Forest, Plantation Crops or Small-scale Agriculture? An Economic Analysis of Alternative Land Use Options in the Mount Cameroon Area

Yaron, Gil

doi:10.1080/09640560123194

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“…In the natural forest, keeping forest habitat also allows the potential for the maintenance of Bio prospection. A study in the south west Region of Cameroon stated the importance of forest for the provision water to agro-industry companies and puts a figure of 70 to 270 $/Ha of forest that can be paid annually to maintain the forest (Ruitenbeek et al 1990, Yaron 2001. However, the finding of this study was not supported by any concrete actions between the companies and the structure in charge of forest management, so it remained at the level of technical analysis.…”

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Valuation of forest carbon stocks to estimate the potential for result-based payment under REDD+ in Cameroon

Sonwa¹,

Nlom²,

Neba³

2016

int. forest. rev.

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SUMMARYThis study base on existing scientific literature makes an economic evaluation of carbon stocks gained under different deforestation and forest degradation scenarios (100, 50 and 25% avoided deforestation) during a 20 years period . It analyzes the associated financial commitments to achieve greenhouse gas emission reduction, and further discusses deforestation avoidance in the context of the 2035 emergence ambition of Cameroon. The Cumulative Stock of carbon potentially avoided during the period 2010-2030 for the 3 scenarios are 151.10 Mt, 75.55 Mt and 37.77 Mt respectively for 100%, 50% and 25% avoided deforestation. This can lead to an anticipated cumulative carbon revenue of 1 670 648 017. 37 US$; 835 324 008. 69 US$; and 417 662 004. 34 US$ respectively for the 3 deforestation scenarios. Other services such as biodiversity are discussed as co-benefits that can be derived from forest management. The current study thus provides basic information which can help to enrich the debate on the feasibility of REDD+ implementation in Cameroon. Keywords: Payment for Environmental Services (PES), REDD+, carbon stock, greenhouse gases, CameroonDonner une valeur aux stocks de carbone forestier pour estimer le potentiel de paiement basé sur les résultats dans le cadre de la REDD+ au Cameroun D.J. SONWA, J.H. NLOM et S.G. NEBA Cette étude se base sur la littérature scientifique existante pour faire une évaluation économique des stocks de carbone sauvée dans le cadre de différents scénarios de déforestation et de dégradation forestière (100, 50 et 25% de la déforestation évitée) pendant une période de 20 ans . L'étude analyse les engagements financiers pour atteindre les réductions des émissions des Gaz à Effet de Serre, et discute la déforestation évitée dans le contexte des ambitions d'émergence du Cameroun à l'horizon 2035. Les stocks cumulatifs de carbone potentiellement évités au cours de la période 2010-2030 pour les 3 scénarios sont 151,10 Mt, 75,55 Mt et 37,77 Mt respectivement pour 100%, 50% et 25% de la déforestation évitée. Cela peut conduire à un revenu carbone cumulatif de 1 670 648 017. 37 US $; 835 324 008. 69 US $; et 417 662 004. 34 US $ respectivement pour les 3 scénarios de déforestation. D'autres services tels que la biodiversité sont discutés comme Co-bénéfices qui peuvent être tirés de la gestion des forêts. Cette étude fournit donc des informations de base qui peuvent aider à enrichir le débat sur la faisabilité de la mise en oeuvre de la REDD+ au Cameroun.Tasación de los stocks de carbono forestal para estimar el potencial de pago por resultados dentro de REDD+ en Camerún D.J. SONWA, J.H. NLOM y S.G. NEBA Este estudio hace una tasación económica de los sumideros de carbono obtenidos en diferentes escenarios de deforestación y degradación forestal (reducción de la de forestación del 100, 50 y 25%) durante un periodo de 20 años (2010-2030) en base a la bibliografía científica. Analiza los compromisos financieros asociados para alcanzar la reducción de gases de efecto invernadero, y trata además...

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“…Ruitenbeek (1990) and Yaron et al (2001) made an assessment of the willingness to pay for water services provided by the forest in Cameroon but these results were hardly translated into a payment for ecosystem services (PES). Deforestation and forest degradation has an impact on the local hydrological service (Chomitz 2007).…”

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Valuation of forest carbon stocks to estimate the potential for result-based payment under REDD+ in Cameroon

Sonwa¹,

Nlom²,

Neba³

2016

int. forest. rev.

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“…Third, the private benefits of conversion are often exaggerated by intervention failures. In the Cameroon study, for example, forests were cleared for plantations because of private benefits arising from government tax incentives and subsidies (12). The same is true for the Canadian wetland example (14), as well as for many other wetlands across USA and Europe (24).…”

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“…income disparity worldwide is increasing and most countries are not on track to meet the (From [11][12][13][14][15]; see [10] for further details.) …”

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Economic Reasons for Conserving Wild Nature

Balmford

Bruner

Cooper

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On the eve of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, it is timely to assess progress over the 10 years since its predecessor in Rio de Janeiro. Loss and degradation of remaining natural habitats has continued largely unabated. However, evidence has been accumulating that such systems generate marked economic benefits, which the available data suggest exceed those obtained from continued habitat conversion. We estimate that the overall benefit:cost ratio of an effective global program for the conservation of remaining wild nature is at least 100:1.

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“…This is in contrast with the works of Ratsimbazafy et al (2012) who argued that the indigenes of the Makira region in the North Eastern section of Madagascar use the adjacent forest Makira forest more than others. The high probability (0.78) that a forest user will be a nonindigenes observed in the study area is attributed to the fact that non-indigenes make up the bulk of the population in most of the localities (Tekwe and Percy, 2001;Folemu, 2011) and also constitute the majority of those involved in farming and forest gathering (Yaron, 1999).…”

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Community forest use and dependence for livelihoods in Fako Division, South West Region of Cameroon

Ngang¹,

Azinwie²,

Tellen³

et al. 2018

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This study assessed the extent, patterns and socio-demographic determinants of community forest use and dependence for livelihood in three community forests areas in Fako Division, Cameroon. The data, collected principally through a questionnaire administered to 295 selected community members, was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Science 20. The study found that most (61.3%) of the respondents directly use the community forest, principally for fuelwood collection (89.4%), NTFPs harvesting (41.3%), subsistence farming (40%) and timber exploitation (25.7%). Community forest use was significantly predicted by user's location (p=0.039), gender (p=0.011), primary occupation (p=0.00), level of education (p=0.00), income level (p=0.023), origin (p=0.010) and membership in Community Forest Management Group (p=0.025). Furthermore, it was observed that most (53.1%) of the forest users depended on the forest for 61-100% of their household food, energy and material needs while the sales of forest resources accounted for 61-100% of the monthly income of 57.9% others. The study concluded that community forest resources make up a considerable portion of the livelihood portfolio of many forest-fringe households in the area and recommended among other things improvements in the current land tenure policy to enable local stakeholders to fully embrace participatory forestry and the training of forest users on value adding activities to enhance returns from the commercialization of forest products.

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Forest, Plantation Crops or Small-scale Agriculture? An Economic Analysis of Alternative Land Use Options in the Mount Cameroon Area

Cited by 38 publications

References 20 publications

Valuation of forest carbon stocks to estimate the potential for result-based payment under REDD+ in Cameroon

Valuation of forest carbon stocks to estimate the potential for result-based payment under REDD+ in Cameroon

Economic Reasons for Conserving Wild Nature

Community forest use and dependence for livelihoods in Fako Division, South West Region of Cameroon

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