In rural African settings, people maintain diversified livelihood strategies to reduce risks and garner income. Although youth are currently the dominant demographic and an important group within forest communities of Central Africa, little is known about their dependence on the forest for their ...
MacNeil, C.
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Brown, H.C.P.
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Sonwa, D.J.
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[Investigations of the livelihood strategies of young men and women in forested landscapes of eastern Cameroon]
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Investigations of the livelihood strategies of young men and women in forested landscapes of eastern Cameroon
In the humid forest zone of Southern Cameroon, farmers generally associate cocoa with native and exotic trees in complex agroforestry systems. Despite the socio-economic and ecological importance of these systems, few studies have investigated their plant composition. We investigated tree composi...
Sonwa, D.J.
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Nkongmeneck, B.A.
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Weise, S.F.
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Tchatat, M.
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Adesina, A.A.
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Janssens, M.J.J.
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[Diversity of plants in cocoa agroforests in the humid forest zone of Southern Cameroon]
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Diversity of plants in cocoa agroforests in the humid forest zone of Southern Cameroon
Forests play a significant role in the global carbon budget, and can help to mitigate climate change impacts. Tropical forests which experience high rates of deforestation and forest degradation are particularly important, as they are the most active in winter. Based on academic research into glo...
Djomo, A.N.
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Grant, J.A.
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Lucha, C.F.
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Gagoe, J.T.
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Fonton, N.H.
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Scott, N.
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Sonwa, D.J.
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[Forest governance and REDD+ in Central Africa: towards a participatory model to increase stakeholder involvement in carbon markets]
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Forest governance and REDD+ in Central Africa: towards a participatory model to increase stakeholder involvement in carbon markets
Sonwa, D.J.
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Bele, Y.
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Somorin, O.A.
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Jum, C.
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Nkem, J.
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[Adaptation for forests and communities in the Congo Basin: the CoFCCA experience]
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Adaptation for forests and communities in the Congo Basin: the CoFCCA experience
Eyoho, N.S.E.
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Sonwa, D.J.
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Weise, S.F.
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Nkongmeneck, B.A.
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[Stock de carbone dans les agro forêts cacao de la zone de Kumba (Sud-Ouest Cameroun)]
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Stock de carbone dans les agro forêts cacao de la zone de Kumba (Sud-Ouest Cameroun)
Climate change presents additional challenges to a diverse country like Cameroon that shares the Congo Basin rainforest. Not only is the population vulnerable to the direct effects of climate change, forest-dependent communities are also vulnerable to changing environmental policy that may affect...
Brown, H.C.P.
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Nkem, J.
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Sonwa, D.J.
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Bele, Y.
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[Institutional adaptive capacity and climate change response in the Congo Basin forests of Cameroon]
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Institutional adaptive capacity and climate change response in the Congo Basin forests of Cameroon
Brown, H.C.P.
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Nkem, J.
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Sonwa, D.J.
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Bele, M.Y.
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[Capacité d’adaptation institutionnelle et réponse au changement climatique dans les forêts du Bassin du Congo au Cameroun]
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Capacité d’adaptation institutionnelle et réponse au changement climatique dans les forêts du Bassin du Congo au Cameroun
Sonwa, D.J.
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Bele, M.Y.
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Somorin, O.A.
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Nkem, J.
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[Central Africa is not only carbon stock: Preliminary efforts to promote adaptation to climate change for forest and communities in Congo Basin.]
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Central Africa is not only carbon stock: Preliminary efforts to promote adaptation to climate change for forest and communities in Congo Basin.
Swallow, B.M.
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Noordwijk, Meine van
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Dewi, S.
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Murdiyarso, Daniel
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White, D.
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Gockowski, J.
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Hyman, Glenn
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Budidarsono, S.
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Robiglio, V.
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Meadu, Vanessa
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Ekadinata, A.
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Agus, F.
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Hairiah, K.
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Mbile, P.N.
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Sonwa, D.J.
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Weise, S.F.
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[Opportunities for avoided deforestation with sustainable benefits: an interim report by the ASB partnership for the tropical forest margins]
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Opportunities for avoided deforestation with sustainable benefits: an interim report by the ASB partnership for the tropical forest margins