Forest Peoples Programme

The Batwa of South West Uganda The Broad Situation of Central African Forest People

01 Oct 2000

The Batwa of south west Uganda number only a few thousand people and are one of the hunter-gatherer and ex-hunter-gatherer peoples collectively known as the forest peoples (or ‘Pygmies’) of the Central African rainforests.

The Batwa of South West Uganda: World Bank Policy on Indigenous Peoples and the Conservation of the Bwindi and Mgahinga National Parks

03 May 2000

Rapport de l'Enquête sur le Degré d'Implication des Peuples Autochtones dans le cycle du projet Pipeline Tchad-Cameroun

01 May 2000

Heading towards Extinction Indigenous Rights in Africa: The Case of the Twa of the Kahuzi-Biega National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo

01 Jan 2000

BOOK AVAILABLE ON REQUEST FROM FPP OFFICE: info@forestpeoples.orgThe Twa of the Kahuzi-Biega National Park were evicted from their traditional lands in the name of wildlife conservation. This book details their case in both the African context and that of emerging and established international norms and principles of indigenous peoples' rights.ISBN 87-90730-31-3 142 pages Published by FPP and IWGIA

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