Implementing global environmental policy at local level: community carbon forestry perspectives in Cameroon

,; Minang, Peter A.

doi:10.3990/1.9789061642602

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“…The conversion of agriculture to forest from 1986 to 2002 can be associated with the Cameroonian government's efforts to ght climate change and implement the clean development mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol. Cameroon created the 1994 new Forest, Wildlife and Fisheries Law, which was a revision of the Forest Law of 1981 (Minang, 2007). This law led to the creation of community forests such as Bakingili Community Forest, Mount Cameroon Forests, among others.…”

Section: Lulc Pattern From 1986 To 2020mentioning

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Urban expansion and the loss of agricultural lands and forest cover in Limbe, Cameroon

Enomah,

Acheampong,

et al. 2024

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Using LULC change detection analysis, it is possible to identify changes due to urbanization, deforestation, or a natural disaster in an area. As the population growth and urbanization intensity increase, real time solutions for the effects of urbanization on land use are required to assess its implications on food security and livelihood. The study seeks to identify and quantify recent LULC changes in Limbe, Cameroon, and to measure rates of conversion between agricultural, forest, and urban lands between 1986 to 2020 using remote sensing and GIS. The classification result reveals that 2020 image has the highest overall accuracy of 94.6 while 2002 image have an overall accuracy of 89.2%. The overall gain for agriculture was approximately 4.6km2, urban has an overall gain of nearly 12.7 km2 while the overall loss for forest was − 16.9km2 during this period. Much of the land area previously occupied by forest is declining as pressures for urban area and new settlements increased. The study's findings have significant policy implications for sustainable land-use and cover practices. The results offer significant perspectives for researchers and decision makers who are interested in environmentally conscious development and sustainable land use.

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Section: Lulc Pattern From 1986 To 2020mentioning

confidence: 99%

Urban expansion and the loss of agricultural lands and forest cover in Limbe, Cameroon

Enomah,

Acheampong,

et al. 2024

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Implementing global environmental policy at local level: community carbon forestry perspectives in Cameroon

Abstract: Their commitment, patience and encouragement have been priceless. I feel privileged to have learnt so much from them within and outside this research. I will also like to extend special thanks to Prof Willem van den Toorn for his guidance and support during the early days of this research.

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Urban expansion and the loss of agricultural lands and forest cover in Limbe, Cameroon

Urban expansion and the loss of agricultural lands and forest cover in Limbe, Cameroon

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