Volume state failure and governance in vulnerable states: An assessment of forest law compliance and enforcement in Cameroon

Cameroon’s forests have a high biodiversity value. The government of Cameroon put in place new forestry and wildlife management legislation in 1994, with an emphasis on the management of logging concessions. Paradoxically, the reform of the forest law occurred at a time when many social groups were...

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Main Author: Assembe-Mvondo, Samuel
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 2009
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/20179
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description Cameroon’s forests have a high biodiversity value. The government of Cameroon put in place new forestry and wildlife management legislation in 1994, with an emphasis on the management of logging concessions. Paradoxically, the reform of the forest law occurred at a time when many social groups were contesting the state’s authority. An analysis of compliance with and enforcement of the forest law by some stakeholders reveals the weaknesses of the forest administration, which has caused serious problems, among them the weakness of public services appointed to monitor and control forest activities, the loss of financial incomes to the public budgets, and negative impacts on local communities.
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spelling CGSpace201792025-01-24T14:11:46Z Volume state failure and governance in vulnerable states: An assessment of forest law compliance and enforcement in Cameroon Assembe-Mvondo, Samuel law forest management governance impact logging community forestry Cameroon’s forests have a high biodiversity value. The government of Cameroon put in place new forestry and wildlife management legislation in 1994, with an emphasis on the management of logging concessions. Paradoxically, the reform of the forest law occurred at a time when many social groups were contesting the state’s authority. An analysis of compliance with and enforcement of the forest law by some stakeholders reveals the weaknesses of the forest administration, which has caused serious problems, among them the weakness of public services appointed to monitor and control forest activities, the loss of financial incomes to the public budgets, and negative impacts on local communities. 2009 2012-06-04T09:13:07Z 2012-06-04T09:13:07Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/20179 en Assembe Mvondo, S. 2009. Volume state failure and governance in vulnerable states: An assessment of forest law compliance and enforcement in Cameroon . Africa Today 55 (3) :85-102. ISSN: 0001-9887.
spellingShingle law
forest management
governance
impact
logging
community forestry
Assembe-Mvondo, Samuel
Volume state failure and governance in vulnerable states: An assessment of forest law compliance and enforcement in Cameroon
title Volume state failure and governance in vulnerable states: An assessment of forest law compliance and enforcement in Cameroon
title_full Volume state failure and governance in vulnerable states: An assessment of forest law compliance and enforcement in Cameroon
title_fullStr Volume state failure and governance in vulnerable states: An assessment of forest law compliance and enforcement in Cameroon
title_full_unstemmed Volume state failure and governance in vulnerable states: An assessment of forest law compliance and enforcement in Cameroon
title_short Volume state failure and governance in vulnerable states: An assessment of forest law compliance and enforcement in Cameroon
title_sort volume state failure and governance in vulnerable states an assessment of forest law compliance and enforcement in cameroon
topic law
forest management
governance
impact
logging
community forestry
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