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A number of papers are under preparation and will be made available shortly. Currently the following related publications are available for dowloading:

 

International Forestry Review Paper 5 (2)

IFR conference paper

 

The case for bushmeat as a component of development policy: issues and challenges
June 2003 International Forestry Review 5 (2): David Brown and Andrew Williams

This paper makes a case for bushmeat as a topic of interest to development policy.
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Conference
Paper CIFOR conference paper
 

‘Is the best the enemy of the good? Livelihoods perspectives on bushmeat harvesting and trade – some issues and challenges’
May 2003 CIFOR Centre for International Forestry Research Conference: David Brown
This paper makes a case for bushmeat as a theme of interest to development policy.
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Publication
ReportDEFRA Paper
 

Bushmeat - a Pilot Study
August 2002 - DEFRA (DETR) Wildlife & Countryside Directorate project
Report commissioned by DEFRA to identify research interventions which can help achieve a sustainable bushmeat trade in West and Central Africa...
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RFDN paperRDFN 25a  
Community Forestry: Facing up to the Challenge in Cameroon
2001: David Brown, Kathrin Schreckenberg
The Cameroon case presents one of the greatest challenges to community forestry in the tropics, and has generated exceptional interest in the international community...
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RFDN paperRDFN 25b-i  
The Development of Community Forests in Cameroon: Origins, Current Situation and Constraints
2001: André Djeumo
The introduction of the concept of community forestry into Cameroon's forestry legislation by means of the idea of community forests was a great innovation in the Central African sub-region...
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RFDN paperRDFN 25c  
Community Involvement in Forest Management: a Full-Scale Experiment in the South Cameroon forest
2001: Alexandre Emerit, Guillaume Lescuyer, Edouard Essiane Mendoula, Joseph Junior She
In Cameroon, local community involvement in the process of forest management is a requirement...
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RFDN paperRDFN 25d  
Towards Participatory Biodiversity Conservation in the Onge-Mokoko Forests of Cameroon
2001: James Acworth, Henry Ekwoge, Jean-Marie Mbani, Grace Ntube
Over a period of five years, the presence of the Mount Cameroon Project has helped local people understand and articulate their concerns and interest in gaining a say in the management of forest lands in the Onge-Mokoko area...
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RFDN paperRDFN 25e-i  
The Law, Communities and Wildlife Management in Cameroon
2001: Samuel Egbe Egbe
A range of countries have sought more equitable governance of their natural resources, by devolving decision-making and resource control to local populations...
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RFDN paperRDFN 25e-ii  
A Community Wildlife Management Model from Mount Cameroon
2001: James Acworth, Henry Ekwoge, Ebwekoh M. O'kah, Kristin B Olsen, Rose M Ongie, Charles Tako
The forest areas surrounding Mount Cameroon host some of the highest biodiversity in West Africa including many rare and endemic species of plants and animals...
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RFDN paperRDFN 25e-iv  
Community Hunting Zones: First Steps in the Decentralisation of Wildlife Management. Observations from the Village of Djaposten, Cameroon
This short paper recounts the experiences of the village of Djaposten in East Cameroon in trying to establish a Community Hunting Zone that realistically reflects its existing hunting territory and fits in with current legislation...
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RFDN paperRDFN 25g-ii  
Opportunities and Constraints for 'Community-Based' Forest Management: Findings from the Korup Forest, Southwest Province, Cameroon
2001: Ruth Malleson
Community forestry can only succeed with the full support, and active involvement, of local people...
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CITES Paper
44CITES Paper
 

Bushmeat as a Trade and Wildlife Management Issue.
2000: Eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties Gigiri (Kenya), 10-20 April
There is increasing concern within the international conservation community about the high levels of harvesting for the bushmeat trade...

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Publication
NRP 44NRP Paper
 

What's special about wildlife management in forests? Concepts and models of rights-based management, with recent evidence from West-Central Africa.
1999: David Brown, Stephen Cobb, Amar Inamdar
Wildlife consumption is an integral part of the livelihood and trade patterns of many peoples in the developing world, and highly valued by them...

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Publication
NRP 23NRP paper
 

Participatory biodiversity conservation: rethinking the strategy in the low tourist potential areas of tropical Africa
1998: David Brown
Converting international interest in biodiversity conservation into a positive development strategy represents a major challenge for governments...
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