LandCam: lessons from six years of linking action, research and advocacy to support land reform

The LandCam project ran from 2017 to 2023, working to support the fair and inclusive reform of land governance in Cameroon at local and national levels. It sought to address historical gaps in citizen participation in the policy process and encourage inclusive dialogue between government and civil society, through an innovative approach that used a combination of research, mobilisation and policy advocacy to address the country’s complex land governance issues.

This report describes the background to the project, its approach and activities, the strategies adopted to respond to the land challenges in Cameroon, the obstacles it encountered and what it achieved. By promoting inclusive and sustainable land governance, mobilising a wide range of stakeholders, creating new spaces for training and dialogue, and formulating effective and sustainable policy solutions, LandCam helped improve understanding of land issues at various levels, and led to changes in the position taken by government bodies.

This report is the result of collaborative work between the project teams, who hope that the lessons learned from LandCam can inform discussions on the future of the land reform in Cameroon, and thinking by land actors in other countries.