussels, drew theattentionofkey governments Carve-up of the the Congo Rainforests’ in 2007, ourcampaignto‘Stopthe Elevated tothehighestpoliticallevel of the planet’s second largest rainforest. concern over the imminent destruction Foundation galvanisedinternational Years of campaigning by the Rainforest

Rainforest protected: TOTAL: 116,485sqkm –anarea of607sqkm Bukit DuabelasReserve demarcated andaregranteduserightswithinthe The OrangRimbahave theirtraditionallands Sumatra, Indonesia Upper CaurariverBasin 34,000 sqkmdemarcatedforprotectioninthe Venezuela in theSelvaCentral 9,712 sqkmofAsháninkaindigenouslandprotected Peru Wapichana intheRaposadoSol the Ingaricó, Macuxi, Patamona, Taurepang, and protectedfor 17,474 sqkmofindigenousterritory 4,940 sqkmofthePanará Indianslandprotected for theKayapó Indians 49,142 sqkmprotectedastheMenkragnotiReserve Brazil 260 sqkmprotectedascommunityforests Madagascar 350 sq km protected as 10 community forests Cameroon peoples withthehelpofRainforest Foundations Total areaof landsaved andprotectedfor indigenous OF BEINGPROTECTED: 1,115,616sqkm OVERALL TOTAL AREAPROTECTED/IN PROCESS PROTECTED: 999,131 sqkm TOTAL AREA IN THE PROCESS OF BEING 3,000 sqkmManagalasplateau Papua NewGuinea 3,000 sqkmBulangarea, Sulawesi 607sq kmBukitDuabelasNationalPark, Sumatra Indonesia South East Asia andMelanesia Territorial4,800 sqkminMurunahua Reserve 8,000 sqkminMadredeDiosTerritorial Reserve 7,700 sqkminMashco-PiroTerritorial Reserve NationalPark 28,000 sqkminAltoPurus Peru 1,000 sqkminthelower Marowijneregion Suriname 811 sqkmofintheAwas TingiTerritory Nicaragua 1,813 sqkminKutuku fortheShuar Ecuador 20,000 sqkmAcre(majorityofindigenousterritories) 4,940 sqkmPanara IndigenousTerritory 6,070 sqkmWaiãpi IndigenousTerritory (municipality ofSaoGabrieldaCachiera) 109,668 sqkminUpperRioNegro 11,999 sqkminVerde paraSempre indigenous peoples 96,649 sqkmofrainforestfortheYanomami the XinguPark remainsprotected Projects inprocesstoensurethe27,974sqkmof Brazil the Mayan Indians 100 sqkmoftheAk’LuumForest tobeprotectedfor Southern Belize SOUTH AMERICA approximately 63,000sqkm map to country the across communities Helping concessions. logging as DRC’srainforest of Campaigning against the parcelling out of 600,000 sqDemocratic RepublicofCongo AFRICA the processofprotectingfor indigenous peoples Total areaoflandtheRainforest Foundations arein

km

Ecuador Colombia Peru Bolivia Venezuela Guyana Paraguay Suriname Brazil Gabon Cameroon Congo-Brazzaville DRC Uganda Madagascar Key FU R S RFNorway RF UK RF US Malaysia Indonesia Papua New Guinea 6 RAINFOREST FOUNDATION ANNUAL REVIEW 2006-07 7 RAINFOREST FOUNDATION ANNUAL REVIEW 2006-07 THE RECORD MUST BE SET STRAIGHT THAT INDUSTRIAL LOGGING DOES NOT ALLEVIATE POVERTY – IT ESCALATES IT. NOR DOES IT HELP PROTECT FORESTS AGAINST MORE DESTRUCTIVE FORCES, SUCH AS AGRICULTURE, AS LOGGED FORESTS ALMOSTALWAYS END UP BEING DESTROYED COMPLETELY. • • • Challenges: Industrial exploitationfortimberis DEFORESTATION TACKLING If we loseforests, we losethefight If deforestation continues at the at continues deforestation If rainforests worldwide. one ofthebiggestthreatsto largest causeofCO Tropical deforestationisthesecond against climatechange. rainforests by 2050. more no be will rate, there current 2 emissions. • • • • •

