Community Forest Exploitation and Poverty Reduction in the Lomié Region, Cameroon

Abstract

This article aims at analyzing the economic impacts of the community exploitation of timber on the riparian populations. Data were obtained from field survey which we carried out on 200 individuals in the Lomié area, East Cameroon. Using the tests of comparison of means, we observed that community forest exploitation is a provider of many small employments, not necessarily qualified, and that from those activities the incomes of villagers and their social expenditures have increased significantly.