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CARPE PHASE 2B INCEPTION WORKSHOP REPORT

Djeuga Palace Hotel Yaounde, Cameroon

February 07-09, 2007

Prepared by: ANGU ANGU Kenneth, IUCN-CARPE NGOME-TATA Precillia Ijang, Consultant

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Table of content Acronyms and Abbreviations ........................................................................................ 1. Introduction and Background .................................................................................... 2. Objectives of the workshop ....................................................................................... 3. Expected results of the workshop 4. Methodology ............................................................................................................. 5 Participants……………………………………………. 6 Outcomes of the Workshop 6.1 Opening Ceremony.......................................................................................... 7 Presentations, Results and discussions – Day 1. ......................................................... 7.1. Overview of US Foreign Assistance Reforms by John FLYNN ............................................ 7.2 An overview and updates on the Congo Basin Forest Partnership by Christophe BESSACIER ....... 7.2.1 Recommendations 7.3 Overview of CARPE Program and its Relationship to the CBFP and COMIFAC by John FLYNN 7.3. Workshop Objectives, Expected Outputs and Methodology by Kenneth ANGU ANGU..... 8.. Module 1: CARPE Administration and Management issues ..................................... 8.1 Changes in and Goals of USAID M&E Reporting Requirements by Jacqueline

DOREMUS / and John FLYNN ................................................................................................... 8.1.1 Recommendations 8.2 CARPE Public Relations, Outreach and Branding by John FLYNN ..................................... 8.3 Presentation of the CARPE Website by Paya DE MARKEN................................................. 8.3.1 Recommendations 9. Module 2: CARPE Data and Mapping................................................................. 9.1 State of the Forest Data Harmonization & Management by Richard CARROL l/Blake ...... 9.1.1 Recommendations 9.1.2 Questions 9.2 Recommendations for the next State of Forest Report 9.3 Forest Concession Monitoring by Benoît MERTENS. ........................................................... 9.3.1 Recommendations 9.4 UMD/OSFAC Mapping and GIS presentation by Didier DEVERS. ...................................... 9.4.1 Recommendations 9.4.1 Questions for in-depth discussions 10 Presentations, Results and discussions – Day 2. ....................................................... 11 Module 3: IUCN Cross-Cutting Program................................................................. 11.1 Country Teams, Matrices and the CARPE Focal Points’ Role in the Overall Strategy of the

CARPE Program by Antoine EYEBE and Véronique TSHIMBALANGA . ............................ 11.1.1 Recommendations 11.2. Presentation of Small Grants Program by Kenneth ANGU and Nicodème TCHAMOU . . 11.2.1 Recommendations 11.3 Strategies for the Generation of CARPE Lessons Learned by Kenneth ANGU/David

YANGGEN. ................................................................................................................................... 12. Module 4: Technical Thematic Issues...................................................................... 12.1 . Landscape Land Use Planning: Landscapes and Macro Zones by Mike CHAVES ............. 12.1.1 Recommendations 12.1.2 What do Landscape consortia needs from USFS

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13 Case studies…………………………………………………………………… 13.1 Case Study 1: Landscape 10 Land Use Planning Maiko Tayna Kahuzi Biega Conservation

International-Led Consortium by Patrick MEHLMAN ........................................................... 13.2 Case Study 2: Landscape 7 Land Use Planning Lac-Tele/Lac-Tumba Wildlife

Conservation Society-Led Consortium by HUGO RAINEY ....................................................... 13.3 Case Study 3: Landscape 9 Land Use Planning Maringa Lopori Wamba African Wildlife

Foundation-Led Consortium by Jef DUPAIN . ............................................................................. 13.4 Case Study 4: Landscape 4 Land Use Planning Tridom World Wildlife Fund-Led

Consortium by Pauwel DE WACHTER . ..................................................................................... 13.4.1 Recommendations 14 Résumé of the results of paralel working groups day 2 14 Presentations, Results and discussions – Day 3. ....................................................... 14.1 Biodiversity and Exploitation of Central African Rainforest Rivers by Ann Gordon and Randy Brummet 15 Résumé of the results of parrlel working groups day 3……………………… 16 General Recommendations 17 Conclusions

Annexes...................................................................................... Annex 1. Side Event: Report of the Launching of a book titled: The Congo basin forest: State of Forest for 2006 (Hilton Hotel Yaoundé) ................................................................................................. Annex 2: Opening speech by the IUCN Regional Director……………………………………………. Annex 3: Opening speech by His Excellency the US Ambassador to Cameroon……………………… Annex 4: Opening speech by His Excellency the Minister of Forestry and Wildlife…………………. Annex 5: Closing speech by the IUCN Regional Director for Central Africa……………………….. Annex 6: Closing remark by the CARPE Director……………………………………………………. Annex 7: Closing Speech by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife……….. Annex 8: Group work results on technical thematic issues..................................................................... Annex 9: Groups work result on Country Level Policy Priorities .......................................................... Annex 10. List of participants .................................................................................................................

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Acronyms and Abbreviations CARPE Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment CBFP Congo Basin Forest Partnership CBNRM Community-Based Natural Resource Management CEFDHAC Conférence sur les Ecosystèmes de Forêts Denses et Humides d’Afrique Centrale CI Conservation International CIFOR Center for International Forestry Research COMIFAC Commission des Forêts d’Afrique Centrale CSO Civil Society Organization DRC Democratic Republic of Congo FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FP(s) Focal Point(s) FY Fiscal Year GIS Geographic Information System GFW Global Forest Watch IR Intermediate Result IUCN The World Conservation Union LUP Land Use Planning MOV Means of Verification NGO Non-Governmental Organization NR Natural Resources NRM Natural Resource Management NTFP(s) Non-Timber Forest Product(s) OSFAC PA(s) Protected Area(s) R4 Results Report and Resource Request RF Results Framework RS Remote Sensing SO Strategic Objective SOT Strategic Objective Team UMD University of Maryland USAID United States Agency for International Development USFS United States Forest Service WCS Wildlife Conservation Society WRI World Resources Institute WWF World Wildlife Fund

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1. Introduction and Background Although the Congo Basin can rejoice of harbouring the richest biological diversity in Africa (Bergmans 1998) and is the Second largest continuous expanse of Tropical forest in the world after the Amazonia, .i.e. 204 million hectares (FAO 1997), conservationist are frightened by the persistent geometric rate of forest depletion, almost 0,56 per annum. Increased human population without a corresponding increase in development opportunities send most stakeholders in to the forest for livelihood options, both for subsistence and commercial purposes. Immediate socio-economic needs have somewhat relegated concerns for forest degradation and loss of biological diversity to the background Despite some major strides undertaken by various forestry stakeholders to avert the situation, one still observes difficulties on the field because forest conservation and development involve a mix of interests and aspirations (agricultural needs, socio-economic well-being of populations, the economies of industrialised and developing countries, protected area management, traditional versus modern laws, etc). This was of course one of the major reasons that precipitated the creation of the Central African Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE) in 1995. Its main purpose was to facilitate conditions and practices required for sustainable forest management in the Congo Basin. Its overall objective was, and still is, to facilitate the reduction of the rate of forest degradation and loss of biodiversity through increased local, national, and regional natural resource management capacity. In order to successfully carryout its mission, and to adapt to changing dynamics, a holistic approach has been developed which focused on Landscape planning and management. This approach has been very instrumental in sustainable resource management, notably by focusing on a people centered approach to conservation which admits that, given the context of widespread and acute poverty in the region, conservation efforts will only be successful in the long term if local populations find viable alternatives to current natural resource use patterns that result in the overexploitation and degradation of the natural environment. However, pockets of field experiences from the various Landscapes have shown that landscape planning and management alone is insufficient to manage natural resources sustainably, and that strong overarching and organizing systems are required to ensure strong linkages between landscape programs, national governance improvements and the empowerment of civil society organizations. After eleven years of very hard work in the Congo Basin, CARPE decided to re-tailor its activities to adapt to new challenges and dynamics. This explains why USAID CARPE commissioned a mid-term assessment in 2005 to review and validate program assumptions, determine whether the results framework was valid and to recommend management changes that are needed to achieve that expected results. It was in a bid to implement the recommendations of the Mid Term Evaluation team that a CARPE Phase 2b Program started in September 2006 with IUCN playing a central convening role. To this effect, IUCN is expected to:

- Manage the CARPE focal Point staff to support a strong NRM governance program at country and Congo basin-wide level;

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- Design and manage a small grant portfolio at the country and regional level through Focal Points and related means;

- Serve as cross cutting leader to assimilate, coordinate, capitalize , package and disseminate in a sound and digestible way, communities, civil society, local and national governments, donators, and international organizations in a bid to come out with a lessons learned program.

Also, new and challenging responsibilities have been given to each CARPE Landscape partners in this Phase 2b Program which include, among others, linking landscape protection with livelihood options of local and indigenous populations, working in close collaboration with local and national NGOs, searching for additional financial sources, linking their activities with the new US development assistance policy, etc. In order to facilitate the understanding of the responsibilities of each partner during this phase, and the exchange of lessons learned, it therefore became very important to organize an inception workshop. To this effect, IUCN, with support from USAID/CARPE, organized an Inception Workshop for the CARPE Phase 2b Program in Yaounde from February 07-09, 2007. All of the 12 CARPE Landscapes partners plus CARE Focal Points/Consultants in all 9 CARPE countries were represented. The workshop brought together some 94 participants from close to 12 countries around Africa and the United States of America. This document is aimed at reporting the results/outcome of the Workshop. The activities of the workshop included ceremonial opening and closing, presentations in plenary, group work and two side events.

2. Objectives of the workshop The overall objective was to clarify the relationships, responsibilities and activities of each of the CARPE partners (landscape consortia, US Federal Agencies, WRI, IUCN) in order to improve collaboration within the CARPE program. Specific objectives were to:

• Explain to CARPE partners the new convening role of IUCN in the next phase of CARPE, more especially,

o their coordinating role; o the specific roles of the CARPE Focal Points; o the CARPE Country Teams; and o how the CARPE Small grants program is expected to advance CARPE objectives in

good natural resources governance; • Present the reformed CARPE program in the context of the US Government efforts to reform

foreign assistance and how this affects the expected/planned CARPE phase 2B results, targets and achievements;

• Familiarize participants with the changes and modifications in the CARPE reporting system in order to meet these new overarching requirements;

• Help individual partners explain to host governments, other stakeholders and their own staff the expected outputs of the CARPE phase 2B program;

• Bring out concrete suggestions on the way forward and takeoff of CARPE phase 2b on specific highlighted topics on the program;

• Define policy priorities for each CARPE members countries from 2007-2011.

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3. Expected results The expected outcomes of the workshop were as follows; - Participants should have a common understanding of :

• The CARPE phase 2b Program, especially the responsibilities of various CARPE partners. This will eventually facilitate proper timing, programming, implementation and evaluation of the activities of the program;

• The new convening role of IUCN in the Phase 2b Program; • Policy priorities of the 9 CARPE countries to be address for the period 2007-2011; • The strategies for the generation of CARPE Lessons Learned during this Phase; • The Reformed CARPE program in the context of the US Government efforts to reform

foreign assistance and how this affects the expected CARPE results, targets and achievements;

• The new CARPE reporting system; • The raisons d’être of the SoF and the small grants program through a launching program.

4. Methodology of the Workshop To gain political support for the workshop, and consequently the CARPE Phase 2b activities, an opening ceremony was presided over by His Excellency the Minister of Forestry and Wildlife. Other dignitaries were His Excellency the US Ambassador to Cameroon, the IUCN Acting Regional Director for Central Africa, the Secretary General of the Ministry of the Environment and the Protection of Nature and the Executive Secretary of the Central African Forest Commission. In order to attain some of the workshop objectives, a series of plenary presentations from USAID/CARPE/USFS, IUCN and other CARPE partners were made followed by discussions to clarify, enrich and make concrete suggestions and recommendations to some pertinent issues raised. Two sets of parallel working group sessions were organized on key thematic areas related to landscape natural resource management and policy advocacy on the second and third days respectively. The results of each group were presented in plenary, followed by discussions and concrete recommendations where necessary. To help provide common understanding of the landscape planning process and how to use the landscape planning guides and macro zone planning guides, presentation of case studies of the actual implementation of land use planning in selected landscapes were made. These helped focused discussion on the key challenges and solutions to implementing land use planning and needed backstopping from the US Forest Service. A final theme discussed involved the production of the next State of the Forest report which involved two key questions. The first question responded to the review, discussion and list of recommendations concerning strategies for harmonization of data collection for the next SOF. The second concerned amending the suggested outline for the structure of the next SOF as well as agreeing on a timeline for accomplishing key activities and recommendations for assigning responsibilities.

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Two side events were also organized: launching of the IUCN Small Grants Program and the State of the Forest in the Congo Basin for 2006. A field visit was also organize to understand the successes and challenges involve in participatory indigenous tree domestication that focuses on improving farmer livelihoods while emphasizing on community tree domestication..

5. Participants Participants in the workshop included representatives from all 12 CARPE Landscapes, CARPE Focal Points and Consultants from all 9 CARPE countries, the USAID/CARPE Kinshasa Team, representatives from the US State Department in Washington DC, Yaounde US Embassy personnel, the US Forest Service, IUCN-ROCA, the Cameroon Ministries of Forestry and Wildlife and Environment and the Protection of Nature as well as some observers like ICRAF and SNV.

6. The outcomes of the Workshop

6.1 Opening Ceremony Present for the opening ceremony were the Secretary General of the Ministry of the Environment and the Protection of Nature in Cameroon, the US Ambassador to Cameroon, the IUCN Acting Regional Director, the Minister of Forestry and Wildlife in Cameroon, the COMIFAC Executive Secretary and other conference participants. In his opening speech, the IUCN Acting Regional Director for Central Africa, M. Bihini Won Wa Musiti thank all participants for attending the workshop, especially the Minister of Forestry and Wildlife for Cameroon, The Secretary General of the Ministry of the Environment and the Protection of Nature, His Excellency the US Ambassador to Cameroon, the Executive Secretary of the COMIFAC and CARPE Landscape Partners. According to him, the sustainable management of the Congo Basin Forest needs the active participation of all stakeholders, notably Governments, local and International NGOs, research institutions, the private sector, funding bodies, etc. However, IUCN, in collaboration with its members (States, International and local organizations, parastatals, etc, has been working very hard to facilitates good governance in sustainable natural resources management through the promotion of partnership and sustainable livelihoods. He was also grateful for the central convening role of IUCN in the CARPE Phase 2b Program since October 2006. This partnership comes to consolidate the existing relationship between IUCN and CARPE in reinforcing forestry policies and legislation, forest governance, as well as the fight against illegal exploitation of forest resources and poaching. He ended by thanking CARPE for the confidence bestowed upon IUCN and promised to work in synergy with all CARPE partners in the sustainable management of all the 12 Central African landscapes. This was followed by a speech from His Excellency the US Ambassador to Cameroon Mr. Niels Marquardt. He focused on some strategic evolution within the forestry sector in the Central African Subregion in the past years.

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He started by announcing that CARPE is implementing the most important environmental program that the US Government funds within the Central Africa Sub region. For this program, three main goals were set in 2002 during the launching of CARPE: conserve unique natural resources of the Congo Basin; fight illegal logging and poaching while supporting good governance; and improve livelihood and combat poverty. These Programs are in line with the 1999 Yaounde Declaration of the First Central African Heads of States Summit, the 2005 Brazzaville COMIFAC Treaty as well as the CBFP Initiative that was launched in Johannesburg in 2002. He further emphasized that in carrying out their activities, conservation stakeholders should be careful that conservation objectives should not compromise the needs of local populations, thus a balance between ‘today’s needs with tomorrows returns’. This requires good governance and a strong stand against corruption. To this effect, alternative livelihood activities like ecotourism should be encouraged. However to do this, industrial level poaching with sophisticated technologies should be overcome. This explains why the recent recruitment of Ecoguard, with the support of the World Bank, will help to support the development of the ecotourism and forestry sector in Cameroon. Lastly was the opening speech from His Excellency the Minister of Forestry and Wildlife of Cameroon, Elvis Ngolle Ngolle. After thanking the US Government for their continuous support on the CARPE Program and IUCN for the organization of the workshop, he emphasized that the management of the Congo Basin forest needs a wide range of policy and legislative issues. Some of these are being ensured through many avenues such as the AFLEGT/FLEGT and PSFE initiatives as well as sub regional initiatives like the Central African Forest Commission (Yaoundé Declaration and the Brazzaville COMIFAC Treaty. Finally he reiterated that Governments are interested in the participation of NGOs to contribute to the sustainable management of forest resources of the sub region and thanked USAID for their support to CARPE to enable them ensures NGOs participation in sustainable landscape management. The Minister emphasized that since Cameroon, IUCN and the US Government are members of the CBFP, it will be very important for them to sustain their efforts to facilitate CBFP’s program delivery. He was very delighted to note that the CARPE phase 2b program is in with the PSFE program in Cameroon. It was only after this that he declared open the three –day workshop.

7. Presentations, Results and discussions – Day 1. ANGU ANGU Kenneth, the IUCN-CARPE Program Manager served as the Facilitator of the workshop while Ngome-Tata Precillia of UICN Cameroon and Agnangna Marcelin of CARPE – Congo Brazzaville served as reporters. The first day observed presentations on an overview of US Foreign Assistance Reforms, the opening ceremony, an overview and updates on the Congo Basin Forest Partnership, an overview of CARPE Program and its Relationship to the CBFP and COMIFAC, CARPE Administration and Management issues, CARPE Data and Mapping and was crowned with a site event on the SOF book launching

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The following presentations were made: 7.1 Overview of US Foreign Assistance Reforms by John Flynn This presentation enlightened workshop participants on the concept of Transformational Diplomacy as defined by the current US Administration. It aims at driving the US foreign assistance agenda by fostering responsible and proactive nation states that participate fully and responsibly in the international community in general and the sustainable management of forest resources in particular. Foreign assistance plays a supporting role through multilateral, bilateral and regional assistance programs. USAID will focus and match its resources to the general situation of individual countries to help them move along a rough continuum toward development. At each stage, the profile of the USAID program will be tailored to specific needs. Since biodiversity conservation is considered an Administration priority, management systems are now in place to direct funding toward these transformational development objectives for each country. Conservation is considered under the transformational diplomacy framework as an element of economic growth. US Government’s involvement in Central Africa, through USAID/CARPE and the untiring work of all CARPE partners in Central African has produced positive results which have encouraged the US Government to consider funding conservation efforts in the Amazon to transpose some of these experiences and lessons learned. Although all Central African countries are “revolving states” in the US administrative classification of individual states, behind “High policy level” and “Transformation and development” States, the CARPE is focused on the region and not particularly on individual states. 7.2 Overview and Updates on the Congo Basin Forest Partnership by Christophe Besachier This presentation briefed participants on the very important role of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP) in environmental conservation in the Congo Basin. It also highlighted the activities undertaken by the French Facilitation since February 2005 and gave an update on activities planned for 2007. This include aspects such as communication, partnership development with all forestry stakeholders (logging companies, local, national and international NGOs, Governments, funding bodies, etc.), Sustainable PA and forest concession management, conflict management, support for sustainable livelihood options to local communities, policy and institutional reforms, etc. Recommendations:

1. It is very important to create strong collaboration between the CBFP and the Network of Parliamentary for the Sustainable Management of the Central African forest ecosystems;

2. It is important to inform various stakeholders in the Central African Sub-region on what has been done and what needs to be done within the framework of the CBFP;

7.3 Overview of CARPE Program and its Relationship to the CBFP and COMIFAC by

John Flynn Emphasis here was made on the three broad thematic areas which CARPE addresses: degradation of Central African forests and the loss of biodiversity: landscape land use management plans across the 12 CARPE/CBFP landscapes; reform and strengthening of national and regional biodiversity and forestry policies, especially through the actions of civil society lobbying and educational programs; and strengthening the monitoring of forestry and biodiversity resources in order that more effective decisions based on scientific data and current information can be taken by all stakeholders and resource managers. The presenter further recognized that, although giant conservation/development

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strides have been made, the CARPE program has gone through some significant changes to address some weaknesses. For example, one major weakness is the fact that because it was created through a political process, it may not have had the input and support of the local stakeholders. Hence the purpose of this workshop is to fine-tune what these changes are, and how best to respond to them. The current CARPE phase has therefore “fine-tuned” its approach based on experience and an independent external evaluation. The current phase increases emphasis on the integration of the three principal program elements and the multitude of individual partners into a more cohesive program that was somewhat lacking in the earlier phases. Highlight was also made on how CARPE integrates its activities on a regional basis with the CBFP, COMIFAC and the various States to facilitate coherence and buy-ins from host governments. 7.4 Workshop Objectives, Expected Outputs and Methodology by

Kenneth ANGU ANGU This presentation was aimed at making sure that all participants have a common vision on the workshop objectives, methodology and outputs as specified earlier in this report. Another objective was to streamline the various discussions within the framework of the Workshop objectives. To this effect, participants were encouraged to bring out concrete suggestions and recommendations that could be used in the implementation of the new CARPE strategy. This was followed by the presentation of the various seminar themes and the expected output per theme.

8. Module 1: CARPE Administration and Management issues. This was aimed at presenting the reformed CARPE program in the context of the US Government efforts to reform foreign assistance and how this affects the expected/planned CARPE results, targets and achievement. It also sought to familiarise participants with the changes and modifications in the CARPE reporting system in order to meet these new overarching requirements. 8.1 Changes in and Goals of USAID M&E Reporting Requirements by John Flynn and

Jacqueline Doremus This presentation highlighted the major changes and goals of USAID Monitoring and Evaluation reporting system. The system synthesizes the status of the program on the ground. There are two levels to the CARPE M&E system. First, the tools given to all CARPE partners allow a standard way to communicate with the USAID CARPE Management Team. Secondly, these tools are used by the management team for four purposes: to manage USG grants effectively, to award conservation dollars efficiently based on performance, to clearly communicate results to multiple stakeholders, and to improve the body of conservation knowledge at large. This presentation also come out with proposals to fine-tune the current CARPE M&E system. In development this system, CARPE Landscape partners were invited to provide feedbacks in their final reports regarding the M&E system, and these comments were incorporated into the proposed CARPE Reporting Calendar and the most recent version of the CARPE reporting tools. Participants were also privileged to see the Linkages between submissions and funding, public relations, and CARPE cross-cutting activities. The system aims at providing performance information that will help in the justification of budget that has been used. This will provide expenditure and performance data of the partners. 8.1.1 Recommendation:

- It was suggested that the LS consortia be increased to meet up with current challenges.

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8.2 CARPE Public Relations, Outreach and Branding by John Flynn The presented admitted that after more than four years of operations, CARPE is relatively well known in the Central African Sub Region, but paradoxically its objectives, approach and strengths are not always known or understood by government decision-makers or other important stakeholders. CARPE partners therefore have a strong responsibility to educate and interact with counterparts/contacts on CARPE objectives and strategies and feed information back to CARPE management on how the program can improve. Many channels are available but a principal mechanism is through the CARPE Program Manager, national CARPE Focal Points and Consultants. Closer linkages between CARPE, its partners and other CBFP partners including regional Governments initiatives like COMIFAC and individual Government bodies are indicators on whether the innovations being developed will become sustainable and institutionalized. Concerning the new ma nagement structure, the choice of IUCN to manage CARPE is based on its central role in natural resources management in Central African, its membership Network (including most Central African States) and the fact that it is a neutral structure which is not one of the multiple CARPE implementing NGOs. IUCN therefore has the mandate, the capacity and the multiple resources to host the Program.

8.3. Presentation of the CARPE Website by Paya De Marcken The presenter unveiled plans to review the objectives of the CARPE website, exhibited the features of the website, and solicited the input of all CARPE partners as to how the website can better serve their needs. The presentation also demonstrated the tools available on the website to share and access data, including CARPE Mapper, CARPE Data Explorer, and the Document Search. Besides this, the presentation also laid the groundwork for future plans to incorporate additional data into the website and provide an opportunity for CARPE partners to discuss issues pertaining to data sharing and management. 8.3.1 Recommendations: This ended with the following recommendations:

• It is necessary for CARPE to strengthen the capacities of National institutions, CSOs and local NGOs to be able to use the. Developing this data with no capacity and resources to make use of them will not help in any way;

• Study possibilities to make sure that National institutions have the necessary tools and infrastructure to optimize the use of the Website;

• It is also very necessary to include priority and specific national policy information on the website to facilitate comprehension;

• Additional work should be done to improve information on the various breaking news items in the Website;

• CARPE partners should also work to improve lobbying initiative in DRC, Cameroon and Gabon on which MOV will be approved by each organization;

• Additional communication avenues to valorize CARPE data other than the Website should also be sought, for example news letters;

• Another suggestion was that issues relating to mapping and capacity building in relation to mapping were necessary;

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• Also, there is a need to add some links with other Program and initiatives in the Website to facilitate data sharing (the Amazon Program, Central African sub-regioanl initiatives like COMIFAC, RAPAC, CEFDHAC, etc);

• There should be regular CD distribution of large GIS data and PDF files which are very difficult to download. This can be done through Focal Points containing

9. Module 2: CARPE Data and Mapping The first presentation in this series gave a brief overview of a proposed framework for the monitoring of forests and other natural resources throughout the region as well as a review of the key challenges to harmonized basin-wide data collection, management and analysis. The second presented the World Resource Institute (WRI) and Global Forest Watch (GFW) objectives in Central Africa and its potential support to partners under the CARPE program, particularly in the field of forest concession monitoring. Finally UMD/OSFAC Mapping and GIS reviewed the resources available to partners in terms of land cover mapping.

9.1 State of the Forest Data Harmonization & Management by Richard CARROL /Blake) This presentation, which was otherwise captioned helping us to know whether we are getting the job done, illustrated how we move from forest ecosystem diversity to harmonized data. The presenters gave an overview of a proposed framework for the monitoring of forests and other natural resources throughout the region as well as a review of the key challenges to harmonized basin-wide data collection, management and analysis. In presenting where we need to move from diversity to harmonisation, it was emphasized that the scales of conservation targets must be harmonized giving the conditions of, and the impact of actions on what is to be tracked. In recommending the proposed minimum measures for the Congo Basin (biological targets, threats and enabling conditions), it was highlighted that these monitoring frameworks have not yet been widely discussed, agreed, implemented, or institutionalized, hence how to get there is still a big issue. A tree diagram to facilitate coordination of SoF measures was also presented. They concluded by saying that effective monitoring can only be achieved through a broad agreement of the monitoring framework, commitment to its implementation, and a core team of monitoring technicians. 9.1.1 Recommendations/Discussions: 1. The data and tables should be institutionalized within the institutions of the landscape region; 2. It will be better to ameliorate the collection, analyzes and dissemination of existing information in the various landscapes; 9.1.2 Questions: 3. Do we assume that all the sites have the same baselines? Because there exist externalities affecting some landscapes we may tend to forget them when doing ecological monitoring. How can this be captured in data harmonization?