Our work: We have publishedand widely to campaign long-running Our The RainforestFoundation tackles The totalareaintheprocessof Since itwas foundedin1989, to industriallogging. rights andeconomicalternatives climate change;forestpeoples’ tackle deforestation on issues to disseminated aseriesofreports including of the planet’s second largestattention rainforest. on the impending destruction Rainforests’ has focused internationalCongo the of Carve-up the ‘Stop rainforests andtheirinhabitants. lawsand international toprotect we campaigntoinfluencenational agreements onforestuse.Globally, logging companiesandestablish to gainlandrights, challenge Locally we helpforestcommunities deforestation locallyandglobally. being protectedis999,131sqkm. Ireland combined. size ofScotland, Wales andNorthern rainforest –anareagreaterthanthe to protect116,485squarekmsof indigenous andlocalcommunities the Rainforest Foundation has helped

8 RAINFOREST FOUNDATION ANNUAL REVIEW 2006-07 9 RAINFOREST FOUNDATION ANNUAL REVIEW 2006-07 DEFORESTATION TACKLING bulldozers arrive bulldozers of Congo:Whenthe Democratic Republic But as the country slowlybegins But asthecountry Amazonia, andmuchof Africa. Borneo thathasravagedthe destruction the DRChave largelybeenspared millions ofpeople, therainforestsin in DRC.Althoughinhabitedby many This tragedy is just one of many unrolling their livelihoodsandculture. them…andwithit from underneath for centuries. Ithadbeensoldout hadinhabited forests theirancestors the had assignedtotheloggers thatthegovernment even informed At nostagewere they consultedor been handed over to a logging company. last toknowthattheirrainforesthad (DRC), were communitymembers the in theDemocraticRepublicofCongo In theBatwa ‘Pygmy’ villageofYayolo intense pressure. and war, the forestsarecomingunder ofchaos afteryears reconstruction

“ rights to the fore. the to rights community puts that management forest for calls report The companies. logging of hands the at suffering are communities forest that abuses rights human the on communities toinvestigate andreport forest helped has organisations, partner local its with Foundation Rainforest the time, same the At reviewing alltheexistingconcessions. The Congolese government is currently risk. at are – France of size the area an – km sq 600,000 of total A was issued by the government in 2002. since a moratorium loggers industrial onto out furtherhanded concessions been already have titles logging illegal of km sq 160,000 than More Forest advisorforCENADEP, organisationinDRC RainforestFoundation partner Théopile GataDikulukila RAINFORESTS. OF SUSTAINABILITY THE OR POVERTY OF REDUCTION THE EITHER FOR ACTIVITY APPROPRIATEECONOMIC AN NOT IS CONGO THE IN LOGGING

” 10 RAINFOREST FOUNDATION ANNUAL REVIEW 2006-07 CATH LONG/RAINFOREST FOUNDATION UK OUR MAPS ARE IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY SHOW “THE WORLD THAT WE ARE HERE.

Members of Alibuku village LONG/RAINFOREST UK CATH FOUNDATION Orientale Province in the Democratic” Republic of Congo SECURING LAND

Democratic Republic of Congo: Mapping Challenges: Our work: success

• Most indigenous forest communities • The Rainforest Foundation strengthens Deep in the rainforests of Orientale lack secure rights to the lands they the land tenure of forest peoples so Province in the Democratic Republic have inhabited and protected for they can defend their communities of Congo (DRC), residents of Alibuku hundreds, even thousands of years. against outside pressures like village are producing accurate digital

