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Publications and reports: Uganda

This site contains documents prepared by FPP, information from our partners, and other materials of relevance to indigenous peoples, forest-dependent communities and forests.

Documents, listed below in date order, can be downloaded free or printed copies can be purchased online or ordered from: julia@forestpeoples.org.

All our publications are free to indigenous peoples' organisations.
Southern NGOs are entitled to a 50% discount.
Publication
Format
Report on the African Commission's Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities'
research and information visit to the Republic of Uganda in July 2006

The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) adopted this report at its 43rd Ordinary Session, 7 - 22 May 2008
Report published by ACHPR and IWGIA, 2009
link to report
Request to the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples about the situation of the Batwa people of southwest Uganda
Submitted by United Organisation for Batwa Development in Uganda (UOBDU) and Forest Peoples Programme (FPP)
July 2009
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Historical and contemporary land laws and their impact on indigenous peoples' land rights in Uganda: The case of the Batwa
Rose Nakayi
One of five country studies in the series 'Land rights and the forest peoples of Africa: Historical, legal and anthropological perspectives'
Published June 2009
(Click on link for the full collection of studies)
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Les lois foncières du passé et d'aujourd'hui et leur impact sur les droits fonciers des peuples autochtones en Ouganda : Le cas des Batwa
Rose NAKAYI
Le cinquième rapport d'une série de cinq études de pays intitulée : "Les droits fonciers et les peuples des forêts d'Afrique : Perspectives historiques, juridiques et anthropologiques"
Juin 2009
(Pour voir tous les titres de la série, cliquez sur le lien)
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Alternative Report to the Second Periodic Report of Uganda
to the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights

Provides information on the situation of the indigenous Batwa people of Uganda and comments on Uganda's First Periodic Report to the Commission
Submitted by: United Organisation for Batwa Development in Uganda (UOBDU), Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) and International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA)
May 2009
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Uganda
Report by Chris Kidd and Penninah Zaninka for The Indigenous World 2009, IWGIA's Yearbook
Published April 2009
Link to the full publication on IWGIA's website: http://www.iwgia.org/sw162.asp
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'Batwa to petition Parliament over land'
Article published in New Vision, Uganda
6 March 2009
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Press release
Ugandan Batwa issue declaration calling for their rights to be recognised

Community representatives from 5 districts have submitted the declaration to the Government demanding land for resettlement. Since they were evicted from their traditional forests In the 1990s to make way for national parks, they have been marginalised and landless. They also seek renewed access to the forest for their cultural practices.
The Batwa Declaration to the Government of Uganda on Securing their Land Rights
February 2009
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Conservation and Indigenous Peoples: Assessing the Progress since Durban
Interim report: discussion draft

Launched at the IUCN World Conservation Conference, Barcelona, this is a review of 8 country studies which indicate that despite a commitment to respect the rights of indigenous peoples in protected areas, conservationists have failed to deliver on this promise.
Forest Peoples Programme
October 2008
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Conservación y Pueblos Indígenas: Evaluando progresos desde Durban
Informe preliminar: borrador para discusión

Una contribución al Congreso Mundial de la Naturaleza de la UICN
Forest Peoples Programme
Octubre de 2008
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Securing Indigenous Peoples´Rights in Conservation:
A review of south-west Uganda

A contribution to the World Conservation Congress, October 2008
Forest Peoples Programme and UOBDU (United Organisation for Batwa Development in Uganda)
September 2008
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Joint declaration by indigenous organisations and indigenous support organisations on the Central Albertine Rift Transboundary Biosphere Initiative
Tripartate declaration to the governments of the DRC, Rwanda and Uganda on the creation of a transboundary reserve which includes Volcanoes National Park, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Semliki National Park, and Virunga National Park
April 2008
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Déclaration commune des associations autochtones et des associations d'accompagnement des autochtones sur l'Initiative de la réserve de biosphère transfrontalière du Rift Albertin central
Déclaration tripartite aux gouvernements du RDC, de Rwanda et d'Ouganda sur la création d'une réserve transfrontalière qui inclut le Parc national des Volcans, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Semliki National Park et le Parc national de Virunga.
Avril 2008
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The Indigenous Batwa People and Protected Areas in southwest Uganda
A review of Uganda's implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas

Brief report as part of FPP's series on Indigenous Peoples and Protected Areas
January 2008
pdf (0.3Mb)
Uganda
Report by Téa Braun for The Indigenous World 2007, IWGIA's Yearbook
Published July 2007
Link to the full publication on IWGIA's website: http://www.iwgia.org/sw20568.asp
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Human rights abuses, land conflicts, broken promises – the reality of carbon ‘offset’ projects in Uganda
Press release by FERN/SinksWatch
12 January 2007
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A funny place to store carbon
UWA-FACE Foundation's tree planting project in Mount Elgon National Park, Uganda

Chris Lang and Timothy Byakola
Published by World Rainforest Movement (WRM)
December 2006
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Supplementary Report to the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights on the human rights situation of the Batwa in Uganda
submitted by FPP, UOBDU and IWGIA for the Commission's 40th session in The Gambia
November 2006
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Follow-up: UN's Committee on the Rights of the Child recommends government action to improve living conditions for Batwa children
Positive outcome to submission of shadow report by FPP and UOBDU (United Organisation for Batwa Development in Uganda) - see link below - to the UN's Committee on the Rights of the Child
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Supplemental Report on the First Periodic Report of Uganda
on the Convention on the Rights of the Child
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submitted by FPP and UOBDU
May 2005
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Central Africa: Great Lakes Region and Cameroon -
Report by Lucy Mulvagh, John Nelson and Dorothy Jackson for The Indigenous World 2005, IWGIA’s Yearbook
published May 2005

The Global Environment Facility in Central Africa -
A desk-based review of the treatment of indigenous peoples' and social issues in a sample of 14 biodiversity projects - March 2005

Twa Women, Twa Rights in the Great Lakes Region of Africa
November 2003
This report, by Dorothy Jackson, is the copyright of Minority Rights Group International, and printed copies can be ordered from MRG Central Books: Tel +44 (0)845 458 9910 (Mail Order), or email mo@centralbooks.com
Indigenous peoples & protected areas in Africa - from principles to practice
The impact of 10 conservation projects on the lives and futures of indigenous peoples
in 7 African countries, including Uganda.
Project background and links to all case studies
2001 - 2003
To purchase the book of this project online - click on "look & buy"


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Les peuples autochtones et les aires protégées en Afrique : du principe à la pratique
L'impact de 10 projets de conservation sur la vie et sur l'avenir de peuples autochtones
dans 7 pays d'Afrique, y inclus l'Ouganda.
Présentation du projet et lien à chaque étude de cas
2001 - 2003
Pour acheter en ligne le livre sur ce projet cliquez sur "découvrez et achetez"


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FPP support for capacity building and sustainable resource use of Batwa communities around Mgahinga and Bwindi Impenetrable Forests, South West Uganda
Overview - August 2002
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Africa: Forests Under Threat -
WRM, 2002
Africa: bosques en peligro -
WRM, 2002
A Survey of Indigenous Land Tenure – in Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia
A report for the Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO), December 2001
The Batwa of South West Uganda:
World Bank Policy on Indigenous Peoples and the Conservation of the Bwindi and Mgahinga National Parks

October 2000
Background to the situation of the Batwa, south western Uganda
October 2000
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