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The Ottotomo Forest Reserve in the Central Province of Cameroon is one of the protected areas in the country where several management strategies have been tested with varying degrees of success (e.g., the Tropical Shelterwood System (TSS) silvicultural technique was piloted in this forest more th...


Jum, C.N.Oyono, P.R.[Building collaboration through action research: the case of Ottotomo Forest Reserve in Cameroon]Building collaboration through action research: the case of Ottotomo Forest Reserve in Cameroon
Autor: Oyono, P.R.

One of the major innovations in Cameroon’s forest industry is the devolution of management authority to local communities. These communities have viewed this shift as a response to their age-old demands — and frustrations — regarding profits from commercial harvesting of forests on their land bas...


Oyono, P.R.[Acteurs locaux, representation et politics des eco-pouvoirs dans le Cameroun rural post-1994]Acteurs locaux, representation et politics des eco-pouvoirs dans le Cameroun rural post-1994
Autor: Oyono, P.R.

Theory informs us that decentralisation, a process through which powers, responsibilities and resources are devolved by the central state to lower territorial entities and regionally/locally elected bodies, increases efficiency, participation, equity, and environmental sustainability. Many types ...


Oyono, P.R.[One step forward, two steps back?: paradoxes of natural resources management decentralisation in Cameroon]One step forward, two steps back?: paradoxes of natural resources management decentralisation in Cameroon

Among many other stakes, the economic stake derived from the exploitation of tropical forest resources is a burning issue. This is evidenced by insecurity in intergenerational access to forest resources and financial benefits relating to the latter, on the one hand, and by a deep iniquity at the...


Oyono, P.R.Kouna, C.Mala, W.A.[Benefits of forests in Cameroon: global structure, issues involving access and decision-making hiccoughs]Benefits of forests in Cameroon: global structure, issues involving access and decision-making hiccoughs

The Central Africa region (CAfR), generally known as the Congo Basin, is an “eco-region” representing the World’s largest rainforest after Amazonia. Its importance for biodiversity conservation, livelihoods, human well-being, research and policy-making is already well known. This paper documents ...


Mala, W.A.Oyono, P.R.[Some dimensions of local practices of natural resource management in central Africa region]Some dimensions of local practices of natural resource management in central Africa region

The rural reform that has been taking place in Cameroon since 1992 has introduced new operating methods in community agricultural infrastructure and local forest management. There has been a proliferation of rural organizations, grouped under the “groupes d’initiative commune” (GICs), new coopera...


Oyono, P.R.Temple, L.[Metamorphose des organisations rurales au Cameroun: implications pour la recherche-developpement et la gestion des ressources naturelles]Metamorphose des organisations rurales au Cameroun: implications pour la recherche-developpement et la gestion des ressources naturelles
Autor: Oyono, P.R.

This paper examines Cameroon’s model of forest-management decentralisation by characterising its organisational infrastructure and by assessing – and anticipating – the ecological effects of those policy changes. The essay is based on nvironmental governance research conducted in Cameroon during ...


Oyono, P.R.[The social and organisational roots of ecological uncertainties in Cameroon’s forest management decentralisation model]The social and organisational roots of ecological uncertainties in Cameroon’s forest management decentralisation model
Autor: Oyono, P.R.

Since the mid-1990s, Cameroon has launched a process of decentralization of the management of its forests. Among other innovations, this decentralization process has transferred powers over forests and financial benefits accruing from their exploitation to local communities. This article explores...


Oyono, P.R.[Profiling local-level outcomes of environmental decentralizations: the case of Cameroon’s forests in the Congo Basin]Profiling local-level outcomes of environmental decentralizations: the case of Cameroon’s forests in the Congo Basin

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