logging and mining. maps of the forests where they live • Forest communities are driven off so they can defend their community. their lands to make way for logging • In the Democratic Republic of Congo, They are among the 35 million people concessions, mining operations, Cameroon, Kenya, Venezuela and dependent on DRC’s rainforest for their national parks and dams – with no Peru, we are supporting community livelihoods. Forest communities like recourse to reclaim their territories. mapping as a tool for securing theirs risk being robbed of their traditional forest lands. In the central Selva • The limited land rights existing in lands by ‘zoning’ that will divide the region of Peru, our work with partner most South American countries country’s vast rainforests into regions organisations has helped protect are undermined by the laborious for logging and nature conservation. over 1 million hectares of fragile processes required to gain legal rainforest – a testimony to the That is why the Rainforest Foundation land titles. Exclusions as blatant power of mapping. and 25 local partner organisations are as allowing oil exploration without working with more than 100 forest community consent make a mockery communities across DRC to literally of ‘so-called’ land rights. 11 “get themselves on the map”. Area by area, 12 forest communities are assembling a different kind of map – a map illustrating 2006-07 their presence across the massive 2006-07 A simple geographical positioning Congolese rainforest. So far about device used by local people to map 3,000 sq km has been documented their forests that costs £79 can save and a further 60,000 sq km of indigenous rainforest homelands; the most powerful rainforest land will be mapped by the anti-logging device in the world! end of 2009. These maps – the precursor to gaining land rights – will lay the basis for forest management that will put forest communities at its centre.

This project was supported by the UK Department for International Development. RAINFOREST ANNUAL REVIEWFOUNDATION RAINFOREST ANNUAL REVIEWFOUNDATION REALISING RIGHTS

Cameroon: Challenges: Our work: Rights to justice

• Lacking official identity papers, • The Rainforest Foundation supports Timber companies in Cameroon In this case, CED helped the forest peoples are often not recognized partner NGOs to help forest literally get away with manslaughter victims’ families to prosecute the as citizens and cannot claim their communities obtain official status because forest peoples have no logging company and supported rights – even their basic human rights. and realise their rights to land, citizenship rights and therefore do them throughout the lengthy judicial Without rights, they are easily robbed livelihood, healthcare, education not officially exist. process. They also assisted them in

of their rainforest lands…and even and representation. gaining identity papers. This major In a benchmark case, the Rainforest their lives. symbolic victory for the rights of • We help forest peoples to uphold Foundation’s Cameroonian partner Cameroon’s Baka, Bakola and Bagyeli • Forest peoples often face rampant their rights, recover their rainforest CED successfully supported a forest ’Pygmies’ also raised awareness discrimination and suffer violence lands and fight discrimination and community in obtaining compensation throughout Cameroon of the injustices including torture, slave-like conditions abuses through a range of projects for the families of two Baka Pygmy men suffered by forest peoples. and unlawful imprisonment. including training, supporting legal killed by a speeding logging truck. fieldworkers, mapping of their • Forest peoples often don’t see a Tragedies like this happen all too This project was supported by the rainforest lands and influencing penny of compensation for loss of their often because logging truck drivers Big Lottery Fund. laws and forest policies. rainforests. Unaware of forest laws, – paid by the load – rush recklessly they also lose out on forest taxes they • We help forest communities claim along muddy roads in the race to earn more money. can claim. revenues from forest exploitation to benefit village development projects. Logging companies traditionally refuse to compensate indigenous peoples for the destruction of their forests - and even for loss of lives - because they have no proof of identity. In most cases, logging companies prevail because the judicial system is slow and costly, and most Pygmy communities don’t have the resources to seek justice.

WE ARE HELPING BAKA PEOPLE TO REALISE THEIR LEGAL “RIGHTS AND FIGHT FILIP VERBELEN/GREENPEACE INJUSTICE. IT IS 13 NECESSARY TO PUSH, 14 2006-07 PUSH, PUSH. 2006-07 Serge Bouopda Former legal fieldworker and policy officer,” CED, Cameroon RAINFOREST ANNUAL REVIEWFOUNDATION RAINFOREST ANNUAL REVIEWFOUNDATION

15

RAINFOREST FOUNDATION ANNUAL REVIEW 2006-07

OICES V

PEOPLES’

FOREST FOREST RAISING • • • “ Challenges: Forest peoples’ views, needsand Local ‘on-the-ground’organisations Forest peoples are excluded from from excluded are peoples Forest experience arerarelyrecognised decisions abouttheirforests. benefit theirwork. outreachthatcould international often lack access to the support and working effectively with forest peoples them. to support projectsdesigned – even inthevery Jean de Dieu Wasso Dieu de Jean AND OTHER AUTHORITIES. GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS OF THEIR MESSAGES TO REINFORCE THE POWER LOCAL ORGANISATIONS ACROSS CONGO, BY WORKING TOGETHER Rainforest Foundation Project Coordinator, Project Foundation DRC Rainforest

