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In the Republic of Congo, the civil society platform for the sustainable management of forests has just held a three day workshop, (from 19-21 January 2012). It was facilitated by Client Earth (Nathalie Faure), Well-Grounded (Cath Long), FERN (Indra van Gisbergen) and international forest legislation expert Robinson Djeukam, financed by the European Forest Institute and co-organised by FERN and the Observatoire Congolais des Droits de l’Homme (OCDH).

ClientEarth met with two Fang communities in the north of Gabon to study the land tenure regime in the Woleu-Ntem province’s rural areas. What is striking is that so few people have so far secured legal ownership over their lands. Why?

ClientEarth is engaged in working with forest communities and civil society in Africa to offer legal and strategic support to secure communities’ rights and promote fair and sustainable management of forests and land. We are working closely with local partners in Gabon, Ghana and the Republic of Congo.