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9.2 Main recommendations for the next state of the forest were in the table below. The time frame could be firmly agreed upon in the audience but global suggestions were made.

Topic Time frame

Landscape updates and case studies To be discussed

Analyze periodic reports To be discussed

Sustainable management of wildlife and NTFPs To be discussed

Vegetative monitoring (good methodology, monitoring, data collection and data analysis).

To be discussed

Climate change To be discussed

Mapping out road systems in Landscapes To be discussed

What are the key issues that need to be addressed?, what is being done and what need to be done?

To be discussed

9.2.1 Recommendations:

- Landscape Leaders should make joint recommendations to CBFP partners on the subject matter; - Interim bulletins should be produced between publications; - It is very important to come out with prospective analysis in the SoF; - Periodicity of reports should be encouraged.

9.3 Forest Concession Monitoring by Mertens. This session presented World Resource Institute (WRI)-Global Forest Watch (GFW) objectives in Central Africa and its potential support to partners under the CARPE program, particularly in the field of forest concession monitoring. The presentation will provide a brief overview of WRI/GFW activities, the countries where it operates, partnerships and the expected outcomes. For example the work of the GFW in Cameroon and within the subregion was presented with emphasis on the forestry atlas, how it works and the type of data and information that could be obtained from it. The strength and weakness of information provided in this atlas on forest concessions and protected areas were also presented and the major limitations mentioned. The various categories of forest exploitation units in Cameroon where highlighted, with emphasis on timber harvest and processing capacity. The presentation will focus on the tools elaborated so far, as well as the information available, how to access this information (e.g., interactive atlas and website) and the next steps.

9.3.1 Recommendations:

- It is very important also to have detailed data on illegal and artisanal mining ; - It will also be very important to involve GFW in the elaboration and implementation of

Management plans, notably on aspects related to cartography and capacity-building;

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- GFW should also work closely with environmental and forestry training institutions like CRESA-Forêts Bois and the RIFFEAC Network;

- Support national governments on transboundary cartography to fight against transboundary illegal logging and poaching;

- It will also be important for GFW to share information on concession holders (e.g. on certification, their full addresses, etc.;

- Strengthen the capacity of youths on cartographical and spatial analyses (short internship), etc.

9.4. UMD/OSFAC Mapping and GIS presentation by Didier DEVERS. This presentation reviewed the resources available to partners in terms of land cover mapping. In particular, the presentation described land cover maps already available, discussed ground truthing methods for land cover maps, reviewed GIS data harmonization and standards and discussed data access and dissemination. For example, he presented the land cover change from 1990 to 2003 in the Central African sub region that was measured through remote sensing (RS). Aster and Landsat –like data were combined to overcome weaknesses in data lost. The presenter revealed, however that, the running cost of these satellite images are very expensive. Seven landscapes have been mapped and others will be mapped by the end of this summer. It is very difficult to map areas within Landscapes in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea because of constant clouds. It is very important to know that they do the layout, provide the map but the landscape makers will provide the information, statistics and pictures. 9.4.1 Recommendations: Ø Encourage networking between the mapping managers within and across landscapes and

establish a negotiations platform; Ø University of Maryland should improve on their actions in CARPE by identifying specific

data needs in each Landscape e.g. mapping of roads; Ø There should be a continuous Forest cover follow-up and forest concessions mapping to

check unsustainable use; Ø It is important to email validation forms for landscape partners; Ø Since there is no data base and data base manager in biological and socio-economic research

data, there is the necessity to generate these type of data, but not before an agreement is reached on data sharing/restrictions;

Ø CARPE Landscape partners should be clarified with what is actually done with the data and what specific data are being distributed.

Ø It is also very important to ensure the quality of the data we collect.

9.4.2 Questions for in-depth discussions: Ø Is it very important to know the dates that are used to monitor change?; Ø What type of data is generated, used and distributed?

This session rounded up the end of the first day and continued with preparations for the second day.

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10. Presentations, Results and discussions – Day 2. Following the provisions on the program, the second day of the workshop focused on Module 3 and 4 presentations respectively on IUCN Cross-Cutting Program, and on technical thematic issues. Case studies and break out parallel working groups closed the day.

11. Module 3: IUCN Cross-Cutting Program

11.1 Country Teams, Matrices and the CARPE Focal Points’ Role in the Overall Strategy of the CARPE Program by Antoine Eyébé and Véronique Tshimbalanga.

This presentation focused on the changing role of Focal Points in space and time. It also described the current roles played by the FPs in each of CARPE’s intermediate results (IRs) as well as other FP roles such as representation advocacy, promotion of CARPE brand, public diplomacy, and communication. It also emphasized that in spite of the change in administration, PFs still remain valuable partners to the various CARPE Landscapes partners. However, their job is plaque with some constraints such as difficulties in liaising with partners within and outside the program, lack of adequate financial means to put their actions in to practice. Secondly, most field partners often overestimate the role of CARPE Focal Points, taking them to be donors with the mandate to instantaneously decide to disburse funds to participating countries and other actors without prior planning or reporting to their hierarchy as some other donors do. The second part of the presentation focused on a case study example from the DRC of how FP’s convene country teams to fill out the country matrix joint work plan to address national level policy and governance issues. The presenters presented the four main task of the Focal Point: strengthening capacity of the civil society; landscape monitoring; public relations and reporting. Three aspects of the country matrix were presented, including the main challenges addressing key national policy issues through the promotion of good governance. Some challenges include the art of convening the meetings, supporting key initiatives without funding, and finally, the far distance and high cost involved in landscape visits, especially in DRC. 11.1.1 Recommendations/Suggestion The following recommendations came out of the meeting. Ø It is very important to invite (or involve) FP and Consultants in the coordination meetings

with CARPE landscape partners to ensure coherence and effective monitoring of the implementation of activities on the field. This will give them the authority to carry out their enormous responsibilities, notably to facilitate the implementation of national and regional conservation and development programs while drawing from field experience ;

Ø It is very important for FPs to increasingly involve host Governments in CARPE’s activities to facilitate ownership. For example, National Governments and COMIFAC should be members of the Country Teams;

Ø The ToR of FPs are too ambitious and unrealistic. It is therefore necessary to prioritize them to facilitate efficient job delivery. It is also important to specify the roles and responsibilities between landscapes and FPs;

Ø FP and CARPE Consultants are very instrumental in the implementation of the Program in the various countries. It is therefore very vital to collaborate with them;

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Ø Feed-backs from reviewers should be considered to ameliorate USG.

11.2. Presentation of Small Grants Program by Kenneth ANGU ANGU and Nicodème TCHAMOU.

It gave an overview of the everlasting and tangible products from the small grant program in Congo Brazzaville and Congo Kinshasa which were produced to benefit local stakeholders, students and the governments in these countries, mainly on forestry laws and policies. The presentation also familiarised workshop participants with the opportunities created by the CARPE small grants program to strengthen local NGO capacity to help sustain CARPE’s activities in the long term. It also suggested how the small grants program can fill in potential gaps in CARPE country matrices. Transparency in grant disbursement, themes to be funded, potential beneficiaries, selection criteria and the implementation and monitoring strategies were a major theme of discussions. It was also noted that focus on the small grants program should primarily focus on national policy advocacy and the link with CARPE strategic objective 11.2.1 Recommendations Ø The small grants program should mainly focused on capacity building of local actors to

ensure real impact on the CARPE Program, notably on the involvement of local communities in conservation and development efforts;

Ø Members of the civil society and other actors are encouraged to submit proposals highlighting cross-cutting themes;

Ø Provide additional resources for capacity in the program; Ø Landscape leaders and Focal Points should help identify needed themes and areas of

intervention; Ø Landscp Ø It will be helpful to present more information on how this will function at the national level,

are landscapes going to be grouped together or separated? Last year, some activities were already done by the landscape leaders using their small grants and some thematic gaps identified within these activities will need to be looked into by the country team.

Ø Success stories on how small grants have been tied into landscape activities should be written and disseminated replication.

Ø A capacity building program parallel structure need to be put in place alongside the small grants program to accompany the CSO in their process. Although there is a component of capacity building in the CARPE small grants program, it needs however to be reinforced with specific budget lines to ensure impact more especially on poverty reduction and biodiversity conservation. This is so because capacity building is very expensive and needs enormous resources to be successful;

Ø Landscape leaders, FPs etc were encouraged to help local NGOs within their constituencies in the reflection process and the development of proposals;

11.3. Strategies for the Generation of CARPE Lessons Learned by Kenneth ANGU ANGU and David Yanggen

This presentation gave a brief review on why the generation of lessons learned is critical for the CARPE program. The presentation also highlighted that the generation of lessons learned will provide feed-back mechanisms on one another’s experiences and thereby will improve their own program intervention. Secondly it will be shared with outside partners and thirdly, it will improve

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means of informing host governments and other partners on what is being done on the field. A list of challenges and advantages of the subject matter was also highlighted. A proposed set of themes that capture the three CARPE Intermediate Results were presented and validated by CARPE partners. Finally, a proposed report format for the lessons learned was presented to the participants. 11.3.1 Recommendations Ø Provide more space for authors (.i.e. 12-15 pages) and reduce the number of case studies per

chapter; Ø Provide qualitative information on administration and finance; Ø It will be better to capture issues within thematic areas using specific terms of reference; Ø Target the audience of the document to make sure that CARPE Landscape partners give the

right information (qualitative and quantitative) to the right people (e.g. policy makers, researchers, students, general public, llandscape consortium etc.); It is also important to specify whether it will be landscape specific, action specific or country specific; To facilitate this, a distribution list and other funding mechanisms should be included;

Ø Study possibilities to see whether the CARPE’s lessons learnt can be capitalized in the next edition of the SOF;

Ø Although the various thematic areas have been chosen basing on the CARPE IRs, additional themes are still welcome;

Ø An introduction on national policies may be done by COMIFAC to facilitate ownership by the various states;

Ø The political context of the implementation of the various projects should be easily captured to facilitate capitalization of lessons learned by other regions;

12. Module 4: Technical Thematic Issues

12.1 Landscape Land Use Planning: Landscapes and Macro Zones by Chaves The presentation started with the presentation of the USFS and the total forest land that it manages, e.g. lands for multiple uses which provide timber, mining and agricultural resources. It also reviewed the concepts of landscape level land use planning, including why a landscape approach is important and what landscape plans can and cannot achieve. The representative of the USFS also highlighted the role of CARPE in land use planning in the region. The land use planning guides being produced by the US Forest Service for partners was also presented as well as the process for the creation of plans for Protected Areas, Community Based Natural Resource Management zones and Extractive Resource Zones, and how those plans fit in with an integrated Landscape land use plan. Key plan components (micro and macro zones) were presented followed by planning constraints such as prioritizing the use of resources. Finally, the role of the US Forest Service within CARPE was also clarified and what they can do to assist partners as they progress with the planning process. 12.1.1 Recommendations:

• It is very important to clarify the Landscape concept, specifying how, why and who created the Landscape so that most actors should refrain from seeing it as a CARPE created concept. In fact it was created by Central African States within the framework of COMIFAC and the USFS should consider this important aspect in the guide because the success of CARPE depends on the ownership of its results by the various Governments. The term “CARPE Landscape” should also be reconsidered if it may be misunderstood by Governments;

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• Special expertise needs to be consulted in responding to the landscape approach. This therefore calls for capacity building of most actors on the entire concept;

• Encourage sensitization/ communication of all actors involve in land use planning (National Governments (especially ministries of territorial administration), NGOs, International Organizations, etc;

• Landscape leaders need to work with all actors present within the landscape to produce better results, create synergy and capture all parameters ( National Governments, local populations, etc.);

• Landscapes leaders should work and collaborate with the Worldbank zoning initiative; • Landscapes are related to some community leaders and/or governments depending on the

governments’ institutions that are involved and the legislation. This aspects should be highly considered;

• For those working in countries of the Great Lakes Region and DRC, it is very important for them to capitalize on previous work in the region (e.g the IUCN’s Park for Peace Project in Kibira, Virunga, Kahuzi Biega, etc.);

• Aspects like Environmental Impact Assessment should be considered in Landscape land use planning to attenuate negative impact of the environment and the encouragement of livelihood options.

12.1.2 What do Landscape consortia needs from USFS?

• The need to have a discussion group to determine minimum data; • Have a reference document to better conceptualize their work; • Act as an interface between Landscape Consortia and Central African States to facilitate

their job. Government to Government relationship are at time very easy to accept. This can be done in many ways (workhops, etc.).

13 Case Studies of Land Use Planning These case studies described the actual and planned land use planning in a selected landscape emphasizing key issues relevant to the landscape in question. These case studies made reference to the LUP strategy document developed for the landscape and the US Forest Service Landscape Land Use Planning Guide.

