In May 2009″ ITTO” the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI)” and the Cameroon Government combined to host” in Yaoundé” Cameroon” the International Conference on Forest Tenure” Governance and Enterprise: New Opportunities for Central and West Africa. The aim was to catalyze new” wide-ranging actions by governments and civil-society organizations towards securing land and forest tenure in Central and West Africa. This special edition of the tfu reports on the conference: its key messages” discussions” conclusions” and recommendations. All conference presentations and working-group notes are available at www.rightsandresources.org.

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