MESSAGE TO PLANNERS AND POLICY MAKERS. Policy decisions are based on information, but that information is rarely made available to the people it ultimately concerns. We write much about indigenous peoples, but rarely do we share our thoughts or make our reports accessible to them. Information is power and for that reason we must be conscious of the imperative to share.

I ERASING THE MASTERS OF TIME. Nous autres, les Akwa, nous autres, nous sommes petits, petits, nous sommes petits entre les petits. Trilles, Les Pygmées de la forêt équatoriale, 1932. Identity, culture and domination.

Commercial Logging and HIV Epidemic CDC EID. Pygmy populations seronegative for Marburg virus.

Extremely vulnerable to the enforcement of hunting control measures established to target commercial operators.

Selections are based on their topical focus on peoples and cultures to highlight not only the wide diversity of indigenous peoples, but also the wide diversity of cultural observers and commentators.

Collection encompasses national laws, international obligations and normative legal frameworks that pertain to indigenous peoples of the Congo Basin. Includes information about institutions, bodies, mechanisms and proceedings that support recognition and promotion of the human rights of indigenous peoples at national, regional and international levels. La transparence, la gouvernance et la loi.

Country-specific information relevant to indigenous peoples of Cameroon, Central Africa Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon and Republic of Congo. Very general information about indigenous peoples disaggregated by country.

Highlights critical issues, key themes, useful ideas and positive models for actors whose initiatives and activities affect the lives of indigenous peoples in the Republic of Congo and the larger Congo Basin Region.