Building collaboration through action research: the case of Ottotomo Forest Reserve in Cameroon

The Ottotomo Forest Reserve in the Central Province of Cameroon is one of the protected areas in the country where several management strategies have been tested with varying degrees of success (e.g., the Tropical Shelterwood System (TSS) silvicultural technique was piloted in this forest more than...

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Autores principales: Jum, C.N., Oyono, P.R.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19180
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description The Ottotomo Forest Reserve in the Central Province of Cameroon is one of the protected areas in the country where several management strategies have been tested with varying degrees of success (e.g., the Tropical Shelterwood System (TSS) silvicultural technique was piloted in this forest more than 30 years ago). From 1994 with the enactment of the new forestry legislation in Cameroon, the management strategy shifted considerably, moving away from the classical ‘fences and fines’ to a collaborative approach whereby the aspirations of the local communities are taken into consideration. This paper attempts to provide an account of a collaborative management efforts facilitated by CIFOR in the reserve. Using a series of Participatory Action Research (PAR) tools, this paper identifies specific management problems, attempts to analyse those problems and establishes collaborative arrangements for future management inputs into the reserve. The paper ends with a series of lessons learned from this exercise.
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spelling CGSpace191802025-01-24T14:13:02Z Building collaboration through action research: the case of Ottotomo Forest Reserve in Cameroon Jum, C.N. Oyono, P.R. collaboration participation change forest management forestry policies The Ottotomo Forest Reserve in the Central Province of Cameroon is one of the protected areas in the country where several management strategies have been tested with varying degrees of success (e.g., the Tropical Shelterwood System (TSS) silvicultural technique was piloted in this forest more than 30 years ago). From 1994 with the enactment of the new forestry legislation in Cameroon, the management strategy shifted considerably, moving away from the classical ‘fences and fines’ to a collaborative approach whereby the aspirations of the local communities are taken into consideration. This paper attempts to provide an account of a collaborative management efforts facilitated by CIFOR in the reserve. Using a series of Participatory Action Research (PAR) tools, this paper identifies specific management problems, attempts to analyse those problems and establishes collaborative arrangements for future management inputs into the reserve. The paper ends with a series of lessons learned from this exercise. 2005 2012-06-04T09:09:12Z 2012-06-04T09:09:12Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19180 en Jum, C.N., Oyono, P.R. 2005. Building collaboration through action research: the case of Ottotomo Forest Reserve in Cameroon . International Forestry Review 7 (1) :37-43. ISSN: 1465-5489.
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Building collaboration through action research: the case of Ottotomo Forest Reserve in Cameroon
title Building collaboration through action research: the case of Ottotomo Forest Reserve in Cameroon
title_full Building collaboration through action research: the case of Ottotomo Forest Reserve in Cameroon
title_fullStr Building collaboration through action research: the case of Ottotomo Forest Reserve in Cameroon
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title_short Building collaboration through action research: the case of Ottotomo Forest Reserve in Cameroon
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