Spatial distribution and species abundance area of Non Timber Forest Products in the Mount Cameroon National Park and adjoining forest zones

Njoh, Georgiana Engomi; Wanie, Clarkson Mvo

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“…Determination of coordinate points to see the type and distribution pattern of NTFPs used by the community. The coordinate points are determined using GPS (Global Positioning System), which will then be managed using the ArcGIS application, where the data will be presented in the form of a distribution map [11]. The processing of coordinate point data obtained from the field is as follows:…”

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“…According to [9], argues that steps should be taken to understand and take an inventory of the non-timber resources of an area before undertaking any activities to develop a forest management plan. According to [10]- [11], by participatory mapping, field checks, and community questionnaires, adjustments in NTFPs collection procedures were evaluated.…”

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Exploration Exploration of Species and Spatial Distribution Non-Timber Forest Products Using Geographic Information System (GIS)

Latifah

Purwoko²,

Siregar³

2023

J. Sylva Indonesiana

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This study was conducted to look at the types and spatial distribution of non-timber forest products (NTFPs). Data on NTFPs species, distribution, and parts used was obtained through species identification. Meanwhile, NTFP mapping activities use GIS. The results showed that there were 8 types of NTFPs used by the villagers, namely Arenga pinnata, Hevea brasiliensis, Durio zibethinus, Areca catechu, Theobroma cacao, Parkia speciosa, Lansium parasiticum, and Archidendron pauciflorum. They use it for daily consumption and sell it to collectors in the form of fresh fruit, palm sugar, leaves, roots, seeds, and sap. Non-timber forest products are scattered in clusters and unevenly in the village area.

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Exploration Exploration of Species and Spatial Distribution Non-Timber Forest Products Using Geographic Information System (GIS)

Latifah

Purwoko²,

Siregar³

2023

J. Sylva Indonesiana

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“…Among the many attractions is the rich avian diversity which is a unique attraction for bird watchers from around the world who trek the lowlands and mountain forests visiting the many birding areas in Cameroon. Non-timber forest products such as spices (e.g., njangsa), vegetables (e.g., eru), fruits, and seeds (bush mango and ogbono) are delicacies and have become vital sources of livelihood with some individuals depending entirely on this ES for sustenance (Awono et al, 2016;Njoh and Wanie, 2018;Gallois et al, 2020). The available biodiversity and ES that benefit the wellbeing of local communities are now being threatened by the rapid expansion of the PO sector in Cameroon.…”

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Impacts of palm oil trade on ecosystem services: Cameroon as a case study

Acobta,

Ayompe,

Egoh

2023

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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Palm oil (PO) producing countries are expanding oil palm cultivated areas to meet growing demands at the expense of tropical forests and the ecosystem services (ES) they provide. Current responses to the growing call for sustainable PO trade are based on environmental impacts such as deforestation, partly because most social impacts have not been studied. These responses are based on information from Asia and South America since little has been done in Africa. This study fills these gaps by synthesizing the impacts of PO trade on ES from peer-reviewed and gray literature. Our case study is Cameroon, which harbors part of the Congo basin forest and experiences fast deforestation rates. Fifty-three sources of literature were used for this study (53% peer-reviewed and 47% gray literature). We found that oil palm cultivation was reported to negatively affect 15 ecosystem services in 147 instances (85%) and positively affect seven ecosystem services in 25 instances (15%). The majority of negative impacts were on carbon sequestration and climate regulation (20%), habitat quality (13%) and genetic diversity (13%). The most positive impact was on food provision (8%). These results highlight the trade-offs between food provision and other ES. While current policy responses have focused on environmental impacts, many negative social impacts are associated with PO trade that should be addressed within new policy tools.

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“…This equates to 5-7% of the world's trees flora, with five of its countries appearing as the botanically best explored on the continent. These trees produce a large number of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs)-most of which are neglected, underutilized and poorly documented [6,[177][178][179][180][181][182][183][184][185][186][187][188][189][190]. According to Ingram [191], 951 and 706 species are exploited for NTFPs in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Cameroon, respectively, 35% of which are traded locally.…”

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The Future of Food: Domestication and Commercialization of Indigenous Food Crops in Africa over the Third Decade (2012–2021)

Leakey¹,

Avana

Awazi

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Sustainability

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This paper follows the transition from ethnobotany to a deeper scientific understanding of the food and medicinal properties of African agroforestry tree products as inputs into the start of domestication activities. It progresses on to the integration of these indigenous trees as new crops within diversified farming systems for multiple social, economic and environmental benefits. From its advent in the 1990s, the domestication of indigenous food and non-food tree species has become a global programme with a strong African focus. This review of progress in the third decade is restricted to progress in Africa, where multi-disciplinary research on over 59 species has been reported in 759 research papers in 318 science publications by scientists from over 833 research teams in 70 countries around the world (532 in Africa). The review spans 23 research topics presenting the recent research literature for tree species of high priority across the continent, as well as that in each of the four main ecological regions: the humid zone of West and Central Africa; the Sahel and North Africa; the East African highlands and drylands; and the woody savannas of Southern Africa. The main areas of growth have been the nutritional/medicinal value of non-timber forest products; the evaluation of the state of natural resources and their importance to local people; and the characterization of useful traits. However, the testing of putative cultivars; the implementation of participatory principles; the protection of traditional knowledge and intellectual property rights; and the selection of elite trees and ideotypes remain under-researched. To the probable detriment of the upscaling and impact in tropical agriculture, there has been, at the international level, a move away from decentralized, community-based tree domestication towards a laboratory-based, centralized approach. However, the rapid uptake of research by university departments and national agricultural research centres in Africa indicates a recognition of the importance of the indigenous crops for both the livelihoods of rural communities and the revitalization and enhanced outputs from agriculture in Africa, especially in West Africa. Thus, on a continental scale, there has been an uptake of research with policy relevance for the integration of indigenous trees in agroecosystems and their importance for the attainment of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. To progress this in the fourth decade, there will need to be a dedicated Centre in Africa to test and develop cultivars of indigenous crops. Finally, this review underpins a holistic approach to mitigating climate change, as well as other big global issues such as hunger, poverty and loss of wildlife habitat by reaping the benefits, or ‘profits’, from investment in the five forms of Capital, described as ‘land maxing’. However, policy and decision makers are not yet recognizing the potential for holistic and transformational adoption of these new indigenous food crop opportunities for African agriculture. Is ‘political will’ the missing sixth capital for sustainable development?

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Spatial distribution and species abundance area of Non Timber Forest Products in the Mount Cameroon National Park and adjoining forest zones

Cited by 4 publications

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Exploration Exploration of Species and Spatial Distribution Non-Timber Forest Products Using Geographic Information System (GIS)

Exploration Exploration of Species and Spatial Distribution Non-Timber Forest Products Using Geographic Information System (GIS)

Impacts of palm oil trade on ecosystem services: Cameroon as a case study

The Future of Food: Domestication and Commercialization of Indigenous Food Crops in Africa over the Third Decade (2012–2021)

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