Towards Rights-Based Conservation in the Congo Basin | Land Portal

A presentation by the Rainforest Foundation UK and Réseau Ressources Naturelles (RRN).

 

To be sustainable, nature conservation must also support the rights, livelihoods and cultures of local communities. International conservation organisations recognise this, but have these good intentions been reflected in efforts to protect Africa’s rainforests?

A group of experts will discuss the evidence that conservation in the Congo Basin region of Africa has failed to recognise basic human rights, undermined poor people’s livelihoods, and caused widespread conflict with local communities. The effectiveness of current protected areas and conservation policy will be considered, and the speakers will discuss whether a new conservation paradigm is needed to protect both forests and peoples’ rights.

Speakers:

  • Simon Counsell

    Executive Director,

    Rainforest Foundation UK
  • Joe Eisen

    Research and Policy Coordinator

    Rainforest Foundation UK
  • Blaise Mudodosi Muhigwa

    Policy Coordinator

    RRN, DRC
  • Kenneth Angu

    Regional Forest Programme Coordinator,

    IUCN, Cameroon
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Proportion of important sites for terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity that are covered by protected areas, by ecosystem type

 
 

Last updated on 1 February 2022

This indicator is currently classified as Tier I. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the Custodian agency for this indicator.

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