Financial and economic values of bushmeat in rural and urban livelihoods in Cameroon: Inputs to the development of public policy
Traditional wildlife hunting has been described mainly from studies of local practices and from the monitoring of urban bushmeat markets. However, the overall value chain connecting hunters to end consumers remains largely unknown, thus preventing any estimate of the actual socio-economic importance of the bushmeat sector. On the basis of existing literature, this paper provides an order of magnitude for the financial and economic benefits of the bushmeat commodity chain in Cameroon. The following conservative conclusions were arrived at: (1) The annual turnover of the bushmeat sector in the country is likely to be close to €97 million, i.e. 36% more than the official assessment derived from public accounts. (2) The bushmeat sector may contribute 0.17% to Cameroon's GDP (non-oil), as much as the mining sector. (3) Self-consumption of bushmeat in rural areas may amount to gross annual economic benefit of more than €142 million. However, bushmeat in a country like Cameroon needs to be managed so as to guarantee the food security of urban and rural populations, as well as maintain a substantial source of revenue for communities, all of this without depleting the resource. Achieving this goal requires policy makers to disassociate wildlife harvesting from 'poaching' and the extirpation of species. It is crucial to go beyond the dominant narrative of a (real but over simplified) notion of a conservation crisis, to address its important livelihood and welfare dimensions.
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dig-cirad-fr-5801832024-01-28T23:25:36Z http://agritrop.cirad.fr/580183/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/580183/ Financial and economic values of bushmeat in rural and urban livelihoods in Cameroon: Inputs to the development of public policy. Lescuyer Guillaume, Nasi Robert. 2016. International Forestry Review, 18 (1), n.spéc. Valuing the Cameroonian Forest : 97-107.https://doi.org/10.1505/146554816819683726 <https://doi.org/10.1505/146554816819683726> Financial and economic values of bushmeat in rural and urban livelihoods in Cameroon: Inputs to the development of public policy Lescuyer, Guillaume Nasi, Robert eng 2016 International Forestry Review L01 - Élevage - Considérations générales E16 - Économie de la production E50 - Sociologie rurale P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières chasse viande de brousse analyse économique analyse de système analyse coût avantage évaluation de l'impact viande animal sauvage valeur économique zone rurale zone urbaine niveau de vie moyens d'existence http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3697 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_92331 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2469 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7581 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1919 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_37938 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4669 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24103 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_35691 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6699 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8085 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4400 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1374498089962 Cameroun http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1229 Traditional wildlife hunting has been described mainly from studies of local practices and from the monitoring of urban bushmeat markets. However, the overall value chain connecting hunters to end consumers remains largely unknown, thus preventing any estimate of the actual socio-economic importance of the bushmeat sector. On the basis of existing literature, this paper provides an order of magnitude for the financial and economic benefits of the bushmeat commodity chain in Cameroon. The following conservative conclusions were arrived at: (1) The annual turnover of the bushmeat sector in the country is likely to be close to €97 million, i.e. 36% more than the official assessment derived from public accounts. (2) The bushmeat sector may contribute 0.17% to Cameroon's GDP (non-oil), as much as the mining sector. (3) Self-consumption of bushmeat in rural areas may amount to gross annual economic benefit of more than €142 million. However, bushmeat in a country like Cameroon needs to be managed so as to guarantee the food security of urban and rural populations, as well as maintain a substantial source of revenue for communities, all of this without depleting the resource. Achieving this goal requires policy makers to disassociate wildlife harvesting from 'poaching' and the extirpation of species. It is crucial to go beyond the dominant narrative of a (real but over simplified) notion of a conservation crisis, to address its important livelihood and welfare dimensions. article info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal Article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://agritrop.cirad.fr/580183/7/lescuyer.G.pdf text Cirad license info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://agritrop.cirad.fr/mention_legale.html https://doi.org/10.1505/146554816819683726 10.1505/146554816819683726 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1505/146554816819683726 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/purl/https://doi.org/10.1505/146554816819683726 |
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Traditional wildlife hunting has been described mainly from studies of local practices and from the monitoring of urban bushmeat markets. However, the overall value chain connecting hunters to end consumers remains largely unknown, thus preventing any estimate of the actual socio-economic importance of the bushmeat sector. On the basis of existing literature, this paper provides an order of magnitude for the financial and economic benefits of the bushmeat commodity chain in Cameroon. The following conservative conclusions were arrived at: (1) The annual turnover of the bushmeat sector in the country is likely to be close to €97 million, i.e. 36% more than the official assessment derived from public accounts. (2) The bushmeat sector may contribute 0.17% to Cameroon's GDP (non-oil), as much as the mining sector. (3) Self-consumption of bushmeat in rural areas may amount to gross annual economic benefit of more than €142 million. However, bushmeat in a country like Cameroon needs to be managed so as to guarantee the food security of urban and rural populations, as well as maintain a substantial source of revenue for communities, all of this without depleting the resource. Achieving this goal requires policy makers to disassociate wildlife harvesting from 'poaching' and the extirpation of species. It is crucial to go beyond the dominant narrative of a (real but over simplified) notion of a conservation crisis, to address its important livelihood and welfare dimensions. |
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L01 - Élevage - Considérations générales E16 - Économie de la production E50 - Sociologie rurale P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières chasse viande de brousse analyse économique analyse de système analyse coût avantage évaluation de l'impact viande animal sauvage valeur économique zone rurale zone urbaine niveau de vie moyens d'existence http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3697 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_92331 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2469 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7581 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1919 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_37938 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4669 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24103 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_35691 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6699 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8085 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4400 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1374498089962 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1229 |
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Lescuyer, Guillaume Nasi, Robert |
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Financial and economic values of bushmeat in rural and urban livelihoods in Cameroon: Inputs to the development of public policy |
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Financial and economic values of bushmeat in rural and urban livelihoods in Cameroon: Inputs to the development of public policy |
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Financial and economic values of bushmeat in rural and urban livelihoods in Cameroon: Inputs to the development of public policy |
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Financial and economic values of bushmeat in rural and urban livelihoods in Cameroon: Inputs to the development of public policy |
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Financial and economic values of bushmeat in rural and urban livelihoods in Cameroon: Inputs to the development of public policy |
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financial and economic values of bushmeat in rural and urban livelihoods in cameroon: inputs to the development of public policy |
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