Topic: Land tenure systems in Cameroon: effects on livelihood
Michelle
Moderator
Babbler # 560
posted 15 August 2006 03:58 AM
quote:The creation of "forest reserves" in southwest Cameroon during the colonial era was clearly intended more for the protection of plant and animal species than for the people who inhabited these forested areas. People were forced off their land and told to move into adjacent areas that became known as "community forests." Population growth since independence has resulted in much greater land pressure and has even prompted illegal farming and "sale" of land within the reserves.
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otter
rabble-rouser
Babbler # 12062
posted 15 August 2006 12:34 PM
Ah yes, the question of the commons and how best to protect and/or utilize it. It is important to realize all the devastation that Western culture has manifested upon the commons of Europe, the Americas and every other country their influence has reached.
It is indeed intriguing that this time it has been representatives of Western culture that sought to protect the commons, but once again the impact is felt primarily by the inhabitants.
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