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TBI Cameroon
Peoples perspectives on forest exploitation: villagers,
pygmies and changing relations to the forest
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| Objective: |
| To describe the
role of the local population in the exploitation of the forest,
their perceptions and knowledge of the forest environment and
the possibilities of involving them in sustainable forms of
forest management |
| Output: |
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Most important aspects have been analysed, i.e. the importance
of forest resources to various groups in the local population
(see also S1bis); changes due to new developments; sedentarisation
and changes in perception; forest management and the issue
of community; laws and rights; issues of representation, leadership
and negotiation power in outside relations. Recommendations
for co-management have been formulated. 4 researchers (2 Cameroonian
and 2 Dutch) were trained scientifically, various other students
were trained at BSc and MSc (Cameroonian, Dutch, French, Belgian)
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| Literature: |
- Berg, J. van den (1998). Diverging perception on the forest:
Bulu forest tenure and the 1994 Cameroonian forest law.
in Nasi, R., Ansallem, I. and Drouineau, S. (eds.). La gestion
des forêts denses africaines aujourd'hui. (more)
- Berg, J. van den (1999). Sustainable exploitation and
management of forest resources: diverging perceptions on
the forest.In: Jonkers, W.B.J. and Wessel, M. (eds.).
Forest management related studies of the Tropenbos-Cameroon
Programme. The Tropenbos-Cameroon Report 99-1. (more)
- Berg, J. van den (1999). Diverging perception on the forest:
Bulu forest tenure and the 1994 cameroonian forest law.
In: Nasi, R., Ansallem, I. and Drouineau, S. (eds.). La
gestion des forêts denses africaines aujourd’hui.
(more)
- Berg, J. van den (2000). Sociological studies. In: Eyog
Matig, O., Schmidt, P. and Foahom, B. (eds.). Élaboration
du plan d'aménagement du site du Programme Tropenbos-Cameroun.
Tropenbos-Cameroon Report 2000-04. (more)
- Berg, J. van den (2001). Promotion, recognition and respect
of customary claims on forest resources. In: Foahom, B.
et al: seminar proceedings 'sustainable management of african
forests' Part I workshop. (more)
- Berg, J. van den and Biesbrouck, K. (2000). The social
dimension of rainforest management in Cameroon: issues for
co-management. Tropenbos Cameroon Series 4 (more)
- Biesbrouck, K. (1999). Bagyeli Forest Management in
Context.Tropenbos-Cameroon Report 99-2 (more)
- Biesbrouck, K. (1999). Agriculture among Equatorial African
hunter-gatherers and the process of sedentarization: the
case of the Bagyeli in Cameroon. In Biesbrouck, K., Elders,
S. and Rossel, G. (eds.). Central African hunter-gatherers
in a multidisciplinary perspective: Challenging Elusiveness.
- Biesbrouck, K. (2002). New perspectives on forest dynamics
and the myth of ‘communities’: Reconsidering co-management
of tropical rainforests in Cameroon. IDS-bulletin,
33, 55-62 (more)
- Nkoumbele, F. and Seh, J.J. (1999). La problématique
de la participation des Bagiely (pygmées) dans les
politiques de gestion durable de la forêt dense tropicale:
jeux, enjeux et défis. In: Nasi, R., Ansallem, I.
and Drouineau, S. (eds.). La gestion des forêts
denses africaines aujourd’hui. (more)
- Nkwi, P.N. (1998). Contributions of social sciences to
the Tropenbos-Cameroon programme. In: Tropenbos. Research
in tropical rain forests: its challenges for the future.
Pp 25-30 (more)
- Tiayon, F. (1999). Pratiques agricoles et utilisation
des terres forestières chez les Ngumba du sud-Cameroun.
In: Nasi, R., Ansallem, I. and Drouineau, S. (eds.). La
gestion des forêts denses africaines aujourd’hui.
(more)
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| Status |
| Ended project: 1994-2000 |
| Partners |
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 Wageningen
University |
 Leiden
University |
| Donor |
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