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21 April 2025 Suriname
In the Upper Suriname River region, rapid expansion of commercial logging has fuelled internal division within the Saamaka community. In response, Tropenbos Suriname and the Association of Saamaka Communities initiated a conflict resolution training program to equip local leaders, women, and youth with the skills to navigate and resolve disputes, rooted in traditional conflict resolution methods.
21 April 2025 Uganda
In villages surrounding the Itohya Forest in Uganda, frequent crop raids by chimpanzees and other wildlife have led to rising tensions. Ecological Trends Alliance, a Tropenbos International partner, launched a participatory initiative to reduce conflict and support conservation with forest-dependent communities.
21 April 2025 Ghana
In Ghana’s High Forest Zone, informal sharecropping arrangements between cocoa farmers and landowners lead to misunderstandings, conflict, and a reluctance to invest in climate-smart practices. Tropenbos Ghana is helping to resolve these issues by supporting the formalization of traditional agreements, paving the way for more sustainable and collaborative cocoa farming.
21 April 2025 Ethiopia
In Ethiopia’s Tigray-Afar border region, pressure on natural resources has grown following years of conflict. With support from PENHA, customary leaders known as Abogerebs (“fathers of the trees”) have strengthened their role in peacebuilding and environmental management by involving women and youth in their decision-making.
21 April 2025 DR Congo
In Bafwasende, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), leadership conflicts threatened the management of a community forest. Tropenbos DRC initiated a mediation process rooted in customary conflict resolution, rebuilding trust and setting the stage for peaceful and sustainable forest management.
21 April 2025 Colombia
In the remote Solano landscape, tensions between Indigenous and peasant communities over land use have persisted for years. After facilitating intercultural dialogues, Tropenbos Colombia helped implement shared environmental agreements, laying the foundation for peaceful coexistence and showing how collaboration can build resilience and social cohesion.