Community Capacity for Implementing Clean Development Mechanism Projects Within Community Forests in Cameroon |
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Authors: | Peter A Minang Michael K McCall Hans Th A Bressers |
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Institution: | (1) International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), P.O. Box 6, 7500 AA Enschede, Netherlands;(2) Centre for Clean Technology and Environmental Policy (CSTM), University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | There is a growing assumption that payments for environmental services including carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emission
reduction provide an opportunity for poverty reduction and the enhancement of sustainable development within integrated natural
resource management approaches. Yet in experiential terms, community-based natural resource management implementation falls
short of expectations in many cases. In this paper, we investigate the asymmetry between community capacity and the Land Use
Land Use Change Forestry (LULUCF) provisions of the Clean Development Mechanism within community forests in Cameroon. We use
relevant aspects of the Clean Development Mechanism criteria and notions of “community capacity” to elucidate determinants
of community capacity needed for CDM implementation within community forests. The main requirements are for community capacity
to handle issues of additionality, acceptability, externalities, certification, and community organisation. These community
capacity requirements are further used to interpret empirically derived insights on two community forestry cases in Cameroon.
While local variations were observed for capacity requirements in each case, community capacity was generally found to be
insufficient for meaningful uptake and implementation of Clean Development Mechanism projects. Implications for understanding
factors that could inhibit or enhance community capacity for project development are discussed. We also include recommendations
for the wider Clean Development Mechanism/Kyoto capacity building framework. |
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Keywords: | Community capacity Clean Development Mechanism Community forests Cameroon |
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