13.1. Case Study 1: Landscape 10 Land Use Planning Maiko Tayna Kahuzi Biega Conservation International-Led Consortium by Patrick Mehlman.

Since the vision was to facilitate the involvement of all stakeholders, the presenter started by presenting the stakeholders involved in the landscape approach for resource use management. The question was on the transition from CARPE Program 2a to 2b and from macro zone to the micro zone. To define what the micro ones were, elements as international boundaries, forest, non forest , protected areas etc were considered. Within the zones they work with the traditional leaders, the team leaders, community leaders, group leaders etc.

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13.2 Case Study 2: Landscape 7 Land Use Planning Lac Tele-Lac Tumba Wildlife Conservation Society-Led Consortium by Hugo Rainey

The presentation centered on micro-zoning in PAs and surrounding CBNRMs, the 'evolution' of macrozones to micro-zoning, and the thinking about 'hybrid' macrozones. To this effect, principal actors in the process were enumerated, including local communities, local and national Governments, etc.. A capacity building program is also in place to reinforce the capacities of local NGOs and Governments, more especially on policy and legal issues. The characteristics of the landscape were also presented. Finally a draft of the landscape conditions, objectives and zoning program was presented and this was concluded an emphasis on minimum data collection.

13.3 Case Study 3: Landscape 9 Land Use Planning Maringa Lopori Wamba African Wildlife Foundation-Led Consortium by Jef Dupain.

The Presentation from the African Wildlife Foundation started with an overview of the landscape area and the stakes involved in its management. He highlighted what he called landscape desired conditions outcome and macro zones identification. Then he gave a historical picture of the creation of the landscape and said they started by organizing non potential meetings since they did not know any thing about the landscape. During the first year, 2004 and 2005, they worked on the macro zoning and latter in 2005 - 2006 they worked on micro zoning. Latter in 2006, they started to work on how to do zoning update following the USFS suggestions. Then the proposed MLW consortium structure was presented. Finally one important lesson learned presented, was the location of FPs around the landscape to educate the population on the landscape approach.

13.4 Case Study 4: Landscape 4 Land Use Planning Tridom World Wildlife Fund-Led Consortium by Pauwel de Wachter.

This is a relative new tri-national landscape being put into place. One of the problems in landscape consortium is making the connections with governments. Meetings have been set up to learn from the Tri-Sangha landscape and understanding Government priorities. The first TRIDOM meeting was organized in Libreville in May 2006 with some 60 participants, mainly Government Officials. Some major recommendations from meeting were that the limits should be based on protected zones which is composed of forest blocks. No human traces are found within the area. Issues in Cameroon, Congo and Gabon were discussed, compared and contrasted bringing out key issues to be used in the development of this landscape and to set up the strategy and workplan to be used. 13.4.1 Recommendations: Ø A reference document on a complete land use plan could be obtained from the states to better

conceptualize the plans; Ø Problem of national planning with or without government that needs to be considered. This

warrants a better understanding of the national development program; Ø Effectively involve all stakeholders in PA/CBNRM zones to ensure win-win – not only

economic interest but also socio-cultural vision; Ø Take in to consideration previous work done by other partners like IUCN on National parks

to avoid duplicity and waste of time and money; Ø Facilitate dialogue on natural resources between states to reduce conflicts;. Ø Take into account Environmental Impact Assessment and carryout economic evaluation of

National Park; Ø Identify strategies to facilitate sustainable funding mechanism of landscape;

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Ø Develop mechanisms for landscape partners to work in synergy to foster sustainable planning and development of the various landscapes.

14. Parallel breakout Working Groups This session opened with a presentation from Kenneth ANGU ANGU on the objective and expected output of the various working Group. Details of the outcome is found in the annexe. 14.1 Working Group 1: Minimum Standards for Stakeholders Involvement in Land Use Planning This working group session produced concrete output in the form of a list of minimum standards required for engaging stakeholders in the land use planning process. The list distinguished, where appropriate, between landscape-wide planning and macro zone planning. The minimum standards were not only generic enough to apply across landscapes, but were realistic in terms of time and financial constraints. It also took in to account an adaptive management approach. 14.2 Working Group 2: Role and Strategies for Alternative Livelihoods in Conservation Programs This working group session produced a list of the roles of alternative livelihoods as they relate to conservation. Based on this list of the roles of alternative livelihoods also produce a list of criteria for choosing what livelihood activities should be prioritized. 14.3 Working Group 3: CARPE’s Contribution to Forest Concession Management Plans The working group session discussed and produced a list of recommendations concerning the comparative advantages and specific roles of CARPE partners in forest concession management plans. This was an added advantage because CARPE partners have strengths in overall natural resource management planning including bushmeat hunting, agriculture, non-timber tree products, fishing etc and the engagement of local communities and stakeholders for developing a social plan for involving local actors in NRM, . 14.4 Working Group 4: Institutional Collaboration: Consortium Management and Other Collaborations Key Challenges and Proposed Solutions This working group session came out with a list of principal challenges associated with landscape consortium collaboration and other forms of needed collaboration and a list of accompanying proposed solutions.

15. Presentations, Results and discussions – Day 3. Activities for Friday which was the third and last day of the inception workshop were centered on feedback from past discussions and activities, defining future strategies and the closing ceremony. Discussions focused on the presentation of Group Work that took place the following day.

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15.1 Biodiversity & Exploitation of Central African Rainforest Rivers by Gordon and Randy Brummett. World Fish Center

This presentation focused on the type of fishes found in the African rainforest rivers, their availability, habitat, encouraging factors and the different canopies. It also thrilled participants on the role they play in providing and maintaining the fish biomass. After presenting the production areas of fish within the forest area, some important species were shown, followed by the ecology of the system and its contribution to fish production. The fishing systems (commercial and seasonal) and gears were presented and the major strengths and weaknesses of each system highlighted. The purpose of fishing, gender issues and the value of fishing were then discussed. The presentation ended up with the local uses and forms of preparation of fish in villages..

15.2 Working Groups on Country Level Policy Priorities These working groups which was divided up on a country by country basis focused on producing policy priorities for each country to be achieved from now until 2011. These outputs were grouped into high, medium and low policy priorities and each policy had a benchmark target date associate with it. The results of the Group Work are found in the annexe.

16. General Recommendations Some general recommendations were as follows: Ø Country team should focus on the work plans in order to realize results, focus on

aspects/activities of manageable interest; Ø CARPE partners should participate to the workshop on autochthones people in Congo in

April; Ø Identify existing forest management plans and draw lessons learned; Ø CARPE could help to provide guidance for EIA.

17. Closing ceremony The closing ceremony was attended and presided over by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife in Cameroon, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Environment and Nature Protection, the Director of CARPE and the COMIFAC Executive Eecretary. In his closing speech, Mr Bihini Won Wa Musiti stressed on the discussions during the three-day workshop, specifically on lessons learned on the landscape strategies of CARPE. NTFP, hunting products, agriculture and fishing have been at the center of discussions to ameliorate rural livelihoods and fight against poverty. The TOR of COMIFAC to reconsider the landscape strategies is a push factor that needs to be encouraged. Ministries in-charge of-forestry are called to be more concerned in discussing and implementing policy issues. IUCN will make the link between national, regional and international policy issues. The results from the CARPE program will be used at the level of IUCN for the improvement of the conservation of natural resources in general and forest resources in particular at the national, regional and international arenas. Finally, he expressed IUCN’s gratitude to the Cameroonian Government for accepting to host the Workshop.

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In his speech, the Director of CARPE, John Flynn, thanked the Government of Cameroon for the warm welcome offered to all participants. He reminded all workshop participants of the strategic outcomes which are the definition of policy priorities for all nine countries, the clarification of responsibilities of CARPE partners as well as the need to effectively involve host Governments in CARPE activities. Then he highlighted the book launching event and related it to the activities of CARPE and COMIFAC which may tailor decisions on the feedback of CARPE. Then he highlighted the weakness in the first part of CARPE and hoped that tangible solutions proposed in the Workshop will help overcome these weaknesses. According to him, Landscape approach is a big challenge and has never been attempted at this scale and scope in Central Africa because it required much time, energy, skills and a wide range of actors. To this effect, it needs a great deal of planning to succeed. He is confident because the USFS is going to give in its technical support and the CARPE team feels that a big progress has already been made. A wide set of guidance and tools have been designed to support this process. Recognizing the support of the CBFP, the governments of France, US, etc, he is is also confident that the great amount of information that have been, and will be generated, will be capitalized by partners through a number of websites and other communication channels identified here. He concluded by thanking all participants for their active participation and more especially that all the objectives if the workshop were attained. In his closing speech, The Secretary General of MINFOF congratulated and thanked the organizers for having attained their objectives. After explaining the activities carried out and the expected outcome and how they were conducted, he promised that some of the recommendations of the workshop will be considered during the 6th CEPHDAC that will take place in Libreville, the Republic of Gabon. He then appreciated the initiative of the launching of the State of the Forest and insinuated the contribution of the book to the development of the forestry sector in the sub region.

18 Conclusions: Judging from closing remarks, and informal and formal discussions with CARPE partners, one can strongly say that the CARPE Inception Workshop was a success because all the objectives were attained. To this effect, the responsibilities, relationships and activities of each CARPE partners were amply clarified. Concrete out puts in the form of list of recommendation to facilitate the smooth running of the CARPE Phase 2b program were proposed and the political will was manifested as evident in the presence of the Minister in charge of Forestry and Wildlife, Ambassadors, the COMIFAC Executive Secretary etc. All the exposés were presented and time was adequately managed.

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Annexes

Annex 1. Side Event: Launching of a book titled: The Congo basin forest: State of Forest (Hilton Hotel Yaoundé) The Book Launch was moderated by Kenneth ANGU ANGU, The CARPE Program Manager. Presided over by their Excellencies the Cameroonian Minister of Forestry and Wildlife and a number of Ambassadors including the two CBFP Facilitation countries (the US and French Ambassador), CBFP and COMIFAC member countries residing in Yaounde, Logging companies, Research Centers, International and National NGOs, bi-lateral and multilateral bodies, etc. the launching of the State of the Forest for 2006 was a resounding success. The opening ceremony was presided over by Jonas NAGAHUEDI, the COMIFAC Executive Secretary. He started by thanking all participants for coming and latter presented the history of the creation of COMIFAC and the CBFP and finally the emergence of the COMIFAC Convergence plan. He follow up by presenting the objectives of the convergence plan and how it ties with the production of the present report. He thanked donors like USAID, EU and the French Cooperation for financially supporting the generation of data and production of the document. He was happy that the work constitutes a base on which reference and future activities could be built on. He announced that COMIFAC has put in place an observatory system for the follow-up of the implementation of the convergence plan. He highlighted that the English version of this report is in the process of preparation and will be distributed through the CARPE national offices. Finally he said that if this report has any loopholes, other reports in the future will come to complete this book. To conclude, he presented the book to the honorable Minister and said it was a symbol of the CBFP initiative. Then Christophe Bessacier, the French CFBP Facilitator, gave a concise overview of the book. To this effect, he presented the history, team and resources used for the execution and writing up of the State of Forests (SOF). According to him, the book is a symbol of the CBFP collaboration. He said that they have noted the difficulties encountered in the preparation of this document and will be corrected in the next publication. His presentation was followed by that of Didier Devers on the structure and content of the book: Part 1: presents the different ecoregion and the forest massifs of the Central Africa sub region. Part 2 presents the actor of forest management in Central Africa, legislation and environmental dimensions of forest exploitation in central Africa. Part 3 presents the twelve landscapes of the Congo basin And part 4 which is mainly the annex section presents general information on the document and important data sources on institutions and legislation, industrial exploitation and other indicators on biodiversity. This was concluded by informing the audience that full information on this book could be downloaded on the CARPE and CBFP website Questions and suggestions Ø The need to clarify the concept of landscape and ecoregions in the book. Ø It will be better to give copies of the next publication well ahead of time to give people the

time to read the document in advance to enhance fruitful comments and suggestion during the next launching;

Ø Are there reports on perspectives, vision, monitoring mechanisms etc of the process being launched?

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Annex 2:

Atelier de lancement des activités de la phase 2 du CARPE

Yaoundé, Cameroun, du 07 au 09 Février

Mot d’ouverture de M. BIHINI Won wa MUSITI, Directeur

Régional p.i. de l’UICN pour l’Afrique Centrale.

Yaoundé, 07 Février 2007

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- Excellence Monsieur le Ministre des Forêts et de la Faune (MINFOF), Président en Excercice

de la conférence sur les Ecosystèmes de Forêts Denses et Humides d’Afrique Centrale

(CEFDHAC)

- Excellence Monsieur le Ministre de l’Environement et de la Protection de la nature (MINEP)

- Excellence Monsieur l’Ambassadeur des Etats-Unies au Cameroun,

- Monsieur le Directeur du Programme Régional de l’Afrique Centrale pour l’Environnement

(CARPE),

- Messieurs les Représentants des Organisations non Gouvernementales Internationales,

- Distingués invités,

- Chers participants,

- Mesdames, Messieurs,

Il m’échoit l’honneur de prendre la parole à cette occasion de l’ouverture de l’atelier de lancement

des activités de la phase 2 du Programme Régional de l’Afrique Centrale pour l’Environnement

(CARPE), pour souhaiter une chaleureuse bienvenue à chacun de vous et un agréable séjour à tous

nos hotês.

