International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-243X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 679

Full Length Research Paper

Socioeconomic determinants of Cameroon’s Mefou Wildlife Sanctuary visitors' willingness to pay for seeing animals in the wild

ACHEY Baudelair NKENFACK DJIKE
  • ACHEY Baudelair NKENFACK DJIKE
  • Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD), P. O. Box 44 Dschang, Cameroon.
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Serge SILATSA NANDA
  • Serge SILATSA NANDA
  • Department of Forestry, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, University of Dschang, P. O. Box. 222, Dschang, Cameroon.
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Marcien KUETE FOGANG
  • Marcien KUETE FOGANG
  • Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD), P. O. Box 44 Dschang, Cameroon.
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Mohamed Mounir MFONDEN POUMIE
  • Mohamed Mounir MFONDEN POUMIE
  • Department of Forestry, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, University of Dschang, P. O. Box. 222, Dschang, Cameroon.
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Abdoulaye NCHANKOU NJOYA
  • Abdoulaye NCHANKOU NJOYA
  • Faculty of Science, Department of Biology and Plant Organisms, University of Douala, P. O. Box. 24157, Douala, Cameroon.
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Marceline EKOM ANGO
  • Marceline EKOM ANGO
  • Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife, P. O. Box 34430, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
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Lucie Félicité TEMGOUA
  • Lucie Félicité TEMGOUA
  • Department of Forestry, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, University of Dschang, P. O. Box. 222, Dschang, Cameroon.
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  •  Received: 10 June 2023
  •  Accepted: 24 July 2023
  •  Published: 31 July 2023

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