| Author: Henriette Bikié, Jean-Gaël Collomb, Louis Djomo, Susan Minnemeyer, Roger Ngoufo, and Samuel Nguiffo. Contributions by: Théophile Ndjodo, Ousseynou Ndoye, Laurie Clark, Elizabeth Selig, and Dirk Bryant |
| Year published: 2000 |
| Research focus: Sustainable Development, Environmental Policy |
| Keywords: Forests, World Resources Institute, Cameroon |
| Abstract: Cameroon contains some of the Congo Basin's most biologically diverse and most threatened forests. In recent decades, Cameroon's forests have undergone extensive conversion, with half of the historic forest cover cleared for farms and settlements. Agricultural clearing is the primary cause of deforestation however, logging development is rapidly opening up the major remaining tracts of primary forest. In this report, the authors rely primarily on maps and indicators to document the current and historic extent of logging, along with the key actors -- companies and individuals -- engaged in this activity. |
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