Sustainable Resource Management in Cameroon V

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As part of the development cooperation program Environmental Policy, Protection and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources in Cameroon, the project aims to preserve high-quality ecosystems and sustainable development in rural areas (overall objective). This is achieved through sustainable forest and wildlife management in the southwest region of Cameroon by those affected, especially the poorer sections of the local population, to improve their livelihoods (project objective). There is worldwide interest in positive effects on the global goods of biodiversity and climate. The measures mainly concern supporting the collaborative management of the Mt. Cameroun, Korup, Bakossi, Takamanda and Bayang Mbo protected areas with a focus on improved monitoring and increased enforcement of the applicable usage rules, improving the socio-economic infrastructure in the intervention zones and promoting income-generating measures for the local population. The target group of the project is the population living in the surrounding areas of the protected areas, the forest concessions and the community and village forests. The program sponsor is the regional delegation of the Ministry for Forestry and Wildlife (MINFOF), which is supported by an international consultant in implementing the program. The project is being carried out in cooperation with the WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) and WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society). The cost of the program extension amounts to EUR 10.0 million, which is financed entirely from FC funds. The duration is expected to be 3 years.