Actors, options and the challenges of forest management in anglophone Cameroon

GeoJournal

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 93-109

  Ngwa, Neba Sina E ^a   Fonjong, Lotsmart N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Anglophone Cameroon; Local communities; Natural resources community forest management; NGOs; Poverty; Sustainable rural development

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECOSYSTEMS; NATURAL RESOURCES; RURAL AREAS;

RURAL DEVELOPMENT;

FORESTRY;

COMMUNITY FORESTRY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

CAMEROON;

EID: 0142183542     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1026042621101     Document Type: Article

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