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This infographic allows you to navigate the process for a community seeking formal land rights in Indonesia, versus for a company securing an oil palm concession.
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by Crystal Davis, Lauren Williams, Sarah Lupberger and Florence Daviet - November 2013Weak governance is often blamed for poor development outcomes, such as poverty and unsustainable levels of natural resource depletion. In the context of forests, a lack of transparency and accountability is often associated with problems such as illegal logging and corruption.
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by Benoit Mertens, Gideon Neba Shu, Matthew Steil, Bertrand Tessa, Susan Minnemeyer, Pascal Douard, Jean-Daniel Mendomo Blang, Andrew Leach, Duclaire Mbouna, Pierre Mboua, Adeline Fuezing, Pierre Methot and Huguette Nglilambi - October 2012The Interactive Forest Atlas of Cameroon is a living forest information system hosted in the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife (MINFOF) and supported by a joint team including members from MINFOF and the World Resources Institute (WRI).
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by Joseph Foti and Lalanath de Silva - May 2010For more information, and to watch a webcast of the launch of "A Seat at the Table," visit the Access Initiative website.
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by Karl Morrison, Phil René Oyono and Paolo O. Cerutti - December 2009This report documents a study carried out on the Cameroonian forest taxation system, particularly covering: (i) the distribution practices of the government, as demonstrated through transfers from the central government to the local authorities and from
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by Karl Morrison, Matthew Steil, Paolo Omar Cerutti and Phil René Oyono - December 2009In Central Africa, most governments have introduced mechanisms to redirect more of the benefits from the extractive use of forests to the regions where logging is taking place. Several governments are in the process of designing or implementing
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by Kemen Austin, Susan Minnemeyer, Fred Stolle, Guy Patrice Dkamela and Félicien Kabamba Mbambu - December 2009The scarcity of information on local and indigenous perspectives on Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) may inhibit the development of effective REDD-related measures in the Congo Basin. The World Resources Institute (WRI), along with the
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by Benoit Mertens, Matthew Steil, Susan Minnemeyer, Gideon Neba Shu and Lawrence Ayenika Nsoyuni - March 2007ATLAS ONLINE. You can also access the map server for the Interactive Forestry Atlas of Cameroon online!
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by Rene Oyono - June 2005Since the mid-1990s, Cameroon has launched a process of decentralization of the management of its forests. Among other innovations, this decentralization process has transferred powers over forests and financial benefits accruing from their exploitation to local communities.
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by Susan Minnemeyer, Jim Beck, Otodo Kede, Frederic Medjo, Roger Ngoufo, Lawrence Ayenika Nsoyuni and Maria Jacoba Van de Pol - March 2005The Interactive Forestry Atlas of Cameroon (Version 1.0) is one of the principal products of the ongoing Cameroon Ministry of Environment and Forest (MINEF) - Global Forest Watch (GFW) collaboration.
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June 2004This paper focuses on democratic – not instrumental – decentralization in Cameroon’s forest management. On the whole, it presents an evaluation of accountability in this process. That is how do representatives elected at the village level account – or not account – to those they represent?
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by Prudence Tangham Galega and Phil Rene Oyono - April 2004This policy brief highlights the existing incentives that provide an opportunity for legislators to effectively perform as well as the disincentives which impede the legislator’s effectiveness.