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  • Analysis of the Effects of Sectoral and Subsectoral Forces on Forest Policy Related Issues: the Case of Cameroon’s Forest Policy Sector
    International Forestry Review, 2017
    Co-Authors: Richard S Mbatu
    Abstract:

    SUMMARY The history of forests regulation and institutional policy in Cameroon dates back to the erstwhile colonial period (1884–1961) when the German, British, and French administrations setup administrative and managerial entities to regulate the forest sector. The post-colonial administration continued with the colonial era regulations until 1981 when a new forest Law was adopted. Cameroon's forest sector went through a reform process in 1994 with the enactment of a comprehensive Forestry Law linking the forest sector with a network of subsectors. This paper employs the case of Cameroon's forest policy reform process to respond to three logical research questions on the effects of sectoral and subsectoral forces on forest policy related issues: (1) what differentiates a critical subsector from a non-critical one? (2) does a stable sectoral network represent a successful takeover bid by a critical subsectoral one? (3) what are the conditions under which sectors can continue to affect subsectors? A struc...

  • forest exploitation in cameroon 1884 1994 an oxymoron of top down and bottom up forest management policy approaches
    International Journal of Environmental Studies, 2009
    Co-Authors: Richard S Mbatu
    Abstract:

    Forest exploitation in Cameroon goes back to the pre‐colonial period when early ethnic settlers used the ‘Law of status’ system to manage land and forests in the territory. With the arrival of colonial powers, beginning with the Germans in 1884, the Law of status system was replaced by top‐down state‐centred management system. This top‐down management system was inherited by post‐colonial authorities and enforced until 1994 when a new Forestry Law was launched, based on bottom‐up management system. This paper reviews all these three systems. Communities are not benefiting from an actual bottom‐up management system. The author argues that the forests sector in Cameroon needs a new management paradigm.

  • Forest exploitation in Cameroon (1884–1994): an oxymoron of top‐down and bottom‐up forest management policy approaches
    International Journal of Environmental Studies, 2009
    Co-Authors: Richard S Mbatu
    Abstract:

    Forest exploitation in Cameroon goes back to the pre‐colonial period when early ethnic settlers used the ‘Law of status’ system to manage land and forests in the territory. With the arrival of colonial powers, beginning with the Germans in 1884, the Law of status system was replaced by top‐down state‐centred management system. This top‐down management system was inherited by post‐colonial authorities and enforced until 1994 when a new Forestry Law was launched, based on bottom‐up management system. This paper reviews all these three systems. Communities are not benefiting from an actual bottom‐up management system. The author argues that the forests sector in Cameroon needs a new management paradigm.

M. Dockry - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Bolivia (Part II: Management for sustainable Forestry in other tropical countries)
    2020
    Co-Authors: Marielos Pena-claros, R. Guzman, M. Dockry
    Abstract:

    Bolivia started to implement the Forestry Law (# 1700) in 1996. Since then the Bolivian Forestry sector has changed significantly from an unplanned and exploitative logging regime to an organized system based on reduced impact logging techniques and management plans elaborated by trained Forestry technicians and professionals. It has also expanded access to forest harvesting by allowing rural and indigenous communities the right to manage forest resources along with private companies. The Law also provided a suite of technical tools to ensure the sustainable use of the forest resource. The 1996 Forestry Law and its implementation has resulted in a diversification of species being used for timber production, an increase in the amount of finished forest product exports, and improvements towards forest sustainability. This latter aspect is most evident in the approximately two million hectares of tropical forests that have been certified as sustainably managed under the Principles and Criteria defined by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) (Certificacion Forestal Voluntaria 2008). Despite Bolivia’s status as a sustainable Forestry leader, there are political, socioeconomic, and ecological challenges to sustainable forest management. Most of these challenges have their origins outside the Forestry sector and are related to the development vision being used in the country. These limitations are of concern to the sustainability of Bolivia’s Forestry sector and their recognition is important in order to be able to mitigate their effects in the future. The rest of this chapter will expand upon the successes and challenges to sustainable forest management in Bolivia.

  • Indigenous protest and the roots of sustainable Forestry in Bolivia
    Environmental History, 2018
    Co-Authors: M. Dockry, Nancy Langston
    Abstract:

    In the mid-2000s, Bolivia emerged as a leader in sustainable tropical Forestry, in large part because of Ley 1700, the 1996 Forestry Law. The 1996 Forestry Law reformed Bolivian Forestry by requiring management plans, inventories, and harvest limits while also guaranteeing the legal right of Indigenous communities to manage their forests for timber. This article analyzes the history of Bolivian Forestry reforms, paying particular attention to the involvement of Indigenous lowland communities in influencing the Forestry Law. Specifically, we analyze the role a 1990 Indigenous protest march called the March for Territory and Dignity had in unifying Indigenous communities, incorporating Indigenous concepts of territory into the national dialogue and legal framework, and influencing the 1996 Forestry Law. We argue that the Indigenous protest march united Indigenous communities around the common cause of territorial sovereignty. In response to Indigenous protest, the Bolivian government established Indigenous-controlled territories and enacted Forestry reforms that incorporated community demands and values.

Guillaume Lescuyer - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

Dieudonne Alemagi - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • sustainable development in cameroon s Forestry sector progress challenges and strategies for improvement
    African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2011
    Co-Authors: Dieudonne Alemagi
    Abstract:

    This paper examines initiatives formulated by the government of Cameroon to promote sustainable development within its Forestry sector, and proffers a series of policy recommendations for advancing sustainable forest management in Cameroon. Since the enactment of Cameroon’s comprehensive Forestry Law (Law N0. 94/01 of 20th January 1994), which regulated the Forestry sector in the country, the government, in particular, the Ministry of Forests and Fauna, has made a series of efforts with relevant ministries, as well as civil society to promote sustainable forest practices within its Forestry sector. However, careful evaluation reveals that while these efforts have led to some progress, the sector is still plagued with a series of socio-economic and ecological challenges namely, poverty, corruption, inadequate capital and technical expertise for producing value-added wood products, illegal logging, insufficient university input, inter institutional conflicts, and inadequate monitoring. The paper concludes by advancing a series of recommendations that could be used to promote sustainable forest management in Cameroon. Key words: Sustainable development, Forestry sector, sustainable forest management, Cameroon.