The rate of forest cover loss in the humid tropics of Cameroon is one of the highest in Central Africa. The aim of the large-scale, two-year research project described here was to understand the effect of the country's economic crisis and policy change on small-scale agricultural systems and land...
Sunderlin, William D.
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Ndoye, O.
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Bikie, H.
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Laporte, N.
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Mertens, B.
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Pokam, J.
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[Economic crisis, small-scale agriculture, and forest cover change in Southern Cameroon]
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Economic crisis, small-scale agriculture, and forest cover change in Southern Cameroon
A sample survey of 648 households was conducted in 54 villages in the humid forest zone of Cameroon to understand the effect of the economic crisis (dating from 1986) and the 1994 currency devaluation on the practices of small farmers, and the effect of these practices on forest cover change. Fou...
Bikie, H.
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Ndoye, O.
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Sunderlin, William D.
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[L'Impact de la crise economique sur les systemes agricoles et la changement du couvert forestier dans la zone forestiere humide du Cameroun]
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L'Impact de la crise economique sur les systemes agricoles et la changement du couvert forestier dans la zone forestiere humide du Cameroun
Integration of information from household surveys and data on land-cover changes derived from remote sensing helps to understand the causes and processes of land-use/land-cover changes. A household survey covering 552 households in 33 villages was carried out in the East Province of Cameroon. Thi...
Mertens, B.
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Sunderlin, William D.
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Ndoye, O.
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Lambin, E.F.
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[Impact of macroeconomic change on deforestation in South Cameroon: integration of household survey and remotely-sensed data]
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Impact of macroeconomic change on deforestation in South Cameroon: integration of household survey and remotely-sensed data
Cameroon and Indonesia are two countries that have received much attention in the literature on tropical deforestation. Both have also experienced devastating economic crises and subsequent macroeconomic adjustment policies. Through a contrast of the two countries' experiences, this chapter explo...
Sunderlin, William D.
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Resosudarmo, I.A.P.
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Ndoye, O.
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[Economic crises, small farmers and forest cover in Cameroon and Indonesia]
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Economic crises, small farmers and forest cover in Cameroon and Indonesia
Ndoye, O.
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Ruiz Perez, M.
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Desire, M.A.
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Ngono, D.L.
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[Les effects de la crise economique et la devaluation sur l'utilisation des plantes medicinales au Cameroun: implications pour la gestion durable des forets]
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Les effects de la crise economique et la devaluation sur l'utilisation des plantes medicinales au Cameroun: implications pour la gestion durable des forets
The rate of forest clearing by small farmers in the humid forest zone (HFZ) of Cameroon increased significantly in a period of economic crisis dating from 1986. A random sample survey of 648 households was conducted in 54 villages in the HFZ to understand the effect of the crisis and of a 1996 cu...
Sunderlin, William D.
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Ndoye, O.
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Bikie, H.
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[Economic crisis, farming systems, and forest cover change in the humid forest zone of Cameroon]
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Economic crisis, farming systems, and forest cover change in the humid forest zone of Cameroon