Fortress Conservation: Can a Congo Tribe Return to Its Forest?

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Fortress Conservation: Can a Congo Tribe Return to Its Forest?

https://e360.yale.edu/features/batwa-kahuzi-biega-national-park-drc

An African Union ruling finds that parts of a Congo national park should be returned to the Batwa people, who were evicted decades ago. Advocates say the ruling must be implemented and that the Batwa will need support to protect the park’s rare gorillas and other wildlife.

Fortress Conservation: Can a Congo Tribe Return to Its Forest?

An African Union ruling finds that parts of a Congo national park should be returned to the Batwa people, who were evicted decades ago. Advocates say the ruling must be implemented and that the Batwa will need support to protect the park’s rare gorillas and other wildlife.