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Pygmies face logging code as struggle for forest rights
In Congo, Pygmy chief Mbomba Bokenu says his people may accept soap and salt in exchange for forest access while a new forestry code promises 16 percent of logging revenue back to affected communities. Experts warn uneducated Pygmies may struggle to use the law to protect their trees.
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Lake Tumba
Congo
Mbomba Bokenu
Bokenu
Richard Mboyo
Center For Ecology and Forestry
Equator
Mboyo
Africa
Sue Bantus
Kinshasa
Florentin Kaye
Joseph Kabila
Environment Ministry
Joseph Sudi
Associated Press
Sudi