GLF Africa 2022 Digital Conference

Voices of the landscape: The role of Cameroon’s traditional rulers in restoration

Sep 15, 2022 | 10:00 AM EAT - 10:30 AM EAT

Sustainable finance: from markets to value chains Landscape rights: from inclusive tenure to policy change Resilient, regenerative landscapes: from restoration to agroecology

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Description

Africa’s cultural and political identity cannot exist without its traditional rulers. For centuries, traditional rulers, some known as “chieftaincies,” “Igwes,” or “queen mothers,” have been key in maintaining peace, preserving customary laws & in helping to ensure the legitimacy of post-colonial politicians/leaders. Their influence in maintaining Africa’s cultural anchoring was and is still key. Now, they are working to tackle climate change in a fight to preserve their ways of life. This session will explore the critical role traditional rulers have played in community-led restoration projects in Nkambe Cameroon and will feature the stories of Chiefs from GLFx Nkambe, Cameroon, Chapter.

This session has been made possible through the generous support of the Robert Bosch Foundation

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Speakers

Nfor Blessing Mbontu

Chapter facilitator

GLFx Nkambe, Cameroon

Ekoaba Cevie Engowei

Project manager

GLFx Nkambe, Cameroon

Kate Chibwana

Facilitator

National Land Coalitions on land governance in Malawi

Mbeh Divine Nformi Nfor

Ruler, farmer

Saah village in Nkambe Central, Cameroon

Mankfu Findo Marie Louis Kwimbu

Queen Mother of Bondede

Nkambe, Cameroon

Mbeh Gwan Mbanyamsiq III Charles Mbah

President

Cameroon Traditional Rulers against Climate Change (CAMTRACC)

Irene Ojuok

Researcher at Right Livelihood College at the Center for Development Research

University of Bonn, Germany

Augusta Senenssie

Founder, Head of Research

Walinda Lingo

Mbeh Stanley Chifu

Ruler

Njap village in Nkambe Central Sub Division

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GLOBAL LANDSCAPES FORUM (GLF)

The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is the world’s largest knowledge-led platform on integrated land use, dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Agreement. The Forum takes a holistic approach to create sustainable landscapes that are productive, prosperous, equitable and resilient and considers five cohesive themes of food and livelihoods, landscape restoration, rights, finance and measuring progress. It is led by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), in collaboration with its co-founders UNEP and the World Bank and Charter Members. Charter members: CIAT, CIFOR-ICRAF, CIRAD, Climate Focus, Conservation International, Crop Trust, Ecoagriculture Partners, The European Forest Institute, Evergreen Agriculture, FAO, FSC, GEF, GIZ, ICIMOD, IFOAM - Organics International, The International Livestock Research Institute, INBAR, IPMG, IUFRO, Rainforest Alliance, Rare, Rights and Resources Initiative, SAN, TMG-Think Tank for Sustainability, UNCCD, UNEP, Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation part of Wageningen Research, World Farmer Organization, World Agroforestry, World Bank Group, World Resources Institute, WWF International, Youth in Landscapes Initiative (YIL)