The Integration of Livelihood Needs and Human Welfare in The Management of Protected Areas: The Case of The Takamanda Forest Reserve, South West Cameroon

The Takamanda Forest Reserve •TFR (05°59’-06°21’N:09°11’-09°30’E) covers an area of 67,599ha; •Constituted as “Takamanda Native Administration Forest Reserve” in 1934 (i.e. Produc

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Landscape management for forest goods and services:between wishful thinking and reality checks

CIFOR and Model Forests: Local Communities in sustainable Forested Landscapes Enhancing the role of forests in mitigatingclimate change Enhancing the role of forests in adaptingto climate change Improving livelihoods through smal

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Landscape Initiatives at CIFOR

Landscape Mosaics Project:Objective and expected outputs Integrating Livelihoods and Multiple Biodiversity Values in Landscape Mosaics How to measure and prioritize landscape functions and “values” in terms of livelihood

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Ecosystem approaches: some general principles

Background and context •Forests support ca. 65% of worlds terrestrial taxa, hence are important focus for conservation •Traditional emphasis has been on protected areas & reserves •However ca. 92% of world’s forest

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Integrated conservation and development projects (ICDPs): an overview

Conservation methods Traditionally National Parks and other forms of protected area (“fortress conservation”) have been a standard approach for conserving biodiversity worldwide However, in developing countries the benefit

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