City Dwellers and the Central African Tropical Forest: Resource Use and Perceptions

Abstract

"From the time the contract for this feasibility study was signed until the drafting of the present Final Report, a number of initial and intermediary steps have been taken toward the creation of a forest-city research unit, comprised of both human and material resources. Our ultimate objective here is the constitution and management of a relevant data bank and the establishment of a social science task force/monitoring network capable of participating actively in forest conservation as well as evaluating ongoing programmes. Meanwhile, a considerable amount of research per se has been carried out."