1. The technical and political challenges of the industrial forest sector in Cameroon
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Robert Nasi, T. Fomete Nembot, R. Eba'a Atyi, J. Ngouhouo Poufoun, Paolo Omar Cerutti, Alain Karsenty, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research [CGIAR] (CGIAR), Laboratoire d'Economie Forestière (LEF), AgroParisTech-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Bureau d'Économie Théorique et Appliquée (BETA), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Université de Lorraine (UL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad), Rainbow Consulting, UKAID, CGIAR research program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA), and Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-AgroParisTech
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D50 - Législation ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Sustainable forest management ,forêt tropicale ,Économie forestière ,01 natural sciences ,Economics ,Pratique illégale ,Ecology ,Corporate governance ,Environmental resource management ,Logging ,Législation ,Forestry ,Exploitation forestière ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,Réglementation forestière ,Environmental governance ,Forêt ,Economic policy ,Production forestière ,Forest management ,E70 - Commerce, commercialisation et distribution ,Aménagement forestier ,Legislation ,secteur des forêts ,Accord international ,Abattage d'arbres ,Industrie forestière ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,040101 forestry ,Sustainable development ,business.industry ,15. Life on land ,K10 - Production forestière ,services écosystémiques ,Secondary sector of the economy ,0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries ,Politique forestière ,business - Abstract
Cameroon's for est sector has for many decades been characterized by industrial, large-scale, concession-based and export-oriented timber production. Over the past two decades, many innovative regulations have been adopted that largely responded to the external requests of the country's technical and financial partners. By using data and information collected over more than a decade, complemented by semi-structured interviews, we assess how some of the most relevant regulations have been implemented. Findings indicate that over the years, a clear disconnect appears between what is promised and adopted in the rules and regulations governing the industrial sector, and what is actually implemented on the ground. We discuss how such disconnect may have originated and how it may negatively impact the sustainable development of the industrial forest sector. We propose some technical and policy options that may improve the sector's management, positively impact Cameroon's international image and possibly strengthen the country's engagement in international regimes such as FLEGT and/or REDD+.
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- 2016
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