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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 Centre pour …
Planning and advocacy in Cameroon with the Land Matrix
The African continent is the most targeted region for large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) in the global south. Given the sheer scale of this, monitoring these deals can be extremely challenging – but it is crucial that we do so, as access to land is closely linked to a number of …
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 provisions …
Towards fair and effective legislation on compulsory land acquisition in Cameroon
Cameroon is part of a global trend towards large-scale investments in infrastructure, agriculture, extractive industries, industrial facilities and real estate that are displacing many people. Deeming these projects in the public interest, governments often acquire land by expropriating locally-held land rights. But compulsory land acquisition has severe economic, social and …
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 and …
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 sometimes …