Review of community forest legislation

From 3 to 5 February 2026, the Brainforest–Minapyga–Keva Initiative consortium brought together some twenty civil society actors in Libreville for a technical workshop on revising the texts governing community forests.

The meeting is part of the project "Greening the land rights of forest communities", funded by the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI).

"We came together to initiate in-depth work on the texts governing the creation and management of community forests. This approach is part of the Forest Code revision process launched by the Ministry of Water and Forests."

— Adley Kael Mounguengui, project technical assistant

Main recommendations

The proposals focus on:

• Simplifying creation procedures
• Strengthening management committees
• Clarifying land rights
• Securing rural forest areas