• • • Worldwide we work with more than 40 Our work: Our Rainforest Foundation partner Rainforest Foundation partner We aim to strengthen local groups local strengthen to Weaim help them work moreeffectively.help themwork transmitting knowledgeandskillsto for localindigenouspeoples’groups, organisations play afacilitatingrole arenas. and international acknowledged inlocal, national and heard be to them help to and indigenous peoples’ organisations. independent localandnationalNGOs, ” its destructive policiesandbrought its destructive indigenous forest groupschallenged rainforests after representativesof for‘developing’ Congo’sstrategy The World Bankisreconsideringits And they arelistening. to say about the future of their forests. inhabiting Congo’s rainforestshave arehearingwhatpeople leaders of DRC’s forests; MPsandnational conferenceonthefate 2007 Brussels James Wolfensohn); atthe ministers of theWorld Bank(Paul Wolfowitz and Audiences includingtwopresidents Congo. of Republic Democratic the in organisations local with work Foundation’s Rainforest the following debates international and national in heard Forest peoples’ views are at last being for forests of Congo: Voices united Democratic Republic

rainforests and theirinhabitants. organisations, createsavoice for uniting Congo’s non-governmental and theNaturalResources Network, linking 10localCongolese groups Our support of projects like Africapacity forest management, humanrights. that effectthemmost–forestpolicy, aware of and represented on the issues of DRC’s ‘Pygmy’ communitiesare Foundation ensures that representatives discussions and training, the Rainforest By bringingtogetherlocalpeoplefor on theuseoftheirrainforestlands. – to consult Congo’s forest communitiesrecently agreed – for the first-time ever Inspection Panel. As a result, the Bank an officialcomplainttotheBank’s

16 RAINFOREST FOUNDATION ANNUAL REVIEW 2006-07 FILIP VERBELEN/GREENPEACE TURNING UP THE HEAT

Rainforest destruction is the second largest man-made source of greenhouse gases – the cause of global warming – according to Sir Nicholas Stern in his report to the UK Government on the Economics of Climate Change. Deforestation accounts for one-fifth of all CO2 emissions, producing even more emissions than all of the fuel-burning vehicles on the planet, the report says. ‘Clouds on the Horizon’, a report Rainforest countries argue that, published by the Rainforest by protecting rainforests, they are Foundation in 2007, revealed for helping the entire planet by preventing the first time what effects specific further climate change – but that policies concerning areas of rainforest they incur the costs of this by not would have on the global climate. exploiting timber or other forest We showed that allowing logging resources. The Rainforest Foundation companies to get hold of forests in is working to find ways that forest the Congo could, over a over a period dependent people in countries such of years, result in the release of up to as the Congo can profit from the 6 billion tonnes of carbon – as much existence of their forests without as one year’s total global emissions. having to damage them and harm global climate patterns.

17 18 2006-07 C 2 2006-07 RAINFOREST ANNUAL REVIEWFOUNDATION RAINFOREST ANNUAL REVIEWFOUNDATION SUPPORTING FOREST THE FOREST IS MY COMMUNITIES MARKET, MY HOUSE, MY PHARMACY – IT IS Peru: Defending Challenges: Our work: forest lands “EVERYTHING. José Antunez, Ashaninka leader, Peru • In some areas, the very existence • The Rainforest Foundation Fragile Peruvian rainforests considered of rainforests today is evidence that promotes official recognition of to be the lands of the Asháninka and forest communities are effective the local knowledge and traditional Machiguenga peoples for the last forest managers. methods used by indigenous and 3,000 years risk imminent exploitation. ROBYN CUMMINS/RAINFOREST UK FOUNDATION traditional forest communities to Threatened by logging, oil and gas • The forest management skills of ” sustain rainforests. exploration, roads, illegal coca indigenous communities are rarely farms and invasions of settlers, officially recognized or accepted. • The Rainforest Foundation helps the rainforests of the Central forest peoples to develop and protect • Industrial logging, agricultural Selva region, near the headwaters sustainable livelihoods through clearance, oil and gas exploration, of the Amazon River, are facing community-based enterprises and government policies and even nature unprecedented economic and social the sensitive use of forest resources. conservation are evicting the very pressures. Seventy percent of the people from the forest who have • With partner organisations, Peruvian Amazon is currently slated been its custodians for centuries. we support forest communities in for oil exploration.

negotiating with timber companies, • Forest communities urgently need Since 1998, the Rainforest government and other agencies so help in resisting mounting pressures Foundation has been working with they can protect their forests from and intrusions from commercial local partner ACPC to help local threats like logging, oil exploration interests and governments. forest communities demarcate their and settlers. lands and gain legal protection for • Evicted and landless forest peoples them. To date, 1 million hectares of are living in poverty, unable to access rainforest lands have been protected the natural forest resources which in indigenous reserves and a new they rely on for their livelihoods. national park.

But protecting rainforests does not stop with government-granted land titles. We are working alongside the Asháninka and Machiguenga peoples to help them with the challenges and pressures they face in protecting their lands in the long-term. We are helping the communities to plan for themselves how their lands will be used – such as how to negotiate with timber companies and to have a role in the management of the new national park. That requires skills in handling new threats, as well as confidence in negotiating with local, 19 regional and national authorities. 20 2006-07 2006-07 RAINFOREST ANNUAL REVIEWFOUNDATION RAINFOREST ANNUAL REVIEWFOUNDATION INFLUENCING LAW AND POLICY

Congo-Brazzaville: THEOPHILE GATA, CENADEP THEOPHILE GATA, Challenges: Our work: The ‘right’ legislation

• Many national laws and policies • Working in partnership with local The final text of ground-breaking ignore the rights of forest peoples. NGOs, indigenous peoples groups legislation aimed at protecting the rights and experts, we work to improve laws of indigenous peoples is on its way • National policies are frequently and policies to protect the rights of to the Parliament of Congo-Brazzaville developed with a very limited vision forest peoples. in Central Africa. Championed by the about how forests can be managed: Rainforest Foundation, it will be the this vision often sees forests as sources • The Rainforest Foundation helps to first law in Africa to guard against the of timber only and neglect the social ensure that forest peoples have a say rampant discrimination, exploitation and and cultural importance of forests. in the creation or changes to legislation violence endured by indigenous peoples. and policies that impact on them. • All too often, the way that laws Congolese human rights groups and on forests are applied penalises • We campaign at national and indigenous activists supported by the community members and ignores the international levels for improvements Rainforest Foundation inspired and abuses of large businesses such as to forest law and land policy. influenced the law after an alarming logging companies. report from our local partner, the • Local people are often unaware of Congolese Human Rights Observatory the rights that they do have, or how (OCDH), in 2003 revealed abuses to make use of them to protect their suffered by ‘Pygmy’ peoples.

local environment. The law has been developed with IN CENTRAL participation of forest communities in all the major regions of Congo. AFRICA, ALMOST NO Indigenous communities were consulted on issues like equality, citizenship, COMMUNITY LIVING IN THE WHAT WE HAVE self-governance, cultural integrity, land FOREST HAS THEIR TRADITIONAL and natural resources, and social and DONE HERE IS A economic rights by teams trained by RIGHTS TO LAND AND RESOURCES the Rainforest Foundation. We have MESSAGE OF HOPE also employed international legal RECOGNISED IN FORMAL LAW, experts to ensure that the new law FOR INDIGENOUS complies with international standards. “ DESPITE HAVING LIVED THERE The high level of engagement from FOR MANY HUNDREDS OR EVEN PEOPLE FROM EVERY the Congo-Brazzaville government and Congolese civil society is a key factor THOUSANDS OF YEARS. PEOPLES’ PART OF CONGO. in the progress so far. The new law is Batwa participant workshop on the due to be passed during 2007. TENURE ON THEIR LAND IS new law, Congo-Brazzaville, May 2006 But the law itself will not be enough. WEAK AND THEY CAN BE The next hurdle for Congo’s indigenous DISPLACED TOO peoples and their allies will be to 21 support the implementation of the 22 ” law. Our challenge for the next few EASILY TO MAKE years is to ensure that the first law in 2006-07 WAY FOR LOGGING Africa recognising indigenous peoples’ 2006-07 rights is put into practice. OR MINING This project is supported by the OPERATIONS, UK Department for International OR A NATIONAL Development. PARK OR DAM. RAINFOREST ANNUAL REVIEWFOUNDATION RAINFOREST ANNUAL REVIEWFOUNDATION ACCOUNTS

