Globally, the rules and policies governing maritime and land-based operations are neither well-coordinated nor appropriately linked. The state of the seas, which in turn affects terrestrial ecosystems and the well-being of coastal communities, is affected by changes on land linked to anthropogenic activities like agro-industries or extractive industries. As a […]
Land: an Achilles’ heel in Cameroon’s 2019 Petroleum Code
07/04/2020 Anonymous In 2019, Cameroon adopted a new Petroleum Code, introducing new regulations for oil exploitation, with the goal of boosting investment in this sector. Guy Lebrun AMBOMO reflects on the implications of this new law for the protection of communities’ land rights. Oil-related activity began in Cameroon in 1947 with the […]