Investigations of the livelihood strategies of young men and women in forested landscapes of eastern Cameroon

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Prince Edward Islanden
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.crpClimate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
cg.contributor.crpForests, Trees and Agroforestry
cg.contributor.donorSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Canadaen
cg.coverage.countryCameroon
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2CM
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionMiddle Africa
cg.creator.identifierDenis Sonwa: 0000-0001-6427-3428
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1505/146554817822272295en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn1465-5489en
cg.issue4en
cg.journalInternational Forestry Reviewen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ciforLIVELIHOODSen
cg.subject.iitaFORESTRYen
cg.subject.iitaLIVELIHOODSen
cg.volume19en
dc.contributor.authorMacNeil, C.en
dc.contributor.authorBrown, H.C.P.en
dc.contributor.authorSonwa, D.J.en
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-25T09:05:27Zen
dc.date.available2018-04-25T09:05:27Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/92361
dc.titleInvestigations of the livelihood strategies of young men and women in forested landscapes of eastern Cameroonen
dcterms.abstractIn rural African settings, people maintain diversified livelihood strategies to reduce risks and garner income. Although youth are currently the dominant demographic and an important group within forest communities of Central Africa, little is known about their dependence on the forest for their livelihoods. Given that young people are underrepresented in research studies, this study aimed to understand whether young people (aged 19–30) gain a large proportion of their livelihood from forest resources (including agroforestry). Focus groups and surveys were conducted in six villages in Eastern Cameroon to identify subsistence and income-driven activities of young people. In the context of many changes, young people continue to derive a large proportion of their livelihood from forest resources, especially agroforestry. Changes in livelihood activities were noted in the gender division of work and access to resources. Environmental pressure is likely to impact the livelihoods of these forest communities into the future.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMacneil, C., Brown, H. C. P., & Sonwa, D. J. (2017). Investigations of the livelihood strategies of young men and women in forested landscapes of eastern Cameroon. International Forestry Review, 19(4), 437–448. https://doi.org/10.1505/146554817822272295en
dcterms.descriptionDOI does not worken
dcterms.extentpp. 437-448en
dcterms.issued2017-12-01
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherCommonwealth Forestry Associationen
dcterms.replaceshttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/94974en
dcterms.subjectforesten
dcterms.subjectlivelihoodsen
dcterms.subjectrural communitiesen
dcterms.subjectruralen
dcterms.subjectyouthsen
dcterms.subjectforest resourcesen
dcterms.subjectagroforestryen
dcterms.subjectyouthen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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