Enabling Landscapes: INTERHOLCO's Sustainability Report 2017
Interholco presents its first stand-alone Sustainability Report simultaneously in Baar, Switzerland and in Vancouver, Canada, where the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) General Assembly 2017 has just been kicked off. Interholco is an active participant at this General Assembly. To find out more: https://interholco.com/images/pdfs/Enabling-Landscapes-INTERHOLCO-Sustainability-Report-2017-.pdf
Interholco presents its first stand-alone Sustainability Report simultaneously in Baar, Switzerland and in Vancouver, Canada, where the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) General Assembly 2017 has just been kicked off. Interholco is an active participant at this General Assembly.
To find out more: https://interholco.com/images/pdfs/Enabling-Landscapes-INTERHOLCO-Sustainability-Report-2017-.pdf
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Inclusion and human rights<br />
In Central Africa, indigenous people have been regular forest<br />
inhabitants for thousands of years. To ensure that their customary<br />
and traditional rights to land and resources are duly recognized<br />
and respected, we have a well-defined set of safeguards.<br />
Indigenous communities<br />
Approximately 6’000 people are living in the rural areas within the<br />
concession, mostly along the roads (National Road 2 to Brazzaville<br />
and the road to Sembé-Souanké) and along the Sangha River. A<br />
number of temporary camps are located in the forest and along the<br />
smaller rivers.<br />
40% of the rural population are indigenous peoples, in particular the<br />
Mikaya, Bangombé and to a lesser extent, Mbenzelé and Balouma –<br />
referred to as ‘Pygmy’ in the past, today correctly called ‘indigenous<br />
people’.<br />
In 2014 and 2015, Interholco encouraged groups of indigenous<br />
women in several villages to produce traditional mats, which the<br />
company purchased. This has turned into a source of revenue while<br />
reinforcing community work and giving recognition to indigenous<br />
women for their craftsmanship.<br />
48 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT <strong>2017</strong> INTERHOLCO