tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:/xml/angola1Angola news from mongabay.com2009-06-01T22:32:30Ztag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/45792009-05-28T15:23:00Z2009-06-01T22:32:30ZIndigenous people, forest communities in Africa control less than 2% of forest landLess than 2 percent of Africa’s tropical forests are under community control, hindering efforts to slow deforestation and alleviate rural poverty, reports a new assessment from the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI), a global coalition of non-governmental and community organizations.Rhett Butler