Resources
Transparency of land-based investments: Cameroon country snapshot
Authors: Sam Szoke-Burke, Samuel Nguiffo, and Stella Tchoukep
Published: 2021
Source: Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
Despite a recent transparency law and participation in transparency initiatives, Cameroon’s investment environment remains plagued by poor transparency. In a new report focusing on agribusiness projects in Cameroon, CCSI and the …
Tracking changes in land governance to inform law reform in Cameroon: Methodology note
Authors: CED and IIED
Published: 2019
Source: LandCam
LandCam will track developments in policy and practice relevant to land governance, in the light of guidance or commitments contained in applicable international instruments. To develop a list of ten major policy questions to be tracked, the LandCam team identified land-related …
China in Cameroon’s forests: A review of issues and progress for livelihoods and sustainability
Authors: James Mayers, Samuel Nguiffo and Samuel Assembe-Mvondo
Published: 2019
Source: IIED
Chinese investment in Cameroon – in roads, water, electricity, ports, agribusiness and forestry - is estimated to be worth two times more than all other sources of investment combined. But it comes with major implications for forests …
Apes, crops and communities: land concessions and conservation in Cameroon
Authors: Michelle Sonkoue and Samuel Nguiffo
Published: 2019
Source: IIED
Cameroon’s current land law appears to have two conflicting objectives: to attract investors through large-scale land concessions while simultaneously protecting biodiversity, defending local people’s rights and promoting rural development. But the legislation governing large-scale land-based investments is outdated and …