Replication data for: Cameroon’s Environmental Impact Assessment Decree and Public Participation in Concession-Based Forestry: An Exploratory Assessment of Eight Forest-Dependent Communities

Author(s)
  • Alemagi, Dieudonne et. al
Release Year 2013
Regions
  • Middle Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Africa
  • World
Themes
  • Landscapes and biodiversity
Source ICRAF Research Data Repository
Data collection period -
Temporal coverage -
Usage Rights
Access Open
License CC-BY-NC-SA
Contact point Dieudonne Alemagi
DOI https://doi.org/10.34725/DVN/23617
Providers World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
full citation Alemagi, Dieudonne et. al., 2013, "Replication data for: Cameroon’s Environmental Impact Assessment Decree and Public Participation in Concession-Based Forestry: An Exploratory Assessment of Eight Forest-Dependent Communities", https://doi.org/10.34725/DVN/23617, World Agroforestry - Research Data Repository, V2, UNF:6:qwXForM6sBRP8Q+8n6Rcnw== [fileUNF]

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Abstract

This paper examines the degree to which public participation in concession-based forestry decision-making - as outlined by the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Decree (No. 2005/0577/PM)-is taking place in eight forest-dependent communities of Cameroon. Of the total respondents that took part in the survey, only 39 per cent stated that they were involved in decisions concerning concession-based forestry. Furthermore, there seems to be a generally negative perception on the part of local communities towards the government’s implementation of public participation legislation in concession-based forestry decision-making. Obstacles to public decision-making process are identified and recommendations are proffered for more effective public participation.