Permettez-moi d’exprimer ma profonde gratitude à son Excellence Monsieur le Ministre des Forêts

et de la Faune du Cameroun, à son Excellence Monsieur le Ministre de l’Environnement et de la

Nature (MINEP), ainsi qu’à son Excellence Monsieur l’Ambassadeur des Etats-Unis au Cameroun

pour avoir accepté de rehausser de leur présence, la cérémonie d’ouverture de cet atelier.

Mesdames, Messieurs,

La bonne gouvenance des ressources naturelles est une réponse aux défis d’assurer la conciliation

entre la conservation de ces ressources et l’amélioration des moyens d’existence durable des

populations. Elle constitue également une réponse aux divers menaces qui pèsent avec insistance sur

les écosystèmes forestiers d’Afrique centrale, reconnus comme patrimoine de l’humanité. C’est face

à ces défis que plusieurs organisations nationales, bilatérales, multilatérales et internationales

s’emploient á favoriser la gestion durable des écosystèmes forestiers du Bassin du Congo.

La conservation de l’intégrité et de la diversité de la nature ainsi que l’utilisation équitable et

écologiquement durable des ressources naturelles constituent des aspects clés de la mission de

l’UICN et convergebt avec les préoccupations de CARPE.

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En effet, l’UICN travaille en collaboration et en concertation avec les Etats, les agences

gouvenementales, les organisations de la société civile pour appuyer les efforts déployés par les

différents gouvenements et autres acteurs en faveur de la gestion durable des ressources naturelles

dans les pays d’Afrique Centrale.

Les actions conjointes avec les partenaires dont CARPE, participent de la recherche d’un soutien

d’avantage renforcé aux parties prenants impliquées dans la gestion des ressources forestieres de la

sous-région. L’UICN étant «members’ driven», elle travaille depuis une décennie en étroite

collaboration avec le CARPE dont la philosophie fondamentale est de favoriser l’implication

optimale des partenaires africains dans la gestion durable des ressources naturelles et de s’assurer

que les décideurs des pays d’Afrique Centrale ont accès aux informations nécessaires, facilitant la

prise de décision rationalle en vue de la gestion durable des ressources forestieres.

Mesdames, Messieurs,

Distingués invités,

La collaboration entre l’UICN et le CARPE n’est pas nouvelle. Car, en tant qu’Agence de

Facilitation de la Conférence sur les Ecosystèmes de Forêts Denses et Humides d’Afrique Centrale

(CEFDHAC), l’UICN a bénéficie des appui multiformes de CARPE dont entre autres :

- L’apui à la recherche pour la conservation et le développement à travers l’élaboraation et la

producction de plusieurs documents,

- L’appui financier au renforcement des capacités de la societé civile et à la planification de

leurs activités,

- L’appui financier à la création et à la consolidation des réseaux spécialisés de la CEFDHAC

(REPAR, REFADD, REPALEAC, REDIFAC) et d’autres tel que le RAAF,

- L’appui à l’organisation des fora sur la gouvenance environnementale à travers la gestion des

conflits dans et autour des aires protégées, la gestion de la viande de brousse et le partenariat

multi-acteurs dans la gestion des ressources naturelles.

Depuis, Octobre 2006, l’UICN bénéficie de la confiance de CARPE et assure l’administration des

Points Focaux, la capitalisation des lecons apprises des expériences de CARPE sur les questions

transversales (suivi et évaluation, questions de gestion de la viande de brousse, renforcement des

capacités, gouvenance et politique de gestion des ressources naturelles) ainsi que la gestion des

micro-subventions : Cette confiance qui résulte d’une longue réflexion de CARPE, se fonde sur

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l’experience de l’UICN dans ses interventions au niveau de la sous-région en général et dans la

gestion des micro-subventions en particulier.

Ce partenariat vient consolider les efforts conjoints de l’UICN et de CARPE. Il permettra d’apporter

une valeur ajoutée dans le travail en cours en matière de renforcement des législations, de

gouvenance forestière et de lutte contre lèxploitation illégale des ressources forestières. A travers la

mise en oeuvre du programme CARPE, l’UICN se veut d’assurer le renforcement du partenariat

entre les différentes parties prenantes oeuvrant dans et autour des landscapes.

L’UICN s’efforcera de traduire au niveau des politiques les lecons apprises de terrain à travers ses

membres que sont les Etats. A cet effet, elle fera usage de son vaste réseau d’experts des

commissions qui s’étend au-delà de la sous-région et du continent.

Elle rassure les partenaires au développement de sa disponibilité à travailler avec eux en vue de

mettre en place une stratégie de collaboration franche et intégrée comme CARPE le souhaite.

A l’issue de cet atelier, l’UICN souhaite vivement que ce voeu devienne une réalité.

Je voudrais, pour terminer, réitérer nos remerciements à CARPE pour la confiance renouvelée à

l’UICN. Nos remerciements vont également à l’endroit de tous les partenaires avec qui nous

travailleront en synergie dans la gestion des landscapes dans les pays d’Afrique centrale.

Je vous remercie.

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ANNEX 3: Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Niels Marquardt

CARPE Inception Workshop

As prepared Opening Ceremony

Wednesday February 7, 2007

Excellency, the Minister of Forests and Wildlife,

Honored guests and friends of the environment,

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I am delighted to be here today for the opening of what I hope and expect will be a very productive

workshop. I welcome you all to Cameroon and thank you in advance for your important roles in

implementing Phase II of CARPE.

CARPE, as many of you know, is responsible for implementing the most important environmental

program the United States has in this region, the Congo Basin Forest Partnership. This expansive

program, launched in 2002, has three main goals, to: 1) conserve the unique natural resources of the

Congo Basin; 2) fight illegal logging and poaching, while supporting good governance in the forest

and wildlife sector and 3) improve the livelihoods of the region’s 100 million inhabitants.

A key reason why the U.S. government selected the Congo Basin for a major new U.S. international

forestry initiative was that that six Central African Governments themselves-- Cameroon, Central

African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of

Congo -- had already devised a forest conservation plan of their own called Plan de Convergence. In

addition, they had created COMIFAC (la Commission des Forets de L’Afrique Centrale), a regional

body through which they could work together to implement their Plan du Convergence. I salute the

regional initiative, and in particular the key role played by President Biya in initiating the 1999

“Yaounde Declaration” that made all this possible.

The Congo Basin Forest Partnership was conceived of as a way in which donors, African

governments, nongovernmental organizations, international organizations and the private sector

could work together to promote economic development, alleviate poverty, combat illegal logging,

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enforce anti-poaching laws, improve local government and conserve natural resources. I salute the

excellent collaborations between African, European, and American partners that have made the

CBFP a model for such undertakings.

In Cameroon, the Congo Basin Forest Partnership, has boosted law enforcement capacity and

increased prosecutions for illegal logging and the trafficking of ivory and endangered wildlife; and

produced cross-border cooperation along the Sangha River, leading to steady increases in tourist

revenues and a protocol for sharing proceeds among local communities;

Others who will soon speak will discuss this and other CARPE activities in greater detail, so I’d like

to focus on what I see as Cameroon’s greatest opportunities and challenges in the areas of forestry

and wildlife management. While most of you are experts, allow me to speak as a layman -- a layman

who has been involved and interested in these issues since I first came to Africa in 1977 and saw up

close the work of Dian Fossey in saving the mountain gorilla in Rwanda’s Virunga Mountains.

In my two and a half years in Cameroon I have travelled throughout the country, visiting every

province, most of them several times. Pro-environment and pro-nature to begin with, I’ve made a

point to include as many forests, nature preserves and wildlife sanctuaries in my travels as possible.

So far I have been to the following reserves: Waza, Benoue, Bouba Ndjida, Campo-Ma’an,

Boumba-Bek, Nki, Lobeke, and the Dja.

What I have seen has both encouraged and distressed me.

I say encouraged, because Cameroon is endowed with incredible natural resources that --if properly

managed -- can be enjoyed for generations to come. At the same time, these resources can provide

sustainable revenue to local populations who earn their living from the land, and to the country at

large through tourism and the timber industry.

The key of course, is rational, sustainable use, which I will expand on in a moment.

I’ve been distressed, however, to see how much more needs to be done to protect these resources. In

particular, I’ve been stunned to observe the rapid decline of wildlife in Cameroon’s protected areas.

Whether victims of poaching, bush meat hunters, or forced to move on because of loss of habitat,

Cameroon’s previous wealth in fauna is literally disappearing before our eyes.

I am one of many who have cited eco-tourism as a great potential for Cameroon. Other countries in

Africa are earning substantial revenue from foreign tourists who come to climb their mountains,

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observe the natural beauty of dense forests and grasslands, and enjoy viewing majestic animals that

exist few places on earth. Regrettably, in addition to needing to make urgent improvements to its

transportation and service infrastructure, Cameroon must secure its ecological heritage. At the

current rate of animal population decline, by the time Cameroon is prepared to support eco-tourists,

my fear is that there may be little left for them to see.

On the positive side, the Government of Cameroon is well aware of these needs and challenges and

has taken some important steps to preserve its rich natural heritage of which it can be justifiably

proud.

Cameroon has distinguished itself in its designation of protected spaces. Some 16.5% of

Cameroonian territory has already been designated for protection -- significantly more than the 12 %

recommended by the United Nations -- and there are plans to increase this to 30%. Setting aside

land for preservation is essential for sustainable resource management and for protecting wildlife

habitat.

The Dja and Lobeke forests are two good examples of this pro-active move to protect land, as is the

Korup park, which I will visit with the Minister of Forestry and Wildlife in a couple of weeks.

Despite these important and promising actions, however, not all of the news is good.

Designating protected lands is only part of the task. Successful and sustainable resource

management must include comprehensive measures to ensure that local populations, especially those

residing in or adjacent to protected lands, have a real stake in conservation. There are a number of

ways this can be achieved, depending on the site or the population’s particular needs.

Personally, I think it can be very useful to allow villagers to remain inside areas that have been

designated as “protected.” If their own needs are adequately met, these people will serve as a natural

front-line defense against misuse of forest resources. After all, who has a greater stake in sustainable

forest management than the people who live there?

To get this buy-in, however, it is imperative to ensure that “protection” does not run counter to the

legitimate needs of indigenous populations. When I visited the Dja last year, discouraged inhabitants

noted that where they used to be hunters, they now were called “poachers.” The plan that declared

the Dja “protected” failed to fully consider the legitimate needs of the people closest to the land.

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It should not be difficult to expand the circle of those we consider to be partners in conservation; the

challenge, however, is to balance today’s needs with tomorrow’s returns.

It is unrealistic to expect that a man who needs to feed his family will refrain from hunting in the

forest in hopes that protecting wildlife today will bring eco-tourists and revenue to Cameroon five

years from now. That’s not to say that today’s needs and tomorrow’s are incompatible, but they

have to be managed.

I also happen to think that it is unrealistic to believe that we can relocate people and move them out

of protected areas they have long called home. There is simply too much connecting people with

their native villages and even if moved, many will find a way back.

Moreover, habits and traditions are difficult to change. Someone who has lived his life in the forest

and is accustomed to hunting for food is very unlikely to be successful living and working in town.

Rather than relying on completely changing habits, environmental management and conservation

programs should focus on modifying habits; let me offer a couple of examples.

In the Korup, Dja and Lobeke parks, for example, efforts to limit subsistence hunting by indigenous

people could be enhanced by offering alternative sources of protein, such as raising cane rats or fish

in ponds. To the extent that forest inhabitants might be helping outsiders hunt for trophy animals in

these areas, this can be countered by devising development plans that give locals a share in tourist

revenue. Countering illegal logging can work in the same way; local villagers who share in

legitimate timber revenues will be willing partners in the effort to prevent timber poaching.

That said, focusing on poaching by villagers mostly misses a larger, more serious problem:

industrial-quantity poaching by people with resources, vehicles, sophisticated understanding of

markets, who engage in sales in major cities and across borders of illegally-gotten meat and trophies,

both in the region and around the world. These are the people who must be stopped. And doing so

will require us to face up to major issues like institutional corruption.

Let me speak now about a place I have visited many times in the North Province, The Elephant

Camp, which lies on the northern edge of the Parc National de le Benoue. In villages that border

Elephant Camp, the director of Elephant Camp has worked with local farmers to modify what they

plant for commercial purposes with two aims: to cultivate crops whose harvest time does not

coincide with the elephants’ main migration periods, and to cultivate crops -- like onions -- that

largely remain below ground, so that damage by migrating elephants is minimized.

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It seems like a simple and obvious solution, and the results have been tremendous. Changing crops

did two things to fundamentally transform the reality on the ground. First of all, as the elephants no

longer pose a real danger to farmers’ livelihoods, they are no longer hostile toward the elephants.

Secondly, the interests of the farmers and of Elephant Camp are now aligned, as both have a vested

interest in seeing elephants and Elephant Camp thrive. Visitors to Elephant Camp – which receives

more annual eco-tourists than all the national parks in the North province combined -- will bring jobs

and other revenue for the area, something that is good for the nearby villages. Including the local

population in this wildlife management program illustrates how today’s and tomorrow’s needs can

be met together.

Local buy-in is the key, but it can only be achieved when the legitimate and sometimes competing

needs of multiple stakeholders are adequately met.

