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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.Assembe-Mvondo, S.German, L.Putzel, L.[Is China unique?: exploring the behaviour of Chinese and European firms in the Cameroonian logging sector]Is China unique?: exploring the behaviour of Chinese and European firms in the Cameroonian logging sector

Concern about illegal logging has grown considerably over the past decade. This article contributes to knowledge on the nature, extent, and impacts of illegal logging (IL), with particular focus on livelihoods. We find that the reality of IL is much more nuanced than it has been depicted. We show...


Cerutti, P.O.Tacconi, L.[Forests, illegality, and livelihoods: the Case of Cameroon]Forests, illegality, and livelihoods: the Case of Cameroon
Clough, G.Cerutti, P.O.Nasi, RobertTacconi, L.[Cameroon needs more than approved forest management plans]Cameroon needs more than approved forest management plans

The 2008–2009 economic crisis has hit severely the African timber sector, with a brutal collapse of the foreign demand. Overall, the impact has been of around the loss of one-third of export and production. Companies have been unable to pay the fixed costs represented by the area tax, and this la...


Karsenty, A.Bayol, N.Cerutti, P.O.Ezzine-de-Blas, D.Forni, E.[The 2008–2009 timber sector crisis in Africa and some lessons for the forest taxation regime]The 2008–2009 timber sector crisis in Africa and some lessons for the forest taxation regime

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.Lescuyer, G.Assembe-Mvondo, S.Tacconi, L.[The challenges of redistributing forest-related monetary benefits to local governments: a decade of logging area fees in Cameroon]The challenges of redistributing forest-related monetary benefits to local governments: a decade of logging area fees in Cameroon

One of the main objectives of the 1994 Cameroonian forestry law is to improve the management of production forests by including minimum safeguards for sustainability into compulsory forest management plans. As of 2007, about 3.5 million hectares (60%) of the productive forests are harvested follo...


Cerutti, P.O.Nasi, RobertTacconi, L.[Sustainable forest management in Cameroon needs more than approved forest management plans.]Sustainable forest management in Cameroon needs more than approved forest management plans.

The concept of Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) has a pivotal role for both the Cameroonian legal framework and market-based instruments such as forest certification. We assess the different impacts on timber harvesting of the forest legal framework as compared to the adoption of forest certif...


Cerutti, P.O.Tacconi, L.Nasi, RobertLescuyer, G.[Legal vs. certified timber: preliminary impacts of forest certification in Cameroon]Legal vs. certified timber: preliminary impacts of forest certification in Cameroon
Cerutti, P.O.Lescuyer, G.Assembe-Mvondo, S.[Forêt, création de richesse et réduction de la pauvreté: l'exemple de la Redevance Forestière Annuelle au Cameroun]Forêt, création de richesse et réduction de la pauvreté: l'exemple de la Redevance Forestière Annuelle au Cameroun
Wit, M.Dam, J. vanCerutti, P.O.Lescuyer, G.Kerrett, R.McKeown, J.P.[chainsaw milling: supplier to local markets — a synthesis]chainsaw milling: supplier to local markets — a synthesis

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