Items tagged:
Cameroon
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What’s needed to halt threats to rural land rights in Cameroon
A new briefing explores the gap between statuary and customary land tenure systems in Cameroon, and suggests ways to advance land reform so that the rights of all are protected
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New 'Landcam' website launched
Landcam.org supports improved land governance and inclusive dialogue on land policy reform in Cameroon
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Legal activism key to securing land rights in new investment phase
In the face of rapid changes, how can people in low- and middle-income countries ensure they get the best deal to protect their land?
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Protecting Cameroon's forests: a fishy business?
Projects that invest in more efficient fish smoking businesses are improving livelihoods and conserving mangrove forests on Cameroon's coastline. Valuable lessons in forest protection can be taken from the coast, deep into the country's rainforests.
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IIED webinar: improving accountability in agribusiness investments
Join our webinar on 6 June 2017 to discuss how rural people can increase the accountability in agribusiness investments, looking at examples from Cameroon, Ghana and Senegal
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LandCam: securing land and resource rights and improving governance in Cameroon
Cameroon is revising its land and natural resource laws. This project supports this effort by piloting approaches to improve resource governance in rural areas and by helping citizens participate in the policy reform process
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Cameroon's real indomitable lions are in the forest
A planning mission to Cameroon's community forests by the CoNGOs project team found the Baka people brimming with business ideas, but needing a little help from their friends
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New report: local people are crucial to combating illegal wildlife trade
A new report on combating the illegal trade in wildlife highlights the vital importance – and complexities – of involving indigenous people and local communities in conservation efforts. The report, entitled 'Beyond enforcement: involving indigenous peoples and local communities in combating illegal wildlife trade', documents a workshop in Limbe, Cameroon, in February 2016 which brought together practitioners, government officials and researchers from 12 countries to discuss how to combat illegal wildlife trade
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TV documentary highlights conservation and poverty links in Cameroon
Making a TV documentary about great ape conservation allowed the PCLG project in Cameroon to focus attention on the impacts on local communities
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Regional workshop: exploring community-based efforts to tackle illegal wildlife trade in West/Central Africa
IIED and partners are this week hosting a workshop in Cameroon on how to combat illegal wildlife trade (IWT)
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Legal and social accountability tools in agricultural investments in West Africa
In recent years, a wave of large-scale acquisitions of farmland for plantation agriculture has taken place in Africa, Asia and Latin America, fuelled by changing agricultural commodity prices, expectations of rising land values and public policies to promote long-term food and energy security. Developing tools to improve accountability is critical in ensuring that investment processes respond to local needs and aspirations
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Q&A: Why the PCLG website is the place to be for poverty and conservation issues
The PCLG website is at the heart of the Poverty and Conservation Learning Group. It has been relaunched with a new look and updated content
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China-Africa Forest Governance project
Improving evidence, capacity and joint action for sustainable Chinese investment in Africa's forests
