Les droits essentiels pour la gestion communautaire des forêts

This report by Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) outlines the essential rights required for the successful implementation of Community Forest Management (CFM). It argues that CFM is not merely a forestry technique but a political tool for defending the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, asserting that these rights are inherent and exist independently of state recognition.

• Community Forest Management (CFM) is more effective at preserving biological diversity and maintaining healthier ecosystems than traditional conservation models such as national parks.
• The document identifies numerous systemic threats to the rights of communities practicing CFM, specifically calling for states to restrict or prohibit projects involving the 'financialization of nature', industrial agricultural expansion, industrial logging, mining, oil exploration, and large-scale infrastructure like high-speed trains and mega-bridges.
• Successful CFM requires specific internal community conditions, including organization based on customs and traditions, inclusive decision-making processes that ensure the participation of women and youth, and the establishment of internal mechanisms to prevent and resolve corruption.
• The report emphasizes the necessity of gender justice and the dismantling of patriarchy within CFM, asserting that women's rights must be fully recognized even when they conflict with certain traditional community practices.
• Essential external rights that states must guarantee include the right to self-determination, collective land titles held in perpetuity, and the right to say 'NO' to external investments or the establishment of conservation zones without explicit consent.
• The document advocates for the protection of traditional knowledge, including the right to reject intellectual property rights or patents on seeds and biological diversity, and the right to refuse entry to scientists collecting data for corporations.
• The rights associated with CFM are characterized as universal, interdependent, inalienable, imprescriptible, and collective, deriving their authority from community traditions rather than state law.

APA

Friends of the Earth International (2020). Les droits essentiels pour la gestion communautaire des forêts. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Les-droits-essentiels-pour-la-gestion-communautaire-des-forêts.pdf

Chicago

Friends of the Earth International. Les droits essentiels pour la gestion communautaire des forêts. 2020. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Les-droits-essentiels-pour-la-gestion-communautaire-des-forêts.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{friendsoftheearthinternational2020les, author = {{Friends of the Earth International}}, title = {{Les droits essentiels pour la gestion communautaire des forêts}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2020}, month = jul, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Les-droits-essentiels-pour-la-gestion-communautaire-des-forêts.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }