The contribution of deforestation to climate change and to the vulnerability of local and indigenous populations is undeniable. Cameroon has a large forest massif which is increasingly degraded by agro-pastoral activities as well as the mining and structuring projects to which. Added to this is significant population growth. Indeed, the Cameroonian population in 2021 is estimated at around 27 million inhabitants with an average density of 56 inhabitants/km2, which however varies from 7 to 200 inhabitants/km2 depending on the regions of the country.
The contribution of deforestation to climate change and to the vulnerability of local and indigenous populations is undeniable. Cameroon has a large forest massif which is increasingly degraded by agro-pastoral activities as well as the mining and structuring projects to which. Added to this is significant population growth. Indeed, the Cameroonian population in 2021 is estimated at around 27 million inhabitants with an average density of 56 inhabitants/km2, which however varies from 7 to 200 inhabitants/km2 depending on the regions of the country.
['Members of indigenous and local communities']