Can a Reforestation Project Stop Land Grabs? Villagers in the DRC Give It a Try

africa g90c0b9e6c 1920 Can a Reforestation Project Stop Land Grabs? Villagers in the DRC Give It a Try

Takeaways:

  • The fear of losing their land has inspiring residents in the southern Democratic of Republic of Congo to take part in a reforestation initiative in the miombo woodlands.
  • Farmers learn about how to protect and sustainably use the forest and its resources as well as forest regeneration techniques and planting native species.
  • “Here in the village, all our resources come from the forests…we sell these to pay for our children’s education and other small activities. This is what pushed us to mobilize and ask the government for our own concession to avoid these [land] problems again” said the village chief Lumbwe Kyabula Jean.

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