Nowadays, adaptation has become a key focus of the scientific and policy-making communities and is a major area of discussion in the multilateral climate change process. As climate change is projected to hit the poorest the hardest, it is especially important for developing countries to pay part...
Bele, M.Y.
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Somorin, O.A.
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Sonwa, D.J.
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Nkem, J.
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Locatelli, Bruno
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[Politiques sur les forêts et l’adaptation aux changements climatiques au Cameroun]
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Politiques sur les forêts et l’adaptation aux changements climatiques au Cameroun
In Central Africa, important carbon stocks are stored in natural forest stands, while activities that modify the carbon storage occur in the forest landscape. Besides clean development mechanisms, the reduction of emission through deforestation and degradation (REDD) initiative is viewed as one w...
Sonwa, D.J.
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Walker, S.
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Nasi, Robert
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Kanninen, M.
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[Potential synergies of the main current forestry efforts and climate change mitigation in Central Africa]
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Potential synergies of the main current forestry efforts and climate change mitigation in Central Africa
Climate change will create challenges for forest-dependent communities in Africa. Local institutions play an important role in fostering community resilience in the context of change. The resilience of a community is influenced by social learning that can happen as people meet together and share ...
Brown, H.C.P.
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Sonwa, D.J.
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[Diversity within village institutions and its implication for resilience in the context of climate change in Cameroon]
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Diversity within village institutions and its implication for resilience in the context of climate change in Cameroon
Sonwa, D.J.
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Nkem, J.
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Bele, Y.
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Masumbuko, E.M.
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Desemboli, B.B.
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[Preliminary integration of forest and adaptation to climate change into the forestry landscape of Central Africa]
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Preliminary integration of forest and adaptation to climate change into the forestry landscape of Central Africa
Sonwa, D.J.
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Weise, S.F.
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Nkongmeneck, B.A.
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Tchatat, M.
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Janssens, M.J.J.
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[Carbon stock in smallholder chocolate forest in southern Cameroon and potential role in climate change mitigation]
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Carbon stock in smallholder chocolate forest in southern Cameroon and potential role in climate change mitigation
This paper discusses the discourses on climate change adaptation and mitigation that are currently at the forefront in the Congo Basin. On mitigation, the forests have enormous opportunities to contribute to the reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) mechanism. But t...
Somorin, O.A.
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Brown, H.C.P.
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Visseren-Hamakers, I.J.
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Sonwa, D.J.
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Arts, Bas
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Nkem, J.
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[The Congo Basin forests in a changing climate: policy discourses on adaptation and mitigation (REDD+)]
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The Congo Basin forests in a changing climate: policy discourses on adaptation and mitigation (REDD+)
Kemeuze, V.A.
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Sonwa, D.J.
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Nkongmeneck, B.A.
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Mapongmetsem, P.M.
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[Sacred groves and biodiversity conservation in semi-arid area of Cameroon: Case study of Diamare plain]
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Sacred groves and biodiversity conservation in semi-arid area of Cameroon: Case study of Diamare plain
Kemeuze, V.A.
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Mapongmetsem, P.M.
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Sonwa, D.J.
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Fongnzossie, E.F.
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Nkongmeneck, B.A.
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[Plant diversity and carbon stock in sacred groves of semi-arid areas of Cameroon: case study of Mandara Mountains]
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Plant diversity and carbon stock in sacred groves of semi-arid areas of Cameroon: case study of Mandara Mountains