Theory informs us that decentralisation, a process through which powers, responsibilities
and resources are devolved by the central state to lower territorial entities and …

African countries are at different stages of decentralizing rights and responsibilities for forest
resources management to local communities. However, there is still reluctance on enabling …

This paper reviews the various rights of local communities and indigenous peoples over
forest resources in Central Africa. Indeed, in 2010, the Council of Ministers of the …

The end of the 1990s was marked by waves of social and political protest against existing
governance systems in Sub-Saharan Africa [Mamdani, 1990: 53–60; Wunch, 1990: 62–6] …

Forests of Belonging examines the history and ongoing transformation of ethnic and social
relationships among four distinct communities--Bangando, Baka, Bakwéle, and Mbomam--in …

Governance of tropical forests at both the international and the national level is more and
more fragmented because of the large constellation of actors, ideas and interests influencing …

Corresponding author: Jérôme Ballet, Institut de recherche pour le développement,
Antananarivo, Madagascar, & University of Versailles St Quentin en Yvelines CEMOTEV …

Among many other stakes, the economic stake derived from the exploitation of tropical forest
resources is a burning issue. This is evidenced by insecurity in intergenerational access to …

Sustainable forest management gives the opportunity to better integrate the way local
populations use their customary “village terroirs” in the logging activities. This requirement is …

Forest exploitation in Cameroon goes back to the pre‐colonial period when early ethnic
settlers used the 'law of status' system to manage land and forests in the territory. With the …