Cote d'Ivoire Protected Forests

Farmers stand among houses destroyed during an eviction operation in the protected forest of Goin-Débé, Côte d'Ivoire
Farmers stand among houses destroyed during an eviction operation in the protected forest of Goin-Débé, Côte d'Ivoire, in January 2016. © 2016 Human Rights Watch
A laborer walks among trees cut down by farmers in the protected forest of Goin-Débé in August 2015.
A laborer walks among trees cut down by farmers in the protected forest of Goin-Débé in August 2015. The Ivorian government plans to restore protected forests as part of a commitment to return at least 20% of its territory to forest, but the government has so far failed to provide farmers with adequate notice of eviction operations or access to alternative housing or land. © 2015 Reuters
A woman looks at the ruins of the village of Baleko-Niégré, Côte d'Ivoire, razed during an eviction operation in the protected forest of Niégré in June 2013. More than 20,000 farmers were evicted during the operation.
A woman looks at the ruins of the village of Baleko-Niégré, Côte d'Ivoire, razed during an eviction operation in the protected forest of Niégré in June 2013. More than 20,000 farmers were evicted during the operation. © 2015 Getty Images
The remnants of a local tailor’s workshop in a village targeted by an eviction operation in the protected forest of Goin-Débé, Côte d'Ivoire, in January 2016.
The remnants of a local tailor’s workshop in a village targeted by an eviction operation in the protected forest of Goin-Débé, Côte d'Ivoire, in January 2016. © 2016 Human Rights Watch
A farmer walks in a village in the protected Goin-Débé forest in August 2015. Multiple villages in Goin-Débé, as in other protected forests in Côte d'Ivoire, have mosques, churches, and government-run schools.
A farmer walks in a village in the protected Goin-Débé forest in August 2015. Multiple villages in Goin-Débé, as in other protected forests in Côte d'Ivoire, have mosques, churches, and government-run schools. © 2015 Reuters
Children stand among houses burnt during an eviction operation in the protected forest of Goin-Débé, Côte d'Ivoire, in January 2016.
Children stand among houses burnt during an eviction operation in the protected forest of Goin-Débé, Côte d'Ivoire, in January 2016. © 2016 Human Rights Watch
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