MappingForRights

Ndima: Mapping our Future – A story of the Congo Basin people’s fight to save the rainforest

23 January 2013

Maps of the Congo Basin often make it appear empty of human settlement, giving rise to the erroneous belief that these lands are an unoccupied ‘wilderness’ available for others to use. But a technique called ‘participatory mapping’, a tool which combines the traditional knowledge of forest dwellers with sophisticated modern technology, is a means of … Read more

Central African Republic: Linking Rights, Capacity Strengthening, REDD and FLEGT

1 November 2011

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

1 November 2011

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.

La cartographie participative : Guide pour la production des cartes avec les communautés forestières dans le Bassin du Congo

1 January 2011

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

1 December 2009

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

1 December 2009

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

1 December 2009

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

1 January 2009

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.