REPALEAC

Reseau des Populations autochtones et locales pour la Gestion durable des ecosystems forestiers en Afrique central

Member since: 2024

Working towards these commitments

Respect, protect and strengthen the land rights of women and men living in poverty, ensuring that no one is deprived of the use and control of the land on which their well-being and human dignity depend, including through eviction, expulsion or exclusion, and with compulsory changes to tenure undertaken only in line with international law and standards on human rights.
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Secure Tenure Rights

Respect and protect the inherent land and territorial rights of indigenous peoples, as set out in ILO Convention 169 and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, including by recognizing that respect for indigenous knowledge and cultures contributes to sustainable and equitable development and proper management of the environment".
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Secure territorial rights for Indigenous Peoples

Enable the role of local land users in territorial and ecosystem management, recognizing that sustainable development and the stewardship of ecosystems are best achieved through participatory decision-making and management at the territorial-level, empowering local land users and their communities with the authority, means and incentives to carry out this responsibility.
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Locally-managed ecosystems

Ensure that processes of decision-making over land are inclusive, so that policies, laws, procedures and decisions concerning land adequately reflect the rights, needs and aspirations of individuals and communities who will be affected by them. This requires the empowerment of those who otherwise would face limitations in representing their interests, particularly through support to land users' and other civil society organizations that are best able to inform, mobilize and legitimately represent marginalized land users, and their participation in multi-stakeholder platforms for policy dialogue.
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Inclusive decision-making

Prevent and remedy land grabbing, respecting traditional land use rights and local livelihoods, and ensuring that all large-scale initiatives that involve the use of land, water and other natural resources comply with human rights and environmental obligations and are based on: the free, prior and informed consent of existing land users; a thorough assessment of economic, social, cultural and environmental impacts with respect to both women and men; democratic planning and independent oversight; and transparent contracts that respect labour rights, comply with social and fiscal obligations and are specific and binding on the sharing of responsibilities and benefits. Where adverse impacts on human rights and legitimate tenure rights have occurred, concerned actors should provide for, and cooperate in, impartial and competent mechanisms to provide remedy, including through land restitution and compensation.
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Effective actions against land grabbing

Respect and protect the civil and political rights of human rights defenders working on land issues, combat the stigmatization and criminalisation of peaceful protest and land rights activism, and end impunity for human rights violations, including harassment, threats, violence and political imprisonment
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Protected land rights defenders

Mission

Militer pour l’amélioration des conditions de vie des PACL en adéquation avec leurs us et coutumes tout en contribuant à la gestion durable des ressources naturelles.en valeur des écosystèmes;
Mener le plaidoyer pour la participation et la prise en compte des droits et intérêts des PACL dans les sphères de négociations afférentes aux problématiques en lien avec les PACL et la mise

Objectives

Le REPALEAC poursuit les objectifs stratégiques ci-après et constitués à des axes de travail :
• Axe 1 : Sécurisation des terres, territoires et ressources naturelles des PACL
• Axe 2 : Participation des PACL dans les décisions concernant l’accès, la gestion durable des terres, forêts, et ressources naturelles aux niveaux local, national et international.
• Axe 3 : Accroissement des bénéfices économiques durables pour les PACL liés à la gestion durabledes ressources naturelles et des forêts
• Axe 4 : Amélioration des conditions de vie des PACL
• Axe 5 Défense des intérêts des PACL en Afrique Centrale

Constituencies

• Crée en 2003, à Kigali au Rwanda, le REPALEAC est un réseau sous régional thématique et spécialisé de la Conférence sur les Ecosystèmes Denses et Humides d’Afrique Centrale (CEFDHAC), au sein de l’espace COMIFAC
• le REPALEAC couvre le Burundi, Cameroun, Congo, Gabon, RCA, RDC, Tchad,, Rwanda. Il est formé de plus de 167 organisations et communautés de base des PACL