MappingForRights
RÉSEAU CREF
A strong NGO network in North Kivu, Réseau CREF has supported communities to manage their lands long before there were laws to protect these efforts, and often against powerful interests such as mining and conservation. They advocate for a society where the free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) of local communities and indigenous peoples is … Read more
GASHE
GASHE (Groupe d’action pour sauver l’homme et son environnement) is a leading Congolese NGO based in Equateur Province, DRC. The charity aims to protect the environment and its resources whilst encouraging human development of those who live there, such as forest and indigenous communities. Since the beginning of our partnership in 2012, we have gone … Read more
APIFED
Located in Djoum, Cameroon, APIFED (Appui à l’autopromotion et l’insertion des femmes, des jeunes et des désœuvrés) are a small local organisation but with a brave and committed team. APIFED have fiercely contested land grabs and the displacement of local Baka populations by a rubber plantation, as well as supporting them in denouncing poachers and … Read more
APED
AIDESEP (Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana) represents the indigenous peoples of the Peruvian Amazon, working for the defense and respect of their collective rights. AIDESEP works to expose indigenous people’s struggles and present alternative development proposals according to their worldview and culture. News Sorry there are currently no news items for this … Read more
AJESH
AJESH (Ajemalibu Self Help) is a civil society organisation founded on June 4, 2006. AJESH are located in Nyasoso, Cameroon and work with local and indigenous communities in the South West region. RFUK’s partnership with AJESH began in 2014 and together we have worked on issues including: participatory mapping, land and resource rights of forest … Read more
First-ever Baka chief officially recognised in southern Cameroon—his majesty Martin Abila of the village Assok
For the first time in Southern Cameroon, an Indigenous Baka village has been officially recognised and their chief formally installed by the Cameroonian state. This marks a significant milestone in a country where Indigenous Peoples face extreme social, political and economic marginalisation. The installation of his Majesty Martin Abila as official chief of the village … Read more
The Bamasobha community gains legal rights over their forest in North-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo
Women in Bamasobha participating in discussions which led their community to apply for a community forest. When the villages of the Bamasobha community sought legal recognition of their traditional forests, a village chief, M. Sweli Maliani, declared: “We asked for a Community Forest because this is how we can secure our land, and prevent poachers … Read more
New-look MappingForRights – Promoting transparency and accountability in forest governance
We’re delighted to announce the upgraded version of MappingForRights – the geo-spatial platform that aims to put forest communities in the Congo Basin on the map. Important decisions about forests are too often made with little understanding of the people that live in and depend on them, leading to land conflict and other negative impacts in many … Read more
Mapping the Future: Towards Meaningful Participation of Forest Peoples in Land-use Planning in DRC and Cameroon
This RFUK report charts way to better inclusion of forest communities in Congo Basin land use planning processes.
Community-based Land-use Planning
In 2018, RFUK launched a new participatory mapping and land-use planning project in Maniema province, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It aims to develop a community-driven model that will inform land-use planning at the local and national level, serving as an example for a more sustainable and equitable approach to land management.