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Presentation on [email protected]

Overview of Cameroon

Cameroon Forestry Industry

Forest Development

Problems Facing the ForestrySector

Forestry Sector Reforms andMonitoring

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LOCATION OF CAMEROON

World Forest Institute http://wfi.worldforestry.org


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Cameroon in Central Africa



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Location of Cameroon



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Economic Indicators GDP per capita (US$) 1997: US$ 1,700

Timber industry comes second after oil in nationaleconomy

Annual growth rate (%) 1997: 5.1 %

Unemployment is estimated at about 30%

Forest Stats Total Forest Area 2000 :23,858,000ha

Forest area (% total land area) 2000: 51.3 %

Forest area per capita (ha) 2000 1.6 ha

Forest change 1990-2000 : -222,000 ha Forest area annual rate of change (%) 1990-2000 -0.9 %



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Biological Diversity 28 restricted-range endemic

bird species and ranks as the

third richest area for birds inmainland Africa. Home formany endemic plants, birdsand animal species.



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Forest Types



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Forest Ownership

All forests & land belongs to the state.

Permanent forest or the classified forest land(30%)

The Non-permanent or the unclassifiedforests (70%)

80% of the Non-permanent forests areunprotected



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dbits



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Wood Products (4.5-51 Million Cubic M/Annum)



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Production Trends Between 1989-2002

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Timber Production/Exports



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Forest Development Efforts

The Department of Forestry(Forestry Administration)

Institute of Agricultural

and Forestry Research & Development

National Office for

Forestry Development



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Problems Facing the Forestry

Industry in Cameroon

Violation of Forest Policy

Market Failures

Policy Failures

Lack of Technical Expertise

Forest Fires



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Forest Sector Meetings



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Forest Sector ReformsNew Forest Policy and New Forest Law (1994)

Decentralisation of forest management Decentralisation of forest taxation

Pre-processing of timber products in country

Increased transparency

Current workshops and seminars gearedtowards certification



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Forest Monitoring

Research Institutions National NGOs

InternationalOrganisations

Ministry of Forestry



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GIS & Remote Sensing in Cameroon

Most of GIS & remote sensing expertise is externalas local expertise does not meet the growingdemands for this technology.

Conventional forestry inventory is very expensive,inaccurate and time consuming.

Large scale land cover mapping is being done butthere is no integration of these with GIS & remotesensing.

Forestry inventories are outdated.

Many areas are inaccessible so their compositionsare unknown.

Decision support is needed for sustainable forestmanagement but this can only be done by

integrating the two.



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Project Goals at WFIMobilize resources and experiences to

investigate how GIS and remote sensingtechnology can be integrated with forestinventories.

Visit organizations working with GIS andremote sensing applications.

Building relationships and networks withorganizations involved in GIS &remotesensing applications in forest

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Expected Achievement A manual highlighting the methods or procedures used in

integrating remote sensing technology with inventory

results in the Pacific Northwest, which can be applied inother parts of the world and to Cameroon in particular. The manual and lessons learned shall be made available

to the wider conservation and forest managementcommunities, and they will also be made available onlinethrough the World Forest Institute website.

Conduct regional training in the Congo basin for forestmonitoring/conservation agencies and logging companiesto share experiences and lessons learned in this study.

(This will be done if funding is secured). Identify and establish partnerships with regional and

international organizations whose responsibility is tosupport sustainable forest management and biodiversity

conservation.



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Project Questions What role does GIS & remote sensing play in forest inventory? What remote sensing and GIS tools are used in forest inventory

and how are they used to estimate biomass and other forestresources?

How are these tools and methods readily available for use byresource managers?

Which are the most efficient and effect methods used forinventory data collection?

How do these methods and technologies improve forestmanagement and help to create more informed decisionsregarding forests in both the Pacific Northwest and the generalUnited States?

How do these technologies improve the productivity of theforestry industry?

What constraints are encountered in the use of thesetechnologies and how are they overcome?


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