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Fotouni Forward: A Tropical Forest Community Restoration and Conservation Initiative
Metolo Foyet*1, Daniel Brice Kenko Nkontcheu2, Leger Tchechoupie Foyet3,
Theodore Fondjo Kamga4, His Majesty FO'O David Fondjo II5
1Department of Geography, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; Alumna, Environmental Leadership Training Initiative (ELTI), Yale School of Environment, New Haven, CT, USA; & Princess, Member of the Fotouni and Bandja Royal Families, Cameroon. Email: m.foyet@ufl.edu; metolof@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8054-2281
2Department of Animal Biology and Conservation, Zoology Laboratory, University of Buea, Cameroon; & Biology and Applied Ecology Research Unit, Dschang School of Science and Technology, University of Dschang, Cameroon.
Email: kenko.daniel@ubuea.cm | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3981-3140
3Public Health Expert, Prince & Dignitary, Member of the Fotouni Royal Family, Cameroon.
4Industrial Engineer, Prince, Member of the Fotouni Royal Family, Cameroon; & Chief of the Fotouni Community in Canada.
512th King of the Kingdom of Fotouni, Cameroon.
*Corresponding author
Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 7(2): 1-40. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.070201
Received: 25 January 2024
Reviewed: 20 February 2024
Provisionally Accepted: 21 February 2024
Revised: 12 May 2024
Finally Accepted: 28 May 2024
Published: 01 August 2024
The Fotouni Forward Project operates within Fotouni, a kingdom situated in the Haut-Nkam Division, in the West Region of Cameroon. The number of Raffia palm groves in the kingdom has experienced a significant decline over the past 15 years. The various factors contributing to the reduction of the groves include agricultural practices (80%), insufficient regeneration efforts (30%), suboptimal farming techniques (26.67%), occurrences of bushfires (11.67%), and the prevalence of diseases (13.33%). The long-term goal of the FotouniForward Project is to regenerate the kingdom’s declining resources (including but not limited to Raffia palm groves), promote the kingdom’s biodiversity and empower communities to do this work themselves. Specifically, the project envisions a Fotouni kingdom where (a) the unique cultural and ecological heritage is preserved and protected for future generations, while promoting sustainable development and community well-being; and where (b) the natural environment is protected and restored, and wildlife and people coexist in harmony
Ecological Restoration; Community Empowerment; Cultural Heritage; Tourism; Montane Ecosystem
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Foyet, Metolo, Daniel Brice Kenko Nkontcheu, Leger Tchechoupie Foyet, Theodore Fondjo Kamga and Fo’o David Fondjo II. 2024. “FotouniForward: A Tropical Forest Community Restoration and Conservation Initiative”. Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 7 (2): 1-40. https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.070201
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