Etoubili and boalôo: Community biocultural mapping reveals historical occupation and enables defense of African rainforests - Community Fisheries

Etoubili and boalôo: Community biocultural mapping reveals historical occupation and enables defense of African rainforests - Community Fisheries

Since 2020, the Kota community of Massaha in Gabon has been calling on the government to protect their Ibola Dja Bana Ba Massaha territory of life from industrial logging and recognize and secure it as a community-conserved area. The journey is ongoing, and has had many ups and downs, frequently documented by the ICCA Consortium and other allies. Now, the community of Massaha themselves — with the territory as first-author — in collaboration wit…