Politico-economic determinants of forestry policy in Cameroon

Njoh, Ambe J.

doi:10.1007/s10708-008-9118-z

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“…Due to the National Park's creation, it became necessary by law to resettle the seven forest villages [58] (p. 118). The idea of resettlement was discussed in public for the first time in 1981.…”

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Analyzing Coping Strategies and Adaptation after Resettlement—Case Study of Ekondo Kondo, Cameroon and Ekondo Kondo Model of Adaptation

Schopp

2020

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This article centrally deals with the resettlement of the Cameroonian village Ekondo Kondo. In the following paper, I present resettlements as catastrophic events for the relocated populations. Research was conducted in the resettled Cameroonian village of Ekondo Kondo. The objectives of the research were to find out what kind of changes and challenges (positive and negative) people faced after relocation, whether these changes and challenges illustrated aspects of adaptation after resettlement which are lacking in the literature, and whether they could be included in the existing models of adaptation after resettlement to provide an enhanced framework for resettlement-linked projects. I demonstrate the consequences of the relocation for women and men. Whereas women developed coping strategies, adapted to the new village (site) 13 years after the relocation, and were able to emancipate themselves, men are still struggling with the relocation’s changes including threats to their former social role as hunters. These results support my argument that the existing adaptation models in the literature do not depict all key challenges the relocated populations have to go through. According to the fieldwork results, there are several adaptation processes in different key areas which do not follow one another or run homogenously but overlap and sometimes happen at the same time and on different levels. Additionally, there are significant gender specific differences which can be depicted in these key areas. Further predispositions of social groups, such as interests or experiences, can influence the processes of coping and adaptation as well. For this reason, I present and introduce the Ekondo Kondo Model of adaptation after relocation, which can be helpful both for difficult adaptation following disasters and adaptation processes when people develop fast coping strategies and get positive results.

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Analyzing Coping Strategies and Adaptation after Resettlement—Case Study of Ekondo Kondo, Cameroon and Ekondo Kondo Model of Adaptation

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2020

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“…Generally, concessions overlap with other land uses, including village forests used by local communities for a number of purposes. These companies can and do generate immense wealth for corporations and government coffers Njoh, 2007). However, very little of it finds its way back to the communities in which they operate (The Rainforest Foundation & Forests Monitor, 2007) and extreme poverty conditions persist in most forest-dependent communities in and around these concessions (Friends of the Earth International, 2005; The Rainforest Foundation & Forests Monitor, 2007).…”

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Cameroon’s Environmental Impact Assessment Decree and Public Participation in Concession-Based Forestry: An Exploratory Assessment of Eight Forest-Dependent Communities

Alemagi¹,

Hajjar²,

Tchoundjeu³

et al. 2013

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This paper examines the degree to which public participation in concession-based forestry decision-making -as outlined by the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Decree (No. 2005/0577/PM)-is taking place in eight forest-dependent communities of Cameroon. Of the total respondents that took part in the survey, only 39 per cent stated that they were involved in decisions concerning concession-based forestry. Furthermore, there seems to be a generally negative perception on the part of local communities towards the government's implementation of public participation legislation in concession-based forestry decision-making. Obstacles to public decision-making process are identified and recommendations are proffered for more effective public participation.

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Cameroon’s Sustainable Forest Management Initiatives with Potentials for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

Egute

Albrecht

2014

Environmental Protection in the European Union

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Politico-economic determinants of forestry policy in Cameroon

Cited by 6 publications

References 18 publications

Analyzing Coping Strategies and Adaptation after Resettlement—Case Study of Ekondo Kondo, Cameroon and Ekondo Kondo Model of Adaptation

Analyzing Coping Strategies and Adaptation after Resettlement—Case Study of Ekondo Kondo, Cameroon and Ekondo Kondo Model of Adaptation

Cameroon’s Environmental Impact Assessment Decree and Public Participation in Concession-Based Forestry: An Exploratory Assessment of Eight Forest-Dependent Communities

Cameroon’s Sustainable Forest Management Initiatives with Potentials for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

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