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The Rainforests of Cameroon : Experience and Evidence from a Decade of Reform

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dc.contributor.authorTopa, Giuseppe
dc.contributor.authorKarsenty, Alain
dc.contributor.authorMegevand, Carole
dc.contributor.authorDebroux, Laurent
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T10:04:44Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T10:04:44Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractIn 1994, the Government of Cameroon introduced an array of forest policy reforms, both regulatory and market-based, to support a more organized, transparent, and sustainable system for accessing and using forest resources. This report describes how these reforms played out in the rainforests of Cameroon. The intention is to provide a brief account of a complex process and identify what worked, what did not, and what can be improved. The barriers to placing Cameroon's forests at the service of its people, its economy, and the environment originated with the extractive policies of successive colonial administrations. The barriers were further consolidated after independence through a system of political patronage and influence in which forest resources became a coveted currency for political support. These deeply entangled commercial and political interests have only recently, and reluctantly, started to diverge. In 1994, the government introduced an array of forest policy reforms, both regulatory and market based. The reforms changed the rules determining who could gain access to forest resources, how access could be obtained, how those resources could be used, and who will benefit from their use. This report assesses the outcomes of reforms in forest-rich areas of Cameroon, where the influence of industrial and political elites has dominated since colonial times.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20091112231306
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-7878-6
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-8213-7878-6
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/2683
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDirections in Development ; environment and sustainable development
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectACCESS TO FOREST
dc.subjectACTION PLAN
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAGROFORESTRY
dc.subjectAMAZON BASIN
dc.subjectAREAS FOR WILDLIFE
dc.subjectAREAS OF FOREST
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
dc.subjectBOTANICAL GARDENS
dc.subjectBUFFER ZONES
dc.subjectBUSH MEAT
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL FORESTS
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL LOGGING
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY FOREST
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY FOREST MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY FORESTRY
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY FORESTS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY HUNTING ZONES
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectCONCESSION
dc.subjectCONCESSION HOLDERS
dc.subjectCONSERVATION AREAS
dc.subjectCONSERVATION EFFORTS
dc.subjectCONSERVATION ESTATE
dc.subjectCONSERVATION INITIATIVES
dc.subjectCONSERVATION OBJECTIVES
dc.subjectCONSERVATION OF NATURE
dc.subjectCONSERVATION STRATEGY
dc.subjectCONSERVE BIODIVERSITY
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION RATES
dc.subjectDEGRADATION
dc.subjectDOMESTIC CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectDRIVERS OF DEFORESTATION
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL STABILITY
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL ZONES
dc.subjectECONOMIC EFFECTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION
dc.subjectENDANGERED SPECIES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXPORT DUTIES
dc.subjectEXPORT INDUSTRY
dc.subjectEXTRACTIVE ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectFARMS
dc.subjectFAUNA
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFLORA
dc.subjectFOREST
dc.subjectFOREST ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectFOREST ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectFOREST AREA
dc.subjectFOREST AREAS
dc.subjectFOREST BIODIVERSITY
dc.subjectFOREST CODE
dc.subjectFOREST COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectFOREST CONCESSION
dc.subjectFOREST CONCESSIONAIRES
dc.subjectFOREST CONCESSIONS
dc.subjectFOREST CONSERVATION
dc.subjectFOREST CONTROL
dc.subjectFOREST COVER
dc.subjectFOREST ECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectFOREST ECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectFOREST ESTATE
dc.subjectFOREST GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectFOREST HARVEST
dc.subjectFOREST HARVESTING
dc.subjectFOREST INDUSTRY
dc.subjectFOREST INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFOREST INVENTORY
dc.subjectFOREST LAND
dc.subjectFOREST LANDS
dc.subjectFOREST LANDSCAPE
dc.subjectFOREST LAW
dc.subjectFOREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
dc.subjectFOREST MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN
dc.subjectFOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS
dc.subjectFOREST MANAGEMENT POLICY
dc.subjectFOREST MANAGEMENT UNITS
dc.subjectFOREST MONITORING
dc.subjectFOREST OPERATIONS
dc.subjectFOREST PLANTATIONS
dc.subjectFOREST POLICIES
dc.subjectFOREST POLICY
dc.subjectFOREST PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFOREST PRODUCTS
dc.subjectFOREST REFORMS
dc.subjectFOREST REGENERATION
dc.subjectFOREST REGIME
dc.subjectFOREST REGULATIONS
dc.subjectFOREST RESERVES
dc.subjectFOREST RESOURCE
dc.subjectFOREST RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFOREST RESOURCES
dc.subjectFOREST REVENUE
dc.subjectFOREST REVENUES
dc.subjectFOREST SECTOR
dc.subjectFOREST SPECIALIST
dc.subjectFOREST STEWARDSHIP
dc.subjectFOREST SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectFOREST TAXATION
dc.subjectFOREST USE
dc.subjectFOREST USERS
dc.subjectFOREST WATCH
dc.subjectFOREST ZONES
dc.subjectFOREST ZONING
dc.subjectFOREST ZONING PLAN
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFORESTRY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectFORESTRY LAW
dc.subjectFORESTRY POLICY
dc.subjectGAME RESERVES
dc.subjectGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
dc.subjectGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectGLOBAL FOREST
dc.subjectGREAT APE
dc.subjectHUMAN ACTIVITY
dc.subjectHUMID FORESTS
dc.subjectHUNTING
dc.subjectHUNTING AREAS
dc.subjectHUNTING ZONES
dc.subjectILLEGAL EXPLOITATION
dc.subjectILLEGAL LOGGING
dc.subjectINDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectINDIGENOUS GROUPS
dc.subjectISSUES
dc.subjectLAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectLAND TENURE
dc.subjectLOG EXPORTS
dc.subjectLOGGING
dc.subjectLOGGING CONCESSIONS
dc.subjectLOGGING OPERATIONS
dc.subjectLOGS
dc.subjectMEDICINAL PLANTS
dc.subjectNATIONAL FOREST DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectNATIONAL FOREST ESTATE
dc.subjectNATIONAL FORESTRY
dc.subjectNATIONAL FORESTS
dc.subjectNATIONAL PARKS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNORTHERN FORESTS
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COSTS
dc.subjectPLANT
dc.subjectPOACHING
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOTENTIAL INVESTORS
dc.subjectPRIMARY FORESTS
dc.subjectPRIVATE FORESTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectQUOTAS
dc.subjectRAINFOREST
dc.subjectRAINFORESTS
dc.subjectRANCHES
dc.subjectREFORESTATION
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectRURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectSET ASIDE
dc.subjectSPECIES
dc.subjectSTATE FORESTS
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE FOREST
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE SYSTEM
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE USE
dc.subjectTAX REVENUE
dc.subjectTERMS OF TRADE
dc.subjectTIMBER
dc.subjectTIMBER COMPANIES
dc.subjectTIMBER HARVEST
dc.subjectTIMBER INDUSTRY
dc.subjectTIMBER MARKET
dc.subjectTIMBER PRICES
dc.subjectTIMBER PRODUCTION
dc.subjectTIMBER PRODUCTS
dc.subjectTREE
dc.subjectTREES
dc.subjectTROPICAL FOREST
dc.subjectTROPICAL FORESTS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectVALUE OF BIODIVERSITY
dc.subjectVEGETATIVE COVER
dc.subjectVILLAGE FOREST
dc.subjectVILLAGES
dc.subjectWILDLIFE
dc.subjectWILDLIFE CONSERVATION
dc.subjectWILDLIFE RESERVES
dc.subjectWILDLIFE SANCTUARIES
dc.subjectWOOD
dc.subjectWOOD PRODUCTS
dc.subjectZOOLOGICAL GARDENS
dc.titleThe Rainforests of Cameroon : Experience and Evidence from a Decade of Reformen
dc.title.alternativeForets tropicales humides du Cameroun : une decennie de reformesen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaClimate Change
okr.date.disclosure2010-04-20
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
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okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeAgriculture
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.guid134871468010898097
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-7878-6
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333037_20091112231306
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum11348972
okr.identifier.report49622
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryCameroon
okr.region.geographicalWest Africa
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
okr.topicRural Development::Forestry
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases
okr.topicEnvironment::Wildlife Resources
okr.topicEnvironment::Environmental Economics & Policies
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change and Environment
okr.unitSocial
okr.unitEnv. & Rural Sus. Dev. (EASER)
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