Positive moves are important but unfortunately are only part of the solution. There has to be a

credible effective deterrent for those determined or desperate enough to break the law. The Eco-

guard program is one such tool, but it must be dramatically expanded to be able to effectively cover

Cameroon’s extensive territory. Eco-guards need training, equipment and reasonable compensation.

Deficiencies in these areas undermine effectiveness and, just as damaging, motivation.

I also recommend that the Government look at the use and distribution of revenues from hunting,

which could be plowed back to help protect the activities which generated them, -- rather than

returned to the national treasury for other uses. In the North province, these revenues represent a

leading source of government income; there should be a stronger effort to protect the “cash cow” that

generated them.

Happily, there are many things we can do to promote conservation and environmental protection that

do not involve great expense. Awareness-raising is an important, effective and relatively cost

effective tool. CARPE and others have lots of information for public use and display. Conservation

and wildlife protection is absolutely something that should be discussed in schools. Instilling good

environmental values in our young people is one of the best ways to ensure the future of our

collective natural heritage.

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Public service announcements on national radio and television are a great way to reach a wide

audience. Posters in public areas to educate people about bush meat and other environmental threats

-- such as we have in our own consular waiting area -- are very helpful. I challenge all of you with

public spaces in your offices, embassies and ministries to see how you can use these public areas to

raise awareness about conservation and environmental protection.

Public-private partnerships are another way to expand the partnership in conservation and to

discourage bad behavior. In this context I want to salute the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife’s

recent accord with CAMRAIL whereby CAMRAIL has agreed not to transport any poached

products. This is a great example of depriving criminals of the tools they need to carry out their

activities.

While I’ve talked primarily about protecting fauna, I want to touch briefly on logging and the timber

industry to underscore the importance of ensuring that this business is properly controlled and

conforms to all international standards.

Illegal logging is growing at an alarming rate and the international community is responding with

measures to sanction countries whose controls are inadequate to ensure conformity with

internationally-agreed norms. Timber can be poached just as animals can and the effects are equally

devastating, both in the short and long term. It is in Cameroon’s very great interest to ensure its

timber industry is clean and fully compliant. Cameroon has amazing, beautiful wood. Any trip to a

local artisinat shows this. Cameroon’s wood should be sought after in international markets, not

only for its quality and beauty, but also because buyers know that it is being harvested in a

sustainable way. This is something that is increasingly important to buyers, not only because of the

legal ramifications but also because more and more end-users want to know that their desire for

consumer products is not putting undue pressure on the earth’s finite natural resources.

While pushing for sustainable logging practices and certification in Cameroon, one must also ensure

that there is not a regional “race to the bottom” that penalizes reforming countries like Cameroon.

Other nations must also be induced to follow suit, to avoid attracting unscrupulous operators

investing only where the norms are kept low.

I know the Government of Cameroon is working closely with international partners to ensure the

complete legitimacy of its logging industry. We fully support these efforts and stand ready to offer

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all appropriate assistance. As we work together this week in this important workshop, I suggest we

keep our aims and ambitions high and search for ever-better solutions to the challenges we are facing

together.

Thank You.

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ANNEX 4 : Atelier de lancement des activités de la phase 2 du CARPE Yaoundé, Cameroun, du 07 au 09 février

Yaoundé, 07 Février 2007

Discours d’ouverture de Son Excellence Monsieur Elvis NGOLLE NGOLLE, Ministre des Forêts et de la Faune.

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- Excellence Monsieur le Ministre de l’Environnement et de la Protection de la Nature

(MINEP),

- Excellence Monsieur l’Ambassadeur des Etats-Unis au Cameroun,

- Monsieur le Directeur du Programme Régional de l’Afrique centrale pour l’Environnement

(CARPE),

- Monsieur le Directeur du Bureau Régional pour l’Afrique Centrale de l’Union mondiale pour

la nature (UICN),

- Messieurs les Représentants des Organisations non Gouvernementales Internationales,

- Distingués invités et Chers participants,

- Mesdames, Messieurs,

C’est pour moi un réel plaisir et un agréable devoir de présider la cérémonie d’ouverture de l’atelier

de lancement des activités de la phase 2 du Programme Régional de l’Afrique centrale pour

l’Environnement (CARPE).

Votre présence ici témoigne de votre engagement à travailler en synergie pour la sauvegarde des

écosystèmes forestiers du Bassin du Congo en général, et ceux de nos pays respectifs en particulier.

Comme tout le monde s’accorde à le dire, la gestion durable des forêts dans notre sous-région

demeure une question hautement préoccupante en raison de l’importance que ces dernières

présentent pour la survie de l’humanité toute entière.

Dans ce contexte, plusieurs organisations et initiatives, à l’instar de l’UICN et du CARPE, oeuvrent

en faveur de la bonne gouvernance environnementale, du renforcement des capacités, de la

conciliation entre la conservation des ressources naturelles et la lutte contre la pauvreté. Les actions

menées par celles-ci s’intègrent dans les programmes de politiques nationales de conservation et de

gestion durable des ressources naturelles renouvelables dans le Bassin du Congo.

Je saisi ainsi l’occasion pour remercier l’USAID, qui pendant la phase 1 du programme CARPE, a

rendu disponible des financements pour la réalisation des activités dans notre sous-région, à travers

le partenariat avec les ONG locales, les institutions et les agences gouvernementales. Ces appuis

multiformes ont contribué à l’évaluation des menaces qui pèsent sur l’intégrité des forêts et à

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l’identification des possibilités de minimiser la dégradation des ressources naturelles tout en

sécurisant les moyens d’existence durable des populations.

Le Cameroun, les Etats-Unis et l’Union mondiale pour la nature (UICN) sont des membres du

Partenariat pour les Forêts du Bassin du Congo (PFBC). Tous les membres partenaires se sont

engagés à financer et/ou mettre en œuvre des programmes pour la conservation et la gestion durable

des forêts du Bassin du Congo.

Par ailleurs, le Plan de Convergence de la COMIFAC, adopté par le Conseil des Ministres, définit les

stratégies communes d'intervention des Etats et des partenaires au développement de l'Afrique

Centrale en matière de conservation et de gestion durable des écosystèmes forestiers. C’est dans ces

écosystèmes que se retrouvent les sites de CARPE dont la gestion concoure à une vision sous-

régionale telle que consignée dans le Plan de Convergence de la COMIFAC.

Au cours des trois jours pendant lesquels vous serez informé sur les mécanismes de mise en œuvre

de la phase 2 du CARPE, je vous exhorte à vous investir individuellement et collectivement au bon

déroulement de l’atelier.

Je profite de la même occasion pour remercier sincèrement l’ambassade des Etats-Unis, le

Programme Régional de l’Afrique Centrale pour l’Environnement (CARPE), l’USAID, ainsi que

tous les autres partenaires pour les appuis multiformes mis à disposition pour l’organisation de cette

rencontre.

C’est également l’occasion pour moi de féliciter le Bureau Régional pour l’Afrique Centrale de

l’Union Mondiale pour la Nature d’avoir accepté d’administrer la phase 2 de CARPE pour les deux

prochaines années.

Tout en souhaitant pleins succès aux travaux, je déclare ouvert l’atelier de lancement des activités de

la phase 2 du Programme Régional de l’Afrique centrale pour l’Environnement.

Vive la Coopération Internationale,

Vive la coopération sous-régionale,

Vive les forêts d’Afrique centrale,

Je vous remercie.

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ANNEX 5 : Atelier de lancement des activités de la phase 2 du Programme Régional

de l'Afrique Centrale pour l'Environne ment (CARPE)

Yaoundé, le 09 Février 2007

Mot de clôture du Directeur a.i du Bureau Régional pour l'Afrique Centrale de l'Union

mondiale pour la nature (UICN)

- Excellence Monsieur le Ministre des Forêts et de la faune (MINFOF),

- Excellence Monsieur l’Ambassadeur des Etats-Unis au Cameroun,

- Monsieur le Représentant de Son Excellence Monsieur le Ministre de l’Environnement et de

la Protection de la Nature (MINEP),

- Monsieur le Directeur du Programme Régional de l’Afrique centrale pour l’Environnement

(CARPE),

- Monsieur le Directeur du Bureau Régional pour l’Afrique Centrale de l’Union mondiale pour

la nature (UICN),

- Messieurs les Représentants des Organisations non Gouvernementales Internationales,

- Distingués invités,

- Mesdames, Messieurs,

Les assises qui s'achèvent ce jour ont connu une contribution massive et active de tous les

participants, et je vous en remercie infiniment. Les objectifs de l’atelier de lancement des activités de

la phase 2b du Programme Régional de l’Afrique centrale pour l’Environnement (CARPE) ont été

atteints grâce aux efforts que nous avons fournis depuis le démarrage des travaux.

Cet atelier a été l'opportunité pour les participants d’échanger leurs expériences et leçons apprises en

matière de gestion durable des landscapes dans les différents pays de la sous région.

Les échanges et discussions que nous avons eues ont couvert plusieurs préoccupations. Ils ont

notamment porté sur :

La réflexion visant une large participation des parties prenantes au macro-zonage. Il sera ici question

de s’assurer de la consultation et du renforcement des capacités des parties prenantes.

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La définition du rôle et des stratégies de CARPE visant l’identification des alternatives pour

l’amélioration des moyens d’existence durable des populations à travers les programmes de

conservation ;

La contribution de CARPE dans les plans d’aménagement des concessions forestières dans et autour

des landscapes y compris les autres secteurs notamment les produits forestiers non ligneux et la

viande de brousse, la pêche et l’agriculture. Cette contribution, qui sera élargie à plusieurs

partenaires, se traduira entre autres par la prise en compte de l’amélioration de la cartographie dans

les concessions forestières et les Aires Protégées y compris l’inventaire (faune, flore) et les études

socioéconomiques et d’impacts.

La collaboration institutionnelle visant la clarification du rôle et des responsabilités des différents

acteurs impliqués dans la gestion des landscapes. Ce qui nécessite la prise en compte dans les

Termes de références de la coordination nationale de la COMIFAC des aspects du processus de

planification des landscapes par rapport au Plan de Convergence.

La prioritisation des politiques de conservation des ressources naturelles dans les pays.

La tâche des Points Focaux est âpre et dure car, non seulement, ils devront assurer le suivi des

activités dans les landscapes, mais ils devront également rassembler au niveau national les différents

acteurs, y compris les Ministères en charge des forêts pour discuter des aspects prioritaires des

politiques de gestion des ressources naturelles en vue de leur prise en compte. C’est de ces activités

que devraient découler les changements souhaités.

L’UICN viendra en appui pour faire le lien avec les politiques nationales, sous-régionales et

internationales, notamment dans la diffusion des informations, la bonne gouvernance

environnementale et la consolidation des partenariats dans la gestion des ressources. C’est pourquoi

elle réitère son engagement à travailler étroitement avec les partenaires du CARPE en vue de faciliter

la mise en œuvre de la phase 2b du CARPE.

Je puis vous assurer que les résultats issus de ce Programme vont contribuer à répondre aux attentes

des membres et partenaires de l’UICN aux niveaux sous-régional et Global.

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Nous nous sentons à l’aise avec les conclusions des travaux de cet atelier étant donné le rôle de

facilitateur de l’UICN, à travers la Conférence sur les Ecosystèmes de Forêts Denses et Humides

d’Afrique Centrale (CEFDHAC) et les autres initiatives telles AFLEG, NEPAD au niveau des fora

dans la sous-région. Nous allons poursuivre la collaboration avec le Partenariat pour les Forêts du

Bassin du Congo (PFBC) dans le but de contribuer à la mise en œuvre du Plan de Convergence de la

Commission des Forêts d’Afrique centrale (COMIFAC).

L’UICN apprécie le lancement des micro subventions du CARPE au Cameroun ainsi que la

publication du livre « Etat des Forêts dans le Bassin du Congo ».

Enfin, j’exprime ma gratitude à tous ceux qui ont contribué aux travaux du présent atelier.

Bon retour dans vos résidences respectives.

Je vous remercie.

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ANNEX 6 :

Discours de clôture des travaux à l'occasion

de l'atelier de lancement des activités de la phase 2b du Programme Régional

de l'Afrique Centrale pour l'Environnement (CARPE)

Yaoundé, le 09 Février 2007

Par Dr MADI ALI, Secrétaire Général au Ministère des Forêts et de la Faune, Représentant de

Son Excellence M. le Ministre des Forêts

et de la Faune du Cameroun

- Excellence Monsieur le Ministre de l’Environnement et de la Protection de la Nature

(MINEP),

- Excellence Monsieur l’Ambassadeur des Etats-Unis au Cameroun,

- Monsieur le Directeur du Programme Régional de l’Afrique centrale pour

l’Environnement (CARPE),

- Monsieur le Directeur du Bureau Régional pour l’Afrique Centrale de l’Union mondiale pour

la nature (UICN),

- Messieurs les Représentants des Organisations non Gouvernementales Internationales,

- Distingués invités et Chers participants,

- Mesdames, Messieurs,

C’est avec un plaisir renouvelé que je me retrouve une fois de plus cet après-midi parmi vous afin

qu’ensemble nous apprécions les résultats des travaux de l'atelier de lancement des activités de la

phase 2b du Programme Régional de l'Afrique Centrale pour l'Environnement (CARPE).

Après trois jours d’intense activité de réflexion, nous voici arrivés au terme de nos travaux.

Permettez-moi, d’emblée, de renouveler mes chaleureuses félicitations ainsi que mes plus sincères

remerciements à vous tous ici présents, pour votre présence massive à ces assises. Je dois dire que

ceci me rassure de savoir que vous n’avez ménagé aucun effort pour atteindre les différents résultats.

En effet, cet atelier a permis de clarifier les relations, les responsabilités et les activités de chaque

partenaire du CARPE (consortium des landscapes, Agences fédérales des Etats-Unis, WRI et UICN)

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dans le but de promouvoir la collaboration pendant la mise en œuvre de la phase 2b du Programme

CARPE.

Vous avez eu l’occasion de vous imprégner des défis, des enjeux et des attentes de cette nouvelle

phase du CARPE ainsi que du rôle de l’UICN dans sa mise en oeuvre. Les rôles spécifiques des

Points Focaux et des consultants du CARPE, ceux des partenaires dans les pays et leur collaboration

avec les structures nationales de la Commissions des Forêts d’Afrique Centrale (COMIFAC) ont été

clarifiés en vue de contribuer à la mise en œuvre du plan de Convergence de la COMIFAC. Par

ailleurs, il vous a été expliqué comment le Programme de micro subventions du CARPE permettra

d’atteindre les objectifs en matière de bonne gouvernance des ressources naturelles dans le Bassin du

Congo.

Je voudrais remercier sincèrement nos partenaires, notamment l’Ambassade des Etats-Unis, le

Programme Régional de l’Afrique Centrale pour l’Environnement (CARPE), l’Union mondiale pour

la nature (UICN) ainsi que tous les autres partenaires pour avoir contribué à la réussite de cette

rencontre. Par la même occasion, je souligne que la mission a été réellement remplie.

J'encourage le Bureau Régional pour l’Afrique Centrale de l’Union Mondiale pour la Nature,

administrateur de cette phase du Programme Régional de l’Afrique Centrale pour l’Environnement

pour les deux prochaines années, à s’investir à fond pour son bon déroulement. Nous comptons sur

vous.

Le Gouvernement camerounais apportera tout son soutien pour la mise en œuvre des

recommandations issues de cette rencontre et exhorte les autres Etats de la sous-région à faire de

même en vue d'une meilleure gestion des ressources naturelles dans le Bassin du Congo et le bien-

être des populations. Lesdites recommandations seront prises en compte lors de la préparation et de

la tenue de la 6ème CEFDHAC qui se tiendra à Libreville au Gabon très prochainement.

Je ne saurai terminer sans remercier la facilitation, par les Etats-Unis et la France, du Partenariat pour

les Forêts du Bassin du Congo (PFBC), ainsi que l’Union Européenne qui ont contribué à la

production et la diffusion de l’ouvrage intitulé « L’état des forêts dans le Bassin du Congo » dont le

vernissage a eu lieu le 07 février dernier à l’hôtel Hilton de Yaoundé. Cet ouvrage est une véritable

banque de données qui émane d’un partenariat concret en matière de gestion durable des

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écosystèmes forestiers d’Afrique centrale. Je vous exhorte à vous en servir à bon escient et vous

encourage à poursuivre la publication et la diffusion des prochaines éditions.

Concluant sur ce propos, je déclare clos les travaux de l'atelier de lancement des activités de la phase

2b du Programme Régional de l'Afrique centrale pour l'Environnement (CARPE) et vous souhaite

bon retour dans vos pays respectifs.

Vive les forêts d’Afrique Centrale,

Vive la Coopération Internationale,

Vive la Coopération sous-régionale.

Je vous remercie.

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Annex 7:

Group work results on technical thematic issues

Working Group 1

Minimum Standards for Stakeholders Involvement in Land

Use Planning Justification Ø Very important that stakeholders are incorporated into land use planning to avoid criticism

from community and human rights organizations. Politically risky if we do not work with them.

Ø Also, Stakeholder involvement and buy in is critical to sustainability. Ø Some social scientists even say that all stakeholders need to be identified and legally

incorporated before any management can start. Ø The output from this process will be a deliverable benchmark to USAID.

Process Ø What level of detail is required for identifying stakeholders and giving them involvement in

LUP? It is possible to collect too much data. Budget and time also restricted. Ø USFS stakeholder identification (3.4.1) is a useful starting point. Also see LTLT minimum

data required list. Ø An activity or action must not be to the detriment of one section of the community even

whilst benefiting another. Ø Part of process of stakeholder involvement includes data collection, particularly with

communities. Ø This process is most complicated with communities. Ø Ensure participation of groups that will be affected directly by your decisions or groups that

can interfere with your process/decisions. Methodology Ø Need to ensure all sectors of communities are involved, including excluded groups who may

not be able to speak in public meetings. Identifying all minorities and excluded groups is key. Ø Community leaders may not necessarily be representative of or have same interests as rest of

community. Ø Stakeholders must be involved in a substantive way throughout the decision making process,

not just at beginning and end. Ø Must ask the ‘right’ questions when collecting data.

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Minimum standard and reporting requirements Ø Important to carry out an analysis of future actions in LUP and management and their impact

on stakeholders. Ø Expert public involvement input will ensure that conservationists involve communities. They

will ‘know’ stakeholder involvement when they see it, e.g. when rate of accumulation of new opinions declines then you are obtaining good involvement.

Ø A prepared methodology is essential (and an MOV!) and JF suggested that it should be incorporated into the USFS checklist on p 11. A process may be difficult to identify as a standard methodology but a prepared list of steps will show to donors and critics how you have involved communities.

Qualitative analysis Ø Stakeholder participation strategy is part of LUP process. Macro-zoning process of

stakeholder involvement will be different from other levels. Ø Ensure that process is consultation and empowering rather than just informing. Ø Do we need a clear statement of objectives of stakeholder involvement? Ø Idling of stakeholders needs to be clear. Ø Having stakeholder involvement provides important support for LUP.

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Grouped II: Role and Strategies for Alternative Livelihoods in

Conservation Programs

Questions raised How do we define alternative livelihood in conservation project? ü Socio-economic activities that limit the pressure or negative conservation impacts ü Activities which mitigate impacts on conservation and impacts from conservation to

population What are the roles for alternative livelihood? Ø It helps to achieve the management goals of zoning which puts a fair amount of rules and

regulations limiting access to natural resources Ø Reduce poverty while reducing environmental costs Ø Help to capacity development Ø Diversify income generating activities as a way to reduce dependency on natural resources Ø Increase the added value of natural resources use

List of criteria for choosing what livelihood activities should be prioritized ü Target the activity that causes a significant environment damage ü Ensure equity in access to alternative livelihood ü Substitute the labor of the damaging livelihood activity ü Alternative activity must produce a higher return compared to the current ü Culturally acceptable by the group ü It should be long-term sustainable without subside ü Built on user-led initiative ü Stakeholders consultation and effective participation ü Minimize negative conservation impact ü Help individuals negatively impacted by conservation initiatives

Methodological suggestion Use a matrix for prioritize activities

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Groupe III: CARPE’s Contribution to Forest Concession Management Plans

Etape Activités Convention provisoire

• Définir un protocole de collaboration où le partenaire CARPE est impliqué (ex : PROGEP –Congo)

• Critères de sélection du concessionnaire

Inventaire (faune, flore) et Etudes socioéconomiques et études d’impacts

• Mise à la disposition de la concession forestière l’expertise en matière de faune

• Capitalisation des données CARPE

Cartographie

• Définition de série de conservation • Collaboration, vérification des limites,

acquisition des images sat. formation

Rédaction plan d’aménagement

• Participation à la rédaction et à la validation des plans d’aménagement

Convention définitive

• Participer à la validation de la convention définitive

Mise en œuvre du plan d’aménagement

• Formation des agents de conservation • Appui au personnel des administrations

forestières en charge de la surveillance • Vérification et respect des limites • Mise en place des comités de gestion

(zonage, chasse, pêche, cueillette) • Surveillance de la piste forestière (WRI) • Développement des capacités des

communautés locales pour le contrôle des recettes et la planification de développement local

• Indicateur de suivi (ONG, Exploitant, dialogue)

• Sensibilisation de la population locale sur leur droit légal et pour l’application du cahier des charges et plan de gestion

• Suivi écologique

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Group IV: Institutional Collaboration Group members: § Bihini Won wa Musiti (IUCN) § Jean-Pierre Agnangoye (RAPAC) § Didier Dervers (UMD) § Richard Carroll (WWF) § Brian Curran (WCS) § Lisa Steel (WWF) § Bas Huijbregts (WWF) § (IUCN)

Three levels of collaboration § Consortium § Planning Team § Service Providers/Cross-cutters

Consortium Question/Problem: Role/Responsibility of Consortium leader § Need for ToR for Landscape Leader and for ToR for non-lead Consortium members § By-laws including conflict resolution hierarchy § Durability of different structures

Planning Team Problem:

1. How to integrate CARPE landscape planning into the Plan de Convergence/COMIFAC process?

2. How to integrate and harmonize CARPE landscape planning into different national LUP initiatives?

3. Who should participate/who should head planning team? Recommendations: COMIFAC § Revise ToR of National Coordination to be more inclusive of landscape planning process,

stated inclusion in Plan de Convergence § Member of CARPE country team § Link LUP processes to COMIFAC via National Coordinators § Lobby for recognition of landscape planning process (e.g. pilot sites for nat’l level “macro-

zonage” processes) § Lobby for support expansion/reinforcement of national level COMIFAC coordination from

other partners (French or upcoming German facilitation?)

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Annex 3: Groups work result on Country Level Policy Priorities

Priorités CARPE Gabon Au niveau national

• Rendre transparent et participative le processus de production des textes d'application du code forestier, du code de l'environnement, du futur code de pêche et du code minier ;

o Activité: Impliquer le Country-Team dans le processus de production des textes d'application 3 ;

• Renforcer le cadre juridique de gestion communautaire des ressources ; o Participer au processus d'elaboration des decrets sur les Forêts Communautaires 2 ;

• Participer qu debatif relatif a la problematique Bushmeat 1 ; • Clarifier le processus de retribution des revenus dus aux communautés locales (Article 259) ;

o Activité: Lobbying 2; • Clarifier le processus de changement de statut des routes privés ;

o Activité: Lobbying 3 • Clarifier le statut des ecoguards et des ecoguides 1

o Activité: Appui technique pour instituionaliser la formation des ecoguards et ecoguides

• Contribuer a l'harmonisation des politiques de développement des différents administrations o Mise en place d'une structure de concertation constitué des différents administrations

(Min Mines, Agriculture, Tourisme, Eaux et Forêts, Plannification etc), autour de Point Focal Comifac, 1

• Soutenir un processus ouvert et transparent d'elaboration et évaluation des études impact (EIA)

o Ameliorer la participation des ONGs, le publique et autres partenaires dans le processus 1

• Renforcer la connaissance des membres du Country Team sur les textes juridiques o Collecter et diffuser les textes juridiques sur la forêt et l'environnement 2

Aires protégées (PA)

• Promulgation de la Loi sur les PN, avec ses decrets d'application o Prendre contact avec le Parlement et le gouvernement pour voir le niveau

d'avancement de la loi, faire du lobbying 1 • Clarifier le cadre juridique des concessions touristiques

o Mener une étude pour regrouper et harmoniser les textes sur les operations touristiques dans les PN 2

• Clarifier la situation de la Grande Chasse (éléphants, buffles etc) o Si c'est re-ouvert, travailler avec le gouvernment pour développer un cadre de gestion

durable 1 • Renforcer la collaboration entre l'APN et Min. Tourisme • Appui technique 2

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Zones de production (ERZ)

• Clarifier les critères standards de la gestion de la biodiversité et de la faune dans les concessions d'exploitation (forestières, minières. Petrolières, pêche etc) 2

• Clarifier le statut des series de conservation dans les CFADs 2 o Identifier les series o Verification de la durabilité

• Diffuser l'information sur la gestion des concessions 1 o Rendre consultable les plans d'aménagement

Domaine rurale (CBNRM) Organisation du Country-Team

• Clarifier l'opérationalisation du Country-Team o Identification des membres o Identification des partenaires o Clarifier la relation du PF par rapport au co-ordonateur national COMIFAC o Voir comment les partenaires CARPE peuvent appuyer l'administration dans le

processus de zonage forestier o Jouer le rôle d'interface entre les initiatives CARPE et l'administration

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GROUPE DU CAMEROUN Revoir les contenus du plan d’aménagement des concessions forestières en renforçant les divers autres aspects notamment ceux liés à la gestion des autres ressources naturelles (Faunes, Poissons et PFNLs d’origine végétale). Importance : Grande Délai : 2009 Revoir les mécanismes de rétrocession et de gestion de la redevance forestière allouée aux communautés pour que les maires rendent compte à celles-ci (Révision de l’arrêter 222). Importance : Grande Délai : 2009 Revoir les mécanismes des droits d’usage contenus dans la loi en les renforçant le cas échéant par les spécificités du droit coutumier des peuples autochtones (Bakas, Bakwele, etc). Importance : Grande Délai : 2010 Revoir la politique d’octroie et de gestion des forets communautaires afin que les populations puissent véritablement être les bénéficiaires des revenus liés à leur exploitation. Importance : Moyenne Délai : 2009 Finaliser et faire appliquer la politique d’attribution et de gestions des zones de chasse allouées aux communautés locales. Importance : Moyenne Délai : 2010 Elaborer les normes nationales d’attribution des quotas de chasse sportive et revoir le cadre légal de gestion des zones d’intérêt cynégétiques. Importance : Faible Délai : 2010 Revoir le cadre réglementaire de gestion et d’exploitation des PFNLs Importance : Moyenne Délai : 2011

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Group de RCA

Groupe RCA Type Priorités Activités Délai Accord TNS Lobbying pour la ratification 2007 Loi sur la précision des limites du segment RCA Lobbying pour adoption 2007

promulgation traduction et Diffusion

Limite du parc

A Redéfinition des limites des zones d'utilisation dans la réserve

Renforcément des capacités Identification des besoins 2007 en formation des CA/ONG Etude d'impact sur la superposition des ZCV Appuyer la réalisation des études 2008 et les PEA Code forestier : PFNL, gestion participative Lobbying pour adoption 2008

promulgation traduction et Diffusion

Renforcément des capacités Appui à la mise en place 2008 des cellules d'aménagement

B Formation des responsables 2008 en négociations et dév local Formation agents forestiers 2008 suivi contrôle Plan d'aménag Formation communes 2009 gestion des recettes forestières (sociétés civiles) Loi cadre sur l'Environnement Lobbying pour adoption 2010

promulgation traduction et Diffusion

C Code de pêche et aquaculture Relecture 2011 Lobbying pour adoption

promulgation traduction et Diffusion

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DRC Country Policy Priorities : HIGH

• Pas de base des données disponibles sur les lois du pays Application of all existing environmental laws: Forestry Code Mining Code Legal Code on Hunting (bushmeat commerce) Water Code Environmental Code CITES Conservation Laws Drafting Forestry Code implementation decrees Management of forests by communities Ratification of the COMIFAC Treaty Management of fresh water-regional and national Influencing national level development planning policy National macro zoning policy Stakeholder involvement in micro zoning Forestry title conversion Stakeholder involvement in title conversion process Decentralization MEDIUM Environmental Impact Assessment Code-independent body -explore options, feasibility study Capacity building Formal technical training Educational reform Institutional reform Monitoring regional/national trends that affect environmental management- Bi-lateral investments, carbon trading Creation of new protected areas Process of PAs management plans

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LOW Sustainability of policies, inc. long-term financing Regional interventions: COMIFAC and CBFP policy for China Notes: Cross-cutting: Application of Codes- Drafting laws vs. application National Development Planning- DSCRP Monitoring road rehabilitation and construction Benchmarks will be discussed and established at next country team meeting.

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Priorités dans la politique de conservation

en République du Congo Sensibilisation du gouvernement. Manque de compréhension du gouvernement et des autorités du programme de CARPE et les activités des partenaires de CARPE. – Il faut améliorer cette situation. Une priorité est un atelier national – Haute – Juin 2007. Plans de gestions. Tous les plans de gestions des APs, CBNRMs et ERZs doivent être écrits et adoptes. PNNN – validation du plan de gestion 2007, réactualiser 2008 Odzala – draft plan 2008, version final 2009, adoption et validation 2009 Conkouati – draft plan 2007, version final 2007, adoption et validation 2008 RCLT – draft plan 2007, version final 2008, adoption et validation 2008 Bateke – draft plan 2008, version final 2009, adoption et validation 2009 Protocoles WCS-gouvernement Protocole de PROGEPP – Haut - Juin 2007 Protocole de Conkouati – Haut - 2007 Protocole de RCLT – Haut - 2007 Renouvellement du protocole de PNNN– Haut - 2007 Protocole de Ngombe – Haut - 2007 Protocole de Plateau Bateke – Haut - 2007 La nouvelle loi de la faune était passée par le parlaiment. La prochaine étape est le décret et on peut aider les administrations dans la préparation. Moyen 2008 Gestion communautaire. Dans la nouvelle loi ils ont mis quelques catégories UICN, mais ils n’ont pas mentionne le statut d’une réserve communautaire. Qu’est-ce que c’est la politique du gouvernement du Congo de la gestion communautaire ou participative. Quelles sont les droits fonciers des communautés. Peut-être si on sort le plan d’aménagement, il peut aider la préparation d’une politique communautaire. Il faut, aussi, l’application d’une politique sur les communautés. Haut 2009 Nouvelles aires protégées. Le Plateau Bateke est prêt pour être crée. Moyen 2007. Ntokou-Pikounda est qu’une carte et il faut la délimitation des limites et création. Moyen 2009 Code forestier. Application stricte des dispositions du code forestier sur les plans d’aménagements dans tous les UFAs du pays. Haute 2007 Exploitation dans les aires protégées. La définition de la politique du gouvernement de l’exploitation dans les aires protégées. Par exemple, il y a le problème de l’exploitation Chinoise et aussi normalement il y a un cahier de charge pour l’exploitation. Haute 2008. Transparence et régularité dans le décaissement des fonds prévus pour l’appui des aires protégées et les activités de conservation. Haute 2007

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Pèche industrielle. Application des lois nationales et conventions internationale sur la pèche industrielle. Haute 2007 EIA. Validation indépendante des études d’impacte environnementale de l’exploitation forestière, minière, pétrolière et construction des nouvelles routes. Faiblesse de l’application de la loi sur les études d’impacte environnementale est un problème. Il faut que une commission indépendante est implique dans les validations des études d’impacte environnementale. Haute 2008 Service de la faune et des aires protégées. Une initiative a été prise par le ministère. C’est souhaitable que l’approche d’appui au gouvernement soit formelle, non-simplement verbale. Un texte formel pour préparer cette approche sera important, par exemple il y a des exemples dans les pays d’Afrique de l’est. Le gouvernement normalement sera intéressé parce que le financement direct des bailleurs de fonds est faisable au service indépendant. Haut – 2009. Tourisme – politique nationale pour le tourisme – mise en place d’un cadre réglementaire pour la promotion de l’écotourisme. Moyen 2008 Accords transfrontaliers Tridom Moyen 2008 Conkouati Moyen 2009 LTLT Moyen 2009 Nouvelles sites Ramsar et site transfrontalier Moyen 2009 Classement des espèces. Révisions des textes sur le classement des espèces non ou partialement protégée. Arrêté sur l’éléphant pour modifie son statut. Autres espèces comme tortues marines et perroquets (à être identifie). Moyen 2008

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Annex 9

. LIST of PARTICIPANTS

N° Names ORGANIZATIONS PAYS ADDRESSES

1. AGNAGNA Marcellin

CARPE (Point Focal) République du Congo

Tel : 00242 532 56 44 Email : marcelinagnagna@yahoo.fr

2. AGNANGOYE Jean Pierre

RAPAC Gabon BP : 14533 Tel : 00241 44 33 22 Fax : 00241 73 23 45 Email : jp_agnangoye@yahoo.fr / rapac@assala.net

3. Christopher Besacier,

CBFP

4. AKWA Patrick Secrétaire Général - MINEP

Cameroun Tel : 00237 223 60 16 Fax : 00237 223 60 16 Email : patakwa@yahoo.com

5. ALLOGO Constant

CARPE (Point Focal) Gabon BP : 5496 Libreville Tel : 00241 07 35 20 74 - 00241 73 00 28 Fax : Email : ca.obame@iucn.org

6. AMPALI Jean Parfait

CARPE République du Congo

Tel : 00242 528 49 11 Fax : Email : parfaitampali@yahoo.fr

7. ANGU ANGU Kenneth

CARPE (Chef de Programme )

Cameroun BP : 5506 Yaoundé Tel : 00237 221 64 96 Fax : 00237 221 64 97 Email : kenneth.angu@iucn.org

8. BAKAKOULA Joseph

IUCN Cameroun BP : 5506 Yaoundé Tel : 00237 221 64 96 Fax : 00237 221 64 97 Email : joseph.bakakoula@iucn.org

9. BANDOMA Anny

IUCN Cameroun BP : 5506 Yaoundé Tel : 00237 221 64 96 Fax : 00237 221 64 97 Email : a.bandoma@iucn.org

10. BATUPE Pascaline

CARPE Cameroun BP : 5506 Yaoundé Tel : 00237 961 92 65 Fax : 00237 221 97 11 Email : pascaline.batupe@iucn.org

11. BEKOO A. Richard

Groupement Filière Bois Cameroun Tel : 00237 739 14 88

12. BETEBE Mélanie

Journaliste - CRTV Télé Cameroun Tel : 00237 986 02 65

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13. BIHINI Won Wa

MUSITI IUCN Cameroun BP : 5506 Yaoundé

Tel : 00237 221 64 96 Fax : 00237 221 64 97 Email : bihini.won.musiti@iucn.org

14. BLAKE Stephen WCS GABON BP : 7847 Libreville Tel : 00241 07 14 00 36 Email : sblake@uuplus.com

15. BOKELO Didier Lis Officer AWF Démocratic Republic of Congo

Tel : 00243 998 20 86 18 Email : dibock@yahoo.fr

16. Bryan K. CURRAN

WCS République du Congo

BP : 14 537 Tel : 00242 522 65 42 Email : bcurran@wcs.org

17. CARROLL Richard

WWF US BP : 1250 29th St NW Washington DC 2003 Tel : 001 202 118 96 10 E-mail : Richard.carroll@wwfus.org

18. CHAVEAS Mike US Forest Service US Email : mchaveas@fs.fed.us 19. CONNOLLY

Christina WCS USA Tel : 001 718 741 1451

Email : cconnolly@wcs.org 20. COWLES Paul PACT DRC / ROC /

Kenya BP : 10042 Bamburi - Kenya Tel : 00254 722 517 881 Email : paul@pactke.org

21. DE MARCKEN Paya

UMD - NASA Démocratic Republic of Congo

BP : 14, Av. Sergent Moké, Kinshasa, RDC Tel : 00243 81 36 91383 Email : paya@hermes.geog.umd.edu

22. De MENEZES José

CARPE (Consultant) Sao Tomé et Principe

BP : 504 Sao Tomé Tel : 00239 22 627-Cel. 00239 90 40 97 – 00239 221 474 Fax : 00239 22 627 - 00239 221 474 Email : zemenezes1@yahoo.com / jdl.menezes@iucn.org

23. DE WACHTER Pauwel

WWF Gabon Tel : 00241 07 84 00 34 Email : pauwel_dewachter@hotmail.com

24. DEVERS Didier UMD - NASA Démocratic Republic of Congo

BP : 14, Av. Sergent Moké, Kinshasa, RDC Tel : 00243 99 86 95 050 Email : dedevers@glue.umd.edu

25. DKAMELA Guy Patrice

CARPE Cameroun BP : 5506 Yaoundé Tel : 00237 221 97 12 / 747 58 75 Fax : 00237 221 97 12 Email : gp.dkamela@iucn.org

26. DOREMUS CARPE-USAID Démocratic BP : 198 Isoro, Gombe,

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Jacqueline Republic of Congo

Kinshasa Tel : 00243 81 700 71 96 Email : jdoremus@usaid.org

27. Dr CHI Université de Yaoundé II

Cameroun BP : 13 677 Yaoundé Tel : 00237 770 53 57 Email : chimuam@yahoo.com

28. DUPAIN Jef AWF Démocratic Republic of Congo

Tel : 00243 81 66 02 685 Email : jdupainawfdrc@micronet.cd

29. EBAH Guy Roger

CRTV Radio Cameroun

30. EKODO Antoine WWF - JENGI Cameroun Tel : 00237 966 88 03 E-mail: antoineamani@hotmail.com

31. EKOSSE NANYONGO Thérèse

IUCN - Radio Environnement

Cameroun BP : 5506 Yaoundé Tel : 00237 221 64 96 - 737 94 15 Fax : 00234 221 64 97 Email : teraekosse@yahoo.com

32. EYEBE Antoine Justin

CARPE Cameroun BP : 5506 Yaoundé Tel : 00237 221 97 12 / 00237 750 00 46 Email : antoine.eyebe@iucn.org

33. FACHEUX Charly

ICRAF Cameroun BP : Tel : 00237 999 76 03 Email : c.facheux@cgiar.org

34. FLYNN John USAID/CARPE Democratic Republic of Congo

BP : 198, Avenue Isiro - Kinshasa Tel : 00243 81 70 07 195 E-mail: joflynn@usaid.gov

35. FOTSO Roger WCS Cameroun BP : 3055 Yaoundé Tel : 00237 220 26 45 Email : rfotsowcs@aol.com

36. GORDON Ann Worldfish Center Egypt BP : 1261, Maadi 11728, Cairo, Egypt Tel : 002 02 736 41 14 Email : a.gordon@cgiar.org

37. HABIYAMBERE Thaddée

CARPE (Consultant) Rwanda BP : 908 Kigali Tel : 00250 08 50 18 44 Email : habiyambereth@yahoo.fr

38. HUIJBREGTS Bas

WWF - Gamba Gabon BP : 9144 Libreville Tel : 00241 73 00 28 - 00241 07 84 00 20 Email : huijbregts_bas@hotmail.com

39. HUNT Geoffrey US Department State US Email : huntga@state.gov

40. INOGWABINI BILA ISIA

WWF République Démocratique du Congo

Tel : 00243 81 650 17 66 Email : binogwabini@wwfcarpo.org

41. Jérôme GUEFACK

IUCN Cameroun BP : 5506 Yaoundé Tel : 00237 221 64 96

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Fax : 00237 221 64 97 Email : jerome.guefack@iucn.