The importance of livelihood strategy and ethnicity in forest ecosystem services’ perceptions by local communities in north-western Cameroon

Aida Cuni-Sanchez, Alain Senghor K. Ngute, Bonaventure Sonké, Moses Nsanyi Sainge, Neil D. Burgess, Julia A. Klein and Rob Marchant

Ecosystem Services, 2019, vol. 40, issue C

Abstract: Human culture has an important influence on how forests are utilised, yet its influence on ecosystem service (ES) use and valuation remains underexplored. We address this gap by investigating how livelihood strategy and ethnicity affect local peoples’ perceptions of forest ES in Cameroon. Data were collected through 20 focus-group discussions in villages of farmers (Oku and Banso) and pastoralists (Fulani) in two mountains.

Keywords: Socio-cultural assessment; Montane forests; Place attachment; Forest use; Forest management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2019.101000

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