Community Forests Impacts on Cameroon Livelihoods
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1) The document analyzes the costs, benefits, and impacts of community forests on livelihoods in Cameroon. It examines 8 community forests across different regions and ecological zones. 2) The results show that 66% of the community forests were economically and environmentally profitable compared to a scenario without community forests. Timber harvesting provided the majority of financial benefits. 3) Community forest users accrued most of the benefits, while external actors like donors saw little return. Still, community forests contributed to more sustainable forest management and improved local livelihoods.
![Costs, Benefits and Impacts of Community Forests on Livelihoods in Cameroon Verina Ingram 1 , Emilie Beauchamp 4 , Guillaume Lescuyer 1 & 2 , Marc Parren 3 , Claude Njomgang 5 , Abdon Awono 1 1 Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Cameroon [email_address] 2 CIRAD, Cameroon 3 Tropenbos International, Congo-Basin Programme 4 Imperial College, UK 5 University of Yaounde II, Cameroon Taking stock of smallholder and community forestry: Where do we go from here? Montpelier March 2010](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/costsbenefitsandimpactsofcommunityforestsonlivelihoodsincameroon-100415032008-phpapp02/85/Costs-benefits-and-impacts-of-community-forests-on-livelihoods-in-Cameroon-1-320.jpg)
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Community Forests Impacts on Cameroon Livelihoods
- 1. Costs, Benefits and Impacts of Community Forests on Livelihoods in Cameroon Verina Ingram 1 , Emilie Beauchamp 4 , Guillaume Lescuyer 1 & 2 , Marc Parren 3 , Claude Njomgang 5 , Abdon Awono 1 1 Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Cameroon [email_address] 2 CIRAD, Cameroon 3 Tropenbos International, Congo-Basin Programme 4 Imperial College, UK 5 University of Yaounde II, Cameroon Taking stock of smallholder and community forestry: Where do we go from here? Montpelier March 2010
- 6. Bihkov, NW Bimbia Bonadikondo, SW Copal, Centre Akak, South Doh, East COVIMOF, Centre REPA-CIG, SW Comtang, Centre Community forest locations
- 7. Results
- 8. Results Average per CF 3,950,998 ± 7,426,396 1,370,374 ± 3,143,643 824,037 ± 1,314,643 1,138,098 ± 2,323,942
Editor's Notes
- Community Forestry Development Project (CFDP) sampled 21 community forests (11 in exploitation and 10 yet to engage in exploitation) and 158 households, at 3 levels; agro-ecological, community and household, in three main regions, 1) timber dominated region (TDR) in the East, South and Centre, 2) less timber dominated region (LTDR) , in Littoral and South-west; and 3) NTFPs dominated region (NTFPDR) in the North West region (Vabi, Njankoua et al. 2002). Net Present Value approach (NPV) and internal rates of return (IRR). was conducted eight years after CF legislation passed, only 2 years of effective management of 50% of CFs studied.
- 82% of CFs in 2006 were in humid forest zone, 2% in savannah, 11% in montane forest
- Scale of costs and benefits per activity
- 10,000,000 FCFA = about 15,260 Euro Range of activities in CF MP and from household interviews Timber highest, but
- 3 main groups of beneficiaries emerged External orgs- mainly ngos- many made a theoretical ‘’loss’’ as no return on investment – grants to start up process User groups- winners in both