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Cameroon has an abundance of natural resources, and forests in particular. Despite rapid urbanization, more than two thirds of the population still depend on agriculture. After independence in 1960 and reunification in 1961, cotton, coffee, and oil revenues boosted Cameroon’s economy initially. However, when the world market prices of the key cash crops dropped in the late 1980s, the country’s currency was devalued.
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Land Area
47,271,000 ha
GDP/Capita
3,700.5 USD
Total population
27,198,600
Urban population
56.4 %
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Agricultural land
20.6 %
Perceived tenure security
55.5 %
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04 January 2024
Photo ID 557871 UN Photo/Tobin Jones (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED)
Are you passionate about upholding Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IP&LC) rights and supporting the protection of forests and biodiversity and the governance of IPLC land and forests in the African continent?
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22 August 2023
DIBOMBARI, Cameroon — “We are going through hell,” the haunting words of Marie Noel resonate with a mix of despair and fortitude. Marie, an activist in her 50s hailing from the village of Souza near Dibombari Socapalm Plantation, paints a somber portrait of her community’s plight. Amidst the cruel…
11 July 2023
Nyabibété’s houses and stalls stretch along the road. The majority ethnic group of Cameroon’s South Region, the Bantu, dominate the village. But in the middle of Nyabibété about 100 indigenous Baka people sit in poverty, crowded into a handful of huts. The Baka are Cameroon’s indigenous hunter-…
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In Cameroon, no one can be deprived of their property unless it is taken in the interest of the public. However, the law does not define what public interest means.
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07 March 2024
Background
The historical context of urban development in Buea is shaped by colonial legacies and post-independence challenges. Today, Buea grapples with the legacy of rapid urbanization and the strain it places on its infrastructure and resources. Despite efforts to modernize governance…
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9th Capitalization Meeting of the EU Land Governance Programme
3 NOVEMBER 2020, 10.00 – 11.30 CET (9.00 – 10.30 GMT)
Project implementation in all countries and at the transversal level have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Anecdotal evidence from many countries suggest that the pandemic…
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