Tuesday, 26 August 2008

Mapping crucial for indigenous peoples

The P3DM exercise that took place in Nessuit, Nakuru among the Ogiek of Kenya is increasingly being used by the community in their territorial rights struggles. The Prime Minister's task force on Mau forest formed in late July has requested the digital maps generated by the P3DM exercise. The Ogiek of Eastern Mau now stand a better chance to argue their ancestral claims.

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