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Communities driving locally led restoration efforts to revitalize Bubeke Community Forest in Kalangala District, Uganda.

Deep in Kalangala District in Uganda lies the Bubeke sacred rain forest, once a home to 13 sacred natural sites protected by Basese custodians who enforced customary governance systems. But over the years, waves of oil-palm plantations and charcoal making have eaten away at Bubeke’s edges. Margret Nakazibwe, a 50-year-old smallholder farmer and a resident of the area recalls how […]

African commission Resolution (372) on Sacred Natural Sites and Territories

The African commission on human and Peoples’ Rights is a Pan-African body. Its key role is to ensure that both individuals (humans) and communities (peoples) have their inherent rights, as enshrined in the African Charter, acknowledged and protected across Africa. Since being founded in 1987, Commissioners have met at least twice a year to report on progress and violations of […]