By Sylvie Djacbou — A few years ago, I found myself in the Baka indigenous sacred forest in Assok, in Cameroon in the course of my work in supporting them to preserve their forest against land grabbers. We were building a forest hut using only leaves and the knowledge of our indigenous partners. I was …
By Kevin Lunzalu — Rightsholders, especially those living in and around conservation areas, will be directly affected by the outcome of the area-based conservation topic in the ongoing post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework negotiations. The target champions the protection of at least 30% of land and sea areas globally by 2030. A rights-based approach is …
The sun was mid-way up when the car that carried me and a few local agricultural officers pulled up in front of a farmhouse. We got out and walked behind the house. There we found a heavily damaged field of corn. The farmer talked animatedly about a strange ‘hungry worm’. His corn was less than …