Indigenous Peoples
Central African Republic: Linking Rights, Capacity Strengthening, REDD and FLEGT
This briefing provides a case study of recent developments in one country, linking together the work that has been done to advance forest community rights and livelihoods, EU Forest Law Enforcement Governance Trade (FLEGT) and REDD processes, and civil society participation.
Mapping and Community Forests in the Central African Republic
The indigenous and forest-dependent communities in south-west CAR are considered to be the most disenfranchised of the population with many lacking secure access to traditional lands, resources and public services. CAR’s Forest Law opens up new opportunities to secure resource rights for forest communities.
Parc National de Mbaéré-Bodingué en République centrafricaine
Parc National de Mbaéré-Bodingué : Contribution des communautés locales et autochtones et de la société civile centrafricaine pour une gestion durable des ressources forestières et de l’environnement
Whose land is it? The status of customary land tenure in Cameroon
This report sets out to identify the current legal status of customary land interests in Cameroon, and suggests ways for their improved recognition. This arises in the context of an ongoing review of forestry sector legislation.
La cartographie participative : Guide pour la production des cartes avec les communautés forestières dans le Bassin du Congo
Ce guide explique comment les représentants des ONG, des gouvernements et des communautés participant aux projets de cartographie participative appuyés par la RFUK
Community Forest Tenure Mapping in Central Africa: Republic of Congo case study
The maps in the study show the extent of ‘indigenous’ knowledge available to the government and forest managers to be used to inform government policy and management plans. This knowledge needs to be documented and its intellectual property protected. Community mapping in most of the cases presented in the study has been a collective exercise … Read more
Community Forest Tenure Mapping in Central Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo Case Study
This paper examines the mapping and zoning initiatives that are underway in the DRC and the few attempts that are being made to document and understand the nuances of community rights to lands and resources.
Community Forest Tenure and Mapping in Central Africa: CAR case study
CAR has a series of legislative and regulatory texts that lay down the terms and conditions for occupying the forest lands and areas, which cover around 5 million hectares or 8% of the national territory. This case study looks at the legal context in CAR and what opportunities exist for community mapping.
Stocktaking: Status of Legal Tenure Recognition of Rights and the Role Community Territorial Mapping – Gabon
This case study on Gabon finds that there is an urgent need to review community use of forest resources to increase government knowledge of community use but also to capture community knowledge for future management.
The Situation of the Forest Peoples of the Central African Republic
This study is the product of several field missions to meet indigenous forest peoples in different areas of south-western CAR, including Bagandou, Bimbo, Mongoumba, Mbata and Bilolo in the prefectures of Lobaye, Ombella Mpoko and Sangha-Mbaéré.