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Cameroon's rich natural heritage is under threat from deforestation, poaching, unsustainable resource extraction, and industrial pollution. As the environmental crisis deepens, grassroots movements have emerged across the country giving voice to local communities demanding change. This book explores how these grassroots environmental activists are catalysing legal reforms to protect Cameroon's ecosystems and resources.
From remote villages to urban neighbourhoods, Cameroonians are banding together to defend their environmental rights. This book highlights inspirational stories of community-led conservation, sustainable agriculture, water management, and resistance against damaging industrial activities. It details the strategies grassroots groups are using - from lobbying to civil disobedience - to push for new legislation safeguarding Cameroon's biodiversity, air, water and lands.
By battling destructive practices and raising awareness, Cameroon's grassroots green activists are reshaping the nation's environmental governance from the ground up. This book examines their tireless efforts to enshrine environmental protections into law and give local populations a voice in how their natural resources are managed. It makes a powerful case for grassroots empowerment as the key to achieving environmental democracy in Cameroon.
Thus, conclusively, Cameroon's natural heritage is threatened by deforestation, poaching, resource extraction, and industrial pollution, prompting grassroots movements to demand environmental change. The book explores how the activists are driving legal reforms to protect ecosystems and resources. It features stories of community-led efforts in conservation, sustainable agriculture, water management, and opposition to industrial damages. Through various strategies like lobbying and civil disobedience, grassroots groups are pushing for legislation to safeguard biodiversity, air, water, and lands. The book underscores their role in reshaping environmental governance and achieving environmental democracy in Cameroon.
Itoe, M. T., & Foyet, M. (2024). Green Roots: Grassroots Environmentalism and Legal Reform in Cameroon. Montreal/Vancouver, Canada: The Grassroots Institute, ISBN: 978-1-7778455-9-9. https://doi.org/10.33002/enrl-05
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