DR Congo hands over nearly 850,000 hectares of rainforest to indigenous and local communities

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are set to transfer 847,818 hectares of rainforest to Indigenous Peoples and local communities in what is being described as the country’s largest one-day recognition of community lands. The move, formalised through 31 Local Community Forest Concession (CFCL) titles, strengthens community control over forests in Tshopo Province, […]

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