Central Africa

Deforestation in central Africa brings HIV/AIDS to indigenous communities, mainly women

Submitted by FdN on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 21:05
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Mon, 07/30/2007 - Indigenous peoples living in the tropical rainforests of Central Africa are widely dispersed and identify their groups by a variety of names. Numbering a total of 300,000 to 500,000 people, those members of communities from several ethnic groups characterized by their small stature are identified under the generic name of “pygmies” (see WRM Bulletin Nº 119).

Statements: British MP condemns World Bank-backed plans for rainforest logging in the Congo

Submitted by FdN on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 09:44
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Member of Parliament Bob Blizzard (Waveney) yesterday said in a Westminster Hall debate that "there was no chance at all" that a World Bank-backed plan to 'develop' the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which are the second largest on Earth, would bring any benefits to impoverished local people. Instead, the planned expansion of the timber industry would, the MP said, damage the livelihoods of some of the poorest people on Earth, including those of local 'Pygmies'.

MINING AND FOREST SECTORS IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Submitted by FdN on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 08:59
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FACE TO THE INDIGENOUS PYGMIES’ COOPERATIVE ENVIRONMENT.

POSITION OF THE PROBLEM.

The Democratic Republic of congo has just done the reformation of its mining and forest regimes in giving an edict of mining code and a code of forest. This country has immeasurable forests which represent almost the half of its area, that is more or less 1,1million km. In addition, it has spacious reserves of ores and other precious raw materials such as: cassiterite and its accompaniments, gold, diamond, and so forth.

Precised informations about these ores can be found on the following site: