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Project for the Creation of the Inter-Ethnic Forest Council
ASET, in collaboration with the Congolese association LOKOLE INTERNATIONAL ASBL, plans to establish the Inter-Ethnic Forest Council (IEFC), which aims to unite all ethnic groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and eventually across Africa to protect the forests.
The essential goal of the IEFC is to bring people together around the forests to protect them by prioritizing local communities in decision-making processes regarding forest management. This will contribute to improving their living conditions, combating climate change, protecting biodiversity, reducing poverty and inequalities through a better sharing of the benefits derived from forest exploitation, as well as promoting prosperity and peace.
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Forests are vital for local communities, particularly for their future, and they are in constant danger due to poor exploitation over several decades in the DRC and globally. Deforestation and the appropriation of wealth by a minority (notably large timber companies) jeopardize the livelihoods of these populations.
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Forests harbor their entire ancestral heritage: traditional medicine, knowledge of plants and wildlife, culture, and traditional rituals, etc.
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Equatorial forests house significant biodiversity and are among the major regulators of regional and global climate, hence the urgent need to protect them.
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The organization of the IEFC will depend entirely on members representing the ethnic groups without external interference.
The functioning of the IEFC, which will thus be an emanation of local communities, will involve collaboration with governments and scientists to manage the forests sustainably and equitably while promoting social, spiritual, and economic development.
The project will be implemented gradually, starting in the Equateur province, and will then be established in the 26 provinces of the DRC (representing 450 ethnic groups), followed by an extension to the countries of the Congo River basin and then to the scale of Africa.
Expected outcomes include the valorization of traditional knowledge, particularly in the public health sector, reduced deforestation, improved soil quality, increased food security, and better social cohesion.