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Cameroon
Introduction
With an area of 227,61 million hectares (FAO, 2005), the forests of the Congo Basin make up the second largest reserve of dense tropical forest in the world, and 70% of tropical forest cover in Africa. It houses unique biodiversity including almost half of already discovered terrestrial species.
Interest and understanding of these tropical forests located in the Congo Basin was noticeably amplified after the Earth Summit in Rio during 2002, (which created greater response than the Earth Summit held previously in Rio during 1992). The summit in 1992 was followed by the first Summit of the Chef of States on the forest in Yaounde, 1999. It was during this summit that the states adopted an important declaration: The Declaration of Yaoundé, that illustrated their involvement in the conservation and sustainable management of their forest ecosystems. During the second forest Summit in Brazzaville, helded in February 2005, the Chefs of State signed the Treaty of Brazzaville related to the conservation and the sustainable Development of forest ecosystems in central africa. Since then, several inter-regional organizations and processes have been put in place: The Commission of Central African Forests (COMIFAC) established by the Treaty of Brazzaville, The Conference on the Ecosystem of Dense and Humid forests in Central Africa (CEFDHAC), The Ministry Conference on the application of forest laws and governing in Africa (AFLEG) who is currently at the starting point of this process FLEGT (Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade). If you want to know more, please clik on the following items:
Forests and deforestation in the Congo Basin
Legal Framework on Forestry and Fauna
Impact of the forestry sector on the National economy
Trade Statistics and Tendencies
The Voluntary Partnership Agreements\Legalization Process
Forest Certification
Research and Innovation
Some major hurdles in Cameroon
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