Customary Authorities and Environmental Governance in Africa: A Systematic Review

J Schwaiger, ZM Tas Kronenburg, A Auch… - Society & Natural …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In this systematic review of 68 English-language articles we explore the roles of customary
authorities in environmental governance in sub-Saharan Africa. We identify four roles that …

[HTML][HTML] Perpetuating the malign legacy of colonialism? Traditional chiefs' power and deforestation in Sierra Leone

I Mihaylova - World Development, 2023 - Elsevier
Sierra Leone is affected by considerable deforestation. The chieftaincy as it exists today in
Sierra Leone is a construct of colonialism with removed key aspects of bottom-up …

Climate-smart conservation agriculture, farm values and tenure security: implications for climate change adaptation and mitigation in the Congo Basin

EL Molua, D Sonwa, Y Bele… - Tropical …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background and Research Aims: Agriculture through deforestation is an important threat to
biodiversity conservation in the Congo Basin's tropical forest. The policy challenge is not …

How to achieve effective participation of communities in the monitoring of REDD+ projects: A case study in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

CB Schmitt, J Mukungu - Forests, 2019 - mdpi.com
Developing countries that implement the Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest
degradation (REDD+) mechanism under the United Nations Framework Convention on …

Are community forest leaders downwardly Accountable? Evidence from cameroon

JO Mbane, D Foundjem-Tita, JM Mutune… - Environment …, 2024 - Springer
With the failure of centralized system of forest governance in the 1980's, Participatory Forest
Management (PFM) was presented as a panacea that could bring about proper …

Socio-anthropology of traditional wildlife exploitation mechanisms among the Turumbu people, DRC: What are the challenges for biodiversity conservation?

CM Mpoyi, DD Kipute, CK Kaswera… - Environment …, 2024 - Springer
There is no doubt about the role of wildlife in food security and maintaining ecosystem
balance. The effects of formal hunting rules on wildlife remain imperfectly understood. The …

Meta-Evaluation for the Evaluation of Environmental Management: Standards and Practices

J Ma, Z Yin, Z Guo - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Environmental management plays a key role in the sustainable development of cities. The
effectiveness of environmental management is commonly examined through some …

[PDF][PDF] Governing wildlife resource in DRC: Challenges of local actors in Rubi-Tele hunting domain

E Majambu, S Nziavake, R Hangi, S Mampeta… - ASC-TUFS Working …, 2020 - tufs.ac.jp
Abstract Forestry ecosystem of Democratic Republic of the Congo is the base of rural people
economy. But, these people do not have sustainable practices on natural resources …

[PDF][PDF] Governing wildlife resource in DRC: Challenges of local actors in Rubi-Tele hunting domain

マジャンブエリゼール, ンジアヴァケサジェス… - tufs.repo.nii.ac.jp
Abstract Forestry ecosystem of Democratic Republic of the Congo is the base of rural people
economy. But, these people do not have sustainable practices on natural resources …