Forests, illegality, and livelihoods in Cameroon
Concern about illegal logging has grown considerably over the past decade due to the interest in its environmental impacts, and more recently as a result of its perceived impacts on livelihoods. The authors find that the reality of illegal logging is much more nuanced than has been depicted and that...
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Center for International Forestry Research
2006
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| author | Cerutti, P.O. Tacconi, L. |
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| description | Concern about illegal logging has grown considerably over the past decade due to the interest in its environmental impacts, and more recently as a result of its perceived impacts on livelihoods. The authors find that the reality of illegal logging is much more nuanced than has been depicted and that there is a need to focus on illegal forest activities (IFAs) beyond just illegal harvest. This paper shows that the illegal log harvest in Cameroon is smaller than previously thought and that, in recent years, small-scale operators forced to operate illegally by an illicit ministerial decision contributed a significant share. This paper provides suggestions to the government and donor community about priority areas for interventions related to IFAs, sustainability, and livelihoods. These include allowing small-scale logging operations as a way to reverse the historical marginalization of rural people and reducing the misuse of the forest area tax, which is supposed to benefit rural communities. |
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| spelling | CGSpace195222025-01-24T14:12:41Z Forests, illegality, and livelihoods in Cameroon Cerutti, P.O. Tacconi, L. illicit felling logging livelihoods rural communities concession (land) forestry policies Concern about illegal logging has grown considerably over the past decade due to the interest in its environmental impacts, and more recently as a result of its perceived impacts on livelihoods. The authors find that the reality of illegal logging is much more nuanced than has been depicted and that there is a need to focus on illegal forest activities (IFAs) beyond just illegal harvest. This paper shows that the illegal log harvest in Cameroon is smaller than previously thought and that, in recent years, small-scale operators forced to operate illegally by an illicit ministerial decision contributed a significant share. This paper provides suggestions to the government and donor community about priority areas for interventions related to IFAs, sustainability, and livelihoods. These include allowing small-scale logging operations as a way to reverse the historical marginalization of rural people and reducing the misuse of the forest area tax, which is supposed to benefit rural communities. 2006 2012-06-04T09:09:32Z 2012-06-04T09:09:32Z Book https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19522 en Center for International Forestry Research Cerutti, P.O., Tacconi, L. 2006. Forests, illegality, and livelihoods in Cameroon . CIFOR Working Paper No.35. Bogor, Indonesia, CIFOR. 22p. |
| spellingShingle | illicit felling logging livelihoods rural communities concession (land) forestry policies Cerutti, P.O. Tacconi, L. Forests, illegality, and livelihoods in Cameroon |
| title | Forests, illegality, and livelihoods in Cameroon |
| title_full | Forests, illegality, and livelihoods in Cameroon |
| title_fullStr | Forests, illegality, and livelihoods in Cameroon |
| title_full_unstemmed | Forests, illegality, and livelihoods in Cameroon |
| title_short | Forests, illegality, and livelihoods in Cameroon |
| title_sort | forests illegality and livelihoods in cameroon |
| topic | illicit felling logging livelihoods rural communities concession (land) forestry policies |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19522 |
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