Ensuring Women's Participation in Community Forestry in Cameroon (French only)

Community forests were first invoked during the reform of the 1994 forest law in Cameroon. This was to allow communities to have an area that they could manage in a participatory manner and in which they could carry out activities within the framework of a convention signed with the state, through the Ministry of Forests and Wildlife (MINFOF).

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However, it has been noted that in the implementation of community forests, not all parties are always taken into account, or only very little, especially for women and young people. In practice, women play an important role in the use and transformation of forest resources, which allows them to earn some income to support their families.

The following study analyses women's involvement in the management of the Djoko community forest. This analysis made it possible to highlight several recommendations aimed at improving women's participation.