Gathering funds 2006:

For the first time ever, the Rainforest Events £154k Company donations £11k Foundation UK’s income has topped In 2006 Rainforest Foundation Many businesses and their staff donated £1 million – this is thanks to the fundraising events were an important funds to the Rainforest Foundation. generosity of the many organisations source of income. The glamorous An initial £7,000 was raised through and individuals who believe in our work. fashion-inspired Respoke Bespoke teaming up with Dorling Kindersley, fundraising event at Claridges raised sales of whose beautiful photographic Grants £955k £60,000. 2,500 runners registered book ‘Rainforest’ by Thomas Marent, The Rainforest Foundation UK received for our 10k run in Regents Park helped to raise funds for the Foundation. generous grants from the Rainforest raising £70,000, making it the most Foundation Fund (a Foundation successful run to date. TOTAL INCOME: £1.19 million managed by founding patrons Sting and Trudie Styler), Big Lottery and Donations from individuals Comic Relief. The UK government’s and legacies £58k Grants £955,360 Department for International More supporters than ever donated Development (DFED) provided two to the Rainforest Foundation in 2006. grants for our work in Central Africa. Our cost effective online donation scheme ‘Protect an Acre’ raised a further £4,460.

Events £154,360

Donations from Individuals £57,059

Company Donations £11,359 Miscellaneous 23 Income £6,675 24 2006-07 2006-07

Legacies £1,093 RAINFOREST ANNUAL REVIEWFOUNDATION RAINFOREST ANNUAL REVIEWFOUNDATION ACCOUNTS

Channelling funds 2006:

The Rainforest Foundation strives In 2006 the bulk of our projects were to make sure all its hard-won income based in the Congo Basin countries goes towards saving rainforest lands of Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville and for indigenous forest peoples. Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The vast majority – about 78% of Most of the remaining funds are expenditure – goes directly to projects spent on information, education and working with, and campaigning for, fundraising activities.

a rights based approach to THOMAS A PHOTOGRAPHIC MARENT/RAINFOREST, JOURNEY saving rainforests. TOTAL EXPENDITURE: £1.08 million

Congo Basin programme £793,492 Information, education & fundraising £214,042

Campaigning £32,759

25 26

Management & 2006-07 administration 2006-07 £25,215 Amazon Basin programme £15,676 RAINFOREST ANNUAL REVIEWFOUNDATION RAINFOREST ANNUAL REVIEWFOUNDATION FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF RESULTS FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2006

Unrestricted Restricted 2006 2005 £ £ £ £ In 2006 we spent £1,081,184 on Against this we had creditors of INCOMING RESOURCES our work which included £832,104 on £35,443. This results in net current Generated funds Projects and Campaigns; £214,042 assets of £309,226. on Information, Education and Voluntary income Fundraising and £25,215 on TOTAL RESERVES: £325,471 Donations and grants 30,803 - 30,803 54,186

Management and Administration. Activities for generating funds Reserves enable us to make long-term The Rainforest Foundation Events etc 193,068 - 193,068 177,173 commitments to projects and also received a total income of £1.19 million Investment income 6,675 - 6,675 5,515 protect us against financial and during 2006 so we have a small surplus economic downturns. Charitable activities of £104,722 which was added to our Grants and contracts 88,061 867,299 955,360 566,608 general reserves. Unrestricted funds (£136,898) provide us with working capital to finance Total incoming resources 318,607 867,299 1,185,906 803,482 At 31 December 2006 we held fixed day to day activities. Restricted funds assets of £16,245 and current (£188,573) are earmarked for particular assets (such as cash and money due projects and are carried over for RESOURCES EXPENDED from donors) of £344,669. spending in the next financial year. Costs of generating funds Costs of generating voluntary income 9,823 - 9,823 27,993

Fundraising and events 214,042 - 214,042 123,200

Charitable activities 39,046 793,058 832,104 547,822

Governance costs 25,215 - 25,215 - Management and administration - - - 48,712

Total resources expended 288,126 793,058 1,081,184 747,727

Net incoming resources BALANCE SHEET before transfers 30,481 74,241 104,722 55,755 AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2006 Transfers between funds (4,162) 4,162 - -

Net movement in funds 26,319 78,403 104,722 55,755 Fund balances brought forward 110,579 110,170 220,749 164,994 2006 2005 £ £ £ £ Fund balances carried forward 136,898 188,573 325,471 220,749 FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets - 16,243 - 4,132 Investments - 2 - 2 - 16,245 - 4,134

27 CURRENT ASSETS 28 Debtors - due within one year 224,320 - 36,718 - Cash at bank and in hand 120,349 - 197,311 - 2006-07 344,669 - 234,029 - 2006-07 Current liabilities Creditors - due within one year 35,443 - 17,414 - Net current assets - 309,226 - 216,615 Total assets less current liabilities - 325,471 - 220,749

RESERVES Unrestricted - 136,898 - 110,579 Restricted - 188,573 - 110,170 Total reserves - 325,471 - 220,749 RAINFOREST ANNUAL REVIEWFOUNDATION RAINFOREST ANNUAL REVIEWFOUNDATION CATH LONG/RAINFOREST UK CATH FOUNDATION A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS, PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS

Trusts, foundations Partner and charities: Companies: organisations: Staff:

The following gave upwards of The following gave upwards of Cameroon Director: Simon Counsell £1,000 in 2006 £1,000 in 2006 CEFAID, CED, CADDAP, PERAD, CADER, Programme Director: Dr Cath Long The Baring Foundation, Big Lottery Fund, Bioforce (UK) Ltd, Dorling Kindersley, AAFEBEN, ORADER, GVC, FODER Central Africa Coordinator: Comic Relief, Forest Monitor, Happy Computers, Maltapost Katherine Cochrane Colombia Jervis House of Kings School, Canterbury; Central Africa Coordinator: The following companies and designers CENSAT Langdale Trust, The Orr Mackintosh Martijn ter Heegde gave generous gifts in-kind in 2006 Foundation, Plant Trees Save Planet, Congo-Brazzaville Finance and Office Manager: Basso & Brooke, Bernstock Speirs, The Rainforest Foundation – Norway, OCDH, APAC Patrice Fevre Clinique La Prairie, Coutts, The Rainforest Foundation Fund Fundraising Manager: Emily Strike Discovery Initiatives, Robert Cary-Williams, Democratic Republic Of Congo Many other trusts, foundations and charities Communications Manager: Giles Deacon, Gina, Ghost, CENADEP, Réseau CREF, Héritiers de also supported us Rosemary Brown JN Productions, Lulu Guinness, la Justice, OSAPy, OCEAN, CEDEN, Events Manager: Nick Tuchband Madonna, Julien MacDonald, CRONGD, GASHE, CIDB, ERND, UEFA, Fundraiser: Robyn Cummins Morgan Stanley, Jenny Packham, AAPDMAC, PIDP, CAMV, RAPY, SIPA, 29 Multilateral, bilateral Project Coodinator DRC: 30 Per Aquum Resorts, Sting, Tango Design, CPAKI, COPPI-Kivu, ARAP, APED, and other public Jean de Dieu Wasso sector donors: Julie Verhoeven, Kevin Westenberg, CEPECO, ADCN 2006-07 Virgin Unlimited 2006-07 Gabon Department for International Brainforest Board of trustees: Development (DFID), Madagascar The Netherlands Committee for the John Paul Davidson (Chair) CCDN World Conservation Union (NC-IUCN) Dr John Hemming (Secretary) Mark Campanale (Treasurer) Peru Richard Reoch ACPC, COMARU, CARE, CART, Shinai Professor Sir Ghillean Prance Uganda Joji Carino Environmental Alert Louise Morriss Uganda Forests Working Group Founding Patrons: Sting and Trudie Styler RAINFOREST ANNUAL REVIEWFOUNDATION RAINFOREST ANNUAL REVIEWFOUNDATION