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Forests and climate change adaptation policies in Cameroon

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  • Mekou Bele
  • Olufunso Somorin
  • Denis Sonwa
  • Johnson Nkem
  • Bruno Locatelli

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  • Mekou Bele & Olufunso Somorin & Denis Sonwa & Johnson Nkem & Bruno Locatelli, 2011. "Forests and climate change adaptation policies in Cameroon," Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, Springer, vol. 16(3), pages 369-385, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:masfgc:v:16:y:2011:i:3:p:369-385
    DOI: 10.1007/s11027-010-9264-8
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    8. H. Brown & Johnson Nkem & Denis Sonwa & Youssoufa Bele, 2010. "Institutional adaptive capacity and climate change response in the Congo Basin forests of Cameroon," Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, Springer, vol. 15(3), pages 263-282, March.
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    1. Tomas Gabriel Bas & Jacques Gagnon & Philippe Gagnon & Angela Contreras, 2022. "Analysis of Agro Alternatives to Boost Cameroon’s Socio-Environmental Resilience, Sustainable Development, and Conservation of Native Forests," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(14), pages 1-28, July.
    2. Denis Sonwa & Johnson Nkem & Monica Idinoba & Mekou Bele & Cyprain Jum, 2012. "Building regional priorities in forests for development and adaptation to climate change in the Congo Basin," Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, Springer, vol. 17(4), pages 441-450, April.
    3. Mekou Bele & Anne Tiani & Olufunso Somorin & Denis Sonwa, 2013. "Exploring vulnerability and adaptation to climate change of communities in the forest zone of Cameroon," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 119(3), pages 875-889, August.
    4. Johnson Nkem & Olufunso Somorin & Cyprian Jum & Monica Idinoba & Youssoufa Bele & Denis Sonwa, 2013. "Profiling climate change vulnerability of forest indigenous communities in the Congo Basin," Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, Springer, vol. 18(5), pages 513-533, June.
    5. Petr Kupec & Jana Marková & Petr Pelikán & Martina Brychtová & Sabina Autratová & Jitka Fialová, 2022. "Urban Parks Hydrological Regime in the Context of Climate Change—A Case Study of Štěpánka Forest Park (Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic)," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(3), pages 1-19, March.
    6. Sonwa, Denis J. & Somorin, Olufunso A. & Jum, Cyprian & Bele, Mekou Y. & Nkem, Johnson N., 2012. "Vulnerability, forest-related sectors and climate change adaptation: The case of Cameroon," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 23(C), pages 1-9.
    7. Bele, Mekou Youssoufa & Sonwa, Denis Jean & Tiani, Anne-Marie, 2015. "Adapting the Congo Basin forests management to climate change: Linkages among biodiversity, forest loss, and human well-being," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 50(C), pages 1-10.

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