State of the Rainforest 2014
Identifying the clans’ rights Preliminary identification of the customary rights of communities of Botwali under the zoning process
M ABEKE
B ONSAMBI
Elikia-Meridjo Mankene
B ONYAMBA
Danos
Maanga
L o b a m b o
Mpili
Boina
B OMBUTE
B OMAIYA
Mpenge
M a l o n d o
Ibamba
B OBAINZA
Botwali
Nzilo
Lunda
Bola bo Nyamba
Moliko kua
Etongu
Mbye Liamba
B ONSAMBI
Bonebetua
Mongindi Manginda Mai Ndombe Itongu
Mombenkolo
Luembe
E l o n g o
Ngondola
B OMPENGE
Membai
B ONYAMBA /N GONDOLA
Ndeke
Malonda
Mbanza
B i n k o l o
Matono
Mpati
M OKELE
Nsenge
M o l i k o
Matono
Mahenge
Nsembo
Bobele
Molumbu
Malinda
Lopemba
Bitale
M IABA
Monde Arabe
Malualumba
Malinda1
B OWANGA
Buekia
Mekongo
B o l o n g ' O n s o n g o
Mionge
Boobe Bo mbo
Mansi
Village Camp Road Path Track
Mokula
Bokoli
Ilonga Mpenge
E l i b a l o m b a
Makolo ma Nonga
Ipaki
Kazamar M IABA 2
B OMBOLELE
Mpili
Ilombe
Land rights
Clan tenure
Iyumbu 1
Tumba Lediima Natural Reserve Scibois industrial logging concession
Iyumbu 2
Community’s activities and resources
B ONGOLA
savannah Wetland
M OWELE
M a l e m b o
Fishing in dam Hunting area Agricultural field
E Q U A T E U R
B A N D U N D U
Sacred site
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
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