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Cameroon
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 %
Land-related indicators
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Agricultural land
20.6 %
Perceived tenure security
55.5 %
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14 November 2024
In Cameroon like most developing countries, access to land is still a challenge. Less than 30% of Cameroon’s land area is secured by collective or individual rights due in part to lengthy and expensive processes. Although the country’s ministry in charge of State property, Surveys and Land tenure (…
04 January 2024
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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…
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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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19 May 2025
In Cameroon, the applicable laws give women the possibility of aquiring and owning land, even if these laws are diverse, complex, obsolete and not easily interpreted. Customary law prevails in a predominantly patriarchal context in which women do not always inherit land and therefore have no…
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La tierra no es sólo geografía; es un tapiz de cultura, patrimonio y relaciones sociales. Como custodios de la voluntad y el ethos ancestrales, las autoridades tradicionales de muchos países africanos ejercen una influencia significativa sobre este paisaje. A medida que crecen las economías y…
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