Macro-economics, markets and the humid forests of Cameroon, 1967-1997
The paper analyses how macro-economic and agricultural policies, market fluctuations and demographic changes affected forests in the Humid Forest Zone of Cameroon in four periods between 1967 and 1997. For each period it examines how these variables influenced cocoa, coffee, food, and agro-industria...
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| author | Ndoye, O. Kaimowitz, D. |
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| description | The paper analyses how macro-economic and agricultural policies, market fluctuations and demographic changes affected forests in the Humid Forest Zone of Cameroon in four periods between 1967 and 1997. For each period it examines how these variables influenced cocoa, coffee, food, and agro-industrial crop production and area, and logging. It concludes that government policies, market fluctuations and demographic changes all had a strong impact on forests. Pressure on forests increased after structural adjustment policies were initiated in the mid- 1980s. Malthusian reasoning alone cannot explain the level of deforestation and forest degradation in Cameroon. |
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| spelling | CGSpace182002025-01-24T14:11:59Z Macro-economics, markets and the humid forests of Cameroon, 1967-1997 Ndoye, O. Kaimowitz, D. agricultural policy cocoa (plant) deforestation economic impact environmental impact fluctuation structural adjustment food crops logging markets population growth coffee The paper analyses how macro-economic and agricultural policies, market fluctuations and demographic changes affected forests in the Humid Forest Zone of Cameroon in four periods between 1967 and 1997. For each period it examines how these variables influenced cocoa, coffee, food, and agro-industrial crop production and area, and logging. It concludes that government policies, market fluctuations and demographic changes all had a strong impact on forests. Pressure on forests increased after structural adjustment policies were initiated in the mid- 1980s. Malthusian reasoning alone cannot explain the level of deforestation and forest degradation in Cameroon. 2000 2012-06-04T09:06:11Z 2012-06-04T09:06:11Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18200 en Ndoye, O., Kaimowitz, D. 2000. Macro-economics, markets and the humid forests of Cameroon, 1967-1997 . Journal of Modern African Studies 38 (2) :225-253. |
| spellingShingle | agricultural policy cocoa (plant) deforestation economic impact environmental impact fluctuation structural adjustment food crops logging markets population growth coffee Ndoye, O. Kaimowitz, D. Macro-economics, markets and the humid forests of Cameroon, 1967-1997 |
| title | Macro-economics, markets and the humid forests of Cameroon, 1967-1997 |
| title_full | Macro-economics, markets and the humid forests of Cameroon, 1967-1997 |
| title_fullStr | Macro-economics, markets and the humid forests of Cameroon, 1967-1997 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Macro-economics, markets and the humid forests of Cameroon, 1967-1997 |
| title_short | Macro-economics, markets and the humid forests of Cameroon, 1967-1997 |
| title_sort | macro economics markets and the humid forests of cameroon 1967 1997 |
| topic | agricultural policy cocoa (plant) deforestation economic impact environmental impact fluctuation structural adjustment food crops logging markets population growth coffee |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18200 |
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