Sustainable forest management (SFM) has become one of major environmental debates for the international community. This is because of the multifunctional importance of forest resources for the entire planet, namely ecological, socio-economic, cultural and climatic balance. General awareness of th...
Assembe-Mvondo, S.
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[The customary law nature of sustainable forest management states practice in Central America and European Union]
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The customary law nature of sustainable forest management states practice in Central America and European Union
China’s growing presence in Africa’s extractive industries has been the subject of much debate in recent years, reflecting concerns about both environmental sustainability and the governance of resource wealth for long-term benefit. In Cameroon, since 2000 the largest timber concession in the cou...
Cerutti, P.O.
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Assembe-Mvondo, S.
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German, L.
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Putzel, L.
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[Is China unique?: exploring the behaviour of Chinese and European firms in the Cameroonian logging sector]
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Is China unique?: exploring the behaviour of Chinese and European firms in the Cameroonian logging sector
Central African countries are elaborating strategies for the implementation of the main elements of the REDD+ mechanism (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation). Among the measures needed to avoid deforestation and to introduce indicative systems for the conservation of fo...
Karsenty, A.
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Assembe-Mvondo, S.
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[Land tenure and implementation of REDD+ in Central Africa]
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Land tenure and implementation of REDD+ in Central Africa
The Cameroonian regulatory framework on forest, wildlife and fisheries requires logging companies to pay an Area Fee (AF), half of which must be redistributed to rural councils (40%) and villages (10%) neighbouring the logging concessions. The AF had the main objectives to provide a consistent co...
Cerutti, P.O.
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Lescuyer, G.
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Assembe-Mvondo, S.
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Tacconi, L.
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[The challenges of redistributing forest-related monetary benefits to local governments: a decade of logging area fees in Cameroon]
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The challenges of redistributing forest-related monetary benefits to local governments: a decade of logging area fees in Cameroon
Assembe-Mvondo, S.
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[Dynamiques de gestion transfrontalieres des forets du basin du Congo: analyse du Traite relatif a la conservation et la gestion des ecosystemes forestiers de l’Afrique Centrale]
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Dynamiques de gestion transfrontalieres des forets du basin du Congo: analyse du Traite relatif a la conservation et la gestion des ecosystemes forestiers de l’Afrique Centrale
Assembe-Mvondo, S.
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[A review of States practice of sustainable forests management with regard to some international conventions]
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A review of States practice of sustainable forests management with regard to some international conventions
Access to natural resource is governed by competition and conflicts all the over the world. Alternative approaches to conflict resolution require assets provided by social negotiation, mediation and other types of social tools. This paper is based on a case of conflict of access to forest and on ...
Assembe-Mvondo, S.
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Oyono, P.R.
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[An assessment of social negotiation as a tool of local management: a case study of the Dimako Council Forest, Cameroon]
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An assessment of social negotiation as a tool of local management: a case study of the Dimako Council Forest, Cameroon
Assembe-Mvondo, S.
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[Decentralisation des ressources forestieres et justice environnementale: analyse des evidences empriques du sud-Cameroun]
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Decentralisation des ressources forestieres et justice environnementale: analyse des evidences empriques du sud-Cameroun
Cameroon’s forests have a high biodiversity value. The government of Cameroon put in place new forestry and wildlife management legislation in 1994, with an emphasis on the management of logging concessions. Paradoxically, the reform of the forest law occurred at a time when many social groups w...
Assembe-Mvondo, S.
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[Volume state failure and governance in vulnerable states: An assessment of forest law compliance and enforcement in Cameroon]
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Volume state failure and governance in vulnerable states: An assessment of forest law compliance and enforcement in Cameroon
Assembe-Mvondo, S.
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[Forestry income management and poverty reduction: empirical findings from Kongo, Cameroon]
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Forestry income management and poverty reduction: empirical findings from Kongo, Cameroon