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Local Livelihoods and Protected Area Management - Biodiversity Conservation Problems in Cameroon (Paperback)
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Local Livelihoods and Protected Area Management - Biodiversity Conservation Problems in Cameroon (Paperback)
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Cameroon's tropical forest is home to numerous plants and animals.
It is also inhabited by Baka pygmies who are foragers and Bantu
farmers. These communities have developed forest-dependent
livelihoods, cultures and religions. Destruction of the forest by
commercial and state interests, subsistence agriculture and the
harvesting of products has necessitated a considerable upsurge in
environmental protection projects to conserve and rehabilitate
ecosystems, forests, soils and water resources. Ultimately, the
approach to conservation that is applied is the responsibility of
the government and international development agencies. The case
studies documented seek to demonstrate that a broader perspective
linking environmental protection and human welfare is important for
two reasons. First, it addresses the rights and needs of local
people and more marginal groups in society. Second, it also ensures
that fundamental conservation objectives are achieved in practice
with the participation of local people. The book develop guidelines
for a more integrative and socially-aware approach to environmental
planning and project design and implementation. It outlines a
participatory mapping procedure for the design and implementation
of community forest programmes. This is a valuable book for land
resource managers, environmentalists, environmental biologists,
conservators, field workers and technicians involved with
environmental conservation. With the professionalisation of courses
in most universities, the book will constitute good reading for
students of geography, biology, agriculture, forestry, botany and
natural resource management.
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