Roads facilitate development in remote forest regions, often with detrimental consequences
for ecosystems. In the Congo Basin, unpaved logging roads used by timber firms, as well as …

Abstract Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is replete with significant environmental resources
including forests, water, land, and energy; although its transition to a bio-resource economy …

Responding to multiple problems affecting governance of natural resource access and
trade, governments implement formalization processes, often driven by the interests of …

Timber legality trade restrictions and verification are a bundle of contemporary mechanisms
triggered by global concerns about forest degradation and deforestation. The European …

Recently publicized killings of environmental defenders are the latest iteration of a long and
tragic history of violent conflict over access to land and resources. To bring about effective …

Abstract In 2014, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) added a new criterion to its
principles that requires protection of intact forest landscapes (IFLs). An IFL is an extensive …

In Cameroon, sustainable timber management relies on the model of large logging
concession. However, over the past fifteen years, small-scale logging has become a …

The development and operationalization of timber tracing and legality verification systems
are an important objective of FLEGT (Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade) …

Governance systems are characterized by differing degrees of centralized vs decentralized
decision-making and distribution of powers. This study investigates the history of Chinese …

Small-scale forest investments and the diversification of exports are possible avenues for
growth in low-income countries. Cameroon is an interesting laboratory to examine the …