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Identifying the clans’ rights
Preliminary identification of the customary rights of communities
of Botwali under the zoning process
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Sacred site
savannah
Tumba Lediima Natural Reserve
Scibois industrial logging concession
Wetland
Clan tenure
Land rights
Community’s activities and resources
Fishing in dam
Hunting area
Village
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Track
Agricultural field
In DRC, participatory mapping was initiated by civil
society organizations in reaction to vast, centralized
land allocation processes threatening local communities
and indigenous peoples' customary land rights. Partici-
patory mapping proved to be a very adequate tool,
enabling the communities to identify their rights and
claim them. RFN and partners have been cooperating
since 2006, improving mapping technology, implement-
ing it in various contexts, including in the Itombwe forest
reserve.
Source: Participatory mapping conducted by Réseau Ressources Naturelles, DRC. Research and GIS cartography by Barthélemy Boika, 2013
