The EU chainsaw milling project has expanded its multi-stakeholder dialogue (MSD) platform to two new forest districts: Tarkwa and Nkwanta.
15 May, 2012TBI Viet Nam held its final workshop of phase two on April 17th, 2012 in Hue, Viet Nam. The overall objective of the workshop was to evaluate the obtained results compiled by TBI Viet Nam, and to introduce the programme’s orientation thru 2016.
15 May, 2012On April 10th, 2012, TBI Viet Nam, with support from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), conducted a workshop in Ha Noi entitled, “Forestry Land Allocation: Policy and Practice.” The event was held in cooperation with the Department of Science, Technology and Environment (under MARD) and the Institute of Forest Planning and Inventory (FIPI).
Cameroon - 2011

ISBN: 978-90-5113-104-8
Language: French
In the publication “Etat des lieux de la foresterie communautaire et communale au Cameroun” (Current status of community forestry in Cameroon) Tropenbos International reviews more than 15 years of community forestry in Cameroon and gives some lessons for its application in other Central African countries.
In Cameroon two types of community forestry can be distinguished, community and council forest. A community forest (forêt communautaire, < 5,000 ha) is part of the non-permanent forest estate (agro-forestry field) with a management agreement between the rural community and the minister in charge of forests. A council forest (forêt communale) forms part of the permanent forest estate and requires classification on behalf of the concerned council.
In spite of important progress since the installation of the 1994 Forest Law which provided a favourable framework for decentralized forestry and the participation of local actors, constraints remain for the implementation of community forestry. This publication provides a thorough analysis of community forestry in Cameroon, a strategy of the government to improve local livelihoods. It describes the strengths and weaknesses of the establishment and management of community and council forests, evaluates the long term impacts and gives recommendations to improve legislation and implementation processes of community forestry to better involve local people and improve their livelihoods.
La publication “Etat des lieux de la foresterie communautaire et communale au Cameroun” de Tropenbos International analyse plus que 15 années de foresterie communautaire et communale au Cameroun et tire des leçons pour son application dans d’autres pays de l’Afrique Centrale.
Au Cameroun il existe deux types de foresterie décentralisée avec la participation de la population locale: la foresterie communautaire et communale. Une forêt communautaire (< 5,000 ha) est une forêt du domaine forestier non permanent (DFNP, domaine agro-forestier) faisant l’objet d’une convention de gestion entre une communauté villageoise et l’administration chargée des forêts. Une forêt communale est une forêt du domaine forestier permanent (DFP) qui a fait l’objet d’un acte de classement pour le compte de la commune concernée. Malgré l’avancée importante depuis l’installation de la loi forestière de 1994, qui a prévu un cadre favorable à la foresterie décentralisée et à la participation des acteurs locaux, des contraintes subsistent notamment pour la foresterie communautaire.
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