Use and misuse of forest income by rural communities in Cameroon
Since 1996, Cameroon has been redistributing a share of Annual Forest Royalties (AFF) to villages/communities, with the aim of increasing rural people’s standards of living. However, its applicationhas been widely criticized. Our study is based on a sample of nine communities in the Cameroon forest...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Published: |
2008
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/20015 |
| _version_ | 1855532889919193088 |
|---|---|
| author | Lescuyer, G. Mbarga, H.N. Logo, P.B. |
| author_browse | Lescuyer, G. Logo, P.B. Mbarga, H.N. |
| author_facet | Lescuyer, G. Mbarga, H.N. Logo, P.B. |
| author_sort | Lescuyer, G. |
| collection | Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace) |
| description | Since 1996, Cameroon has been redistributing a share of Annual Forest Royalties (AFF) to villages/communities, with the aim of increasing rural people’s standards of living. However, its applicationhas been widely criticized. Our study is based on a sample of nine communities in the Cameroon forest belt. We found that:a significant part of AFF does not reach communities; 3 villages out of 9 add other incomes to AFF payments in order to carry out collective investments; and 3 other villages were able to justify the complete use of their AFF. This relative success in the establishment of a decentralized mechanism for forest incomemanagement indicates the need for strengthening the capabilities of communities in order to guarantee endogenous development. |
| format | Journal Article |
| id | CGSpace20015 |
| institution | CGIAR Consortium |
| language | Inglés |
| publishDate | 2008 |
| publishDateRange | 2008 |
| publishDateSort | 2008 |
| record_format | dspace |
| spelling | CGSpace200152025-01-24T14:20:05Z Use and misuse of forest income by rural communities in Cameroon Lescuyer, G. Mbarga, H.N. Logo, P.B. tropical forests rural development rural communities Since 1996, Cameroon has been redistributing a share of Annual Forest Royalties (AFF) to villages/communities, with the aim of increasing rural people’s standards of living. However, its applicationhas been widely criticized. Our study is based on a sample of nine communities in the Cameroon forest belt. We found that:a significant part of AFF does not reach communities; 3 villages out of 9 add other incomes to AFF payments in order to carry out collective investments; and 3 other villages were able to justify the complete use of their AFF. This relative success in the establishment of a decentralized mechanism for forest incomemanagement indicates the need for strengthening the capabilities of communities in order to guarantee endogenous development. 2008 2012-06-04T09:12:57Z 2012-06-04T09:12:57Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/20015 en Lescuyer, G., Mbarga, H.N., Logo, P.B. 2008. Use and misuse of forest income by rural communities in Cameroon . Forests, Trees and Livelihoods 18 :291-304. ISSN: 1472-8028. |
| spellingShingle | tropical forests rural development rural communities Lescuyer, G. Mbarga, H.N. Logo, P.B. Use and misuse of forest income by rural communities in Cameroon |
| title | Use and misuse of forest income by rural communities in Cameroon |
| title_full | Use and misuse of forest income by rural communities in Cameroon |
| title_fullStr | Use and misuse of forest income by rural communities in Cameroon |
| title_full_unstemmed | Use and misuse of forest income by rural communities in Cameroon |
| title_short | Use and misuse of forest income by rural communities in Cameroon |
| title_sort | use and misuse of forest income by rural communities in cameroon |
| topic | tropical forests rural development rural communities |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/20015 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT lescuyerg useandmisuseofforestincomebyruralcommunitiesincameroon AT mbargahn useandmisuseofforestincomebyruralcommunitiesincameroon AT logopb useandmisuseofforestincomebyruralcommunitiesincameroon |