Soil Protection Law in Africa: Insights and recommendations based on country studies from Cameroon, Kenya and Zambia

Abstract

Although soils provide social and ecological services which are of a clearly transnational dimension, the management of soils needs to be addressed locally. Thus, an appropriate - or better, effective governance for sustainable soil management at national level is essential. This chapter provides some fundamental recommendations for an effective governance based on legal studies from several African countries, namely Cameroon, Kenya and Zambia.

Keywords

• Africa
• governance
• law
• sustainable soil management
• tenure rights
• climate change