Lessons for REDD+ from Cameroon’s past forestry law reform: A political economy analysis

Ecology and Society

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Dkamela, Guy Patrice ^a   Brockhaus, Maria ^b   Djiegni, Felicien Kengoum ^b   Schure, Jolien ^b   Mvondo, Samuel Assembe ^b  

^a Forests and Climate Change   (United States)

^b Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)   (United States)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Forestry law reform; Policy networks; Political economy analysis; REDD+ policy process

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FORESTRY POLICY; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY REFORM; POLITICAL ECONOMY;

CAMEROON;

EID: 84911421764     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-06839-190330     Document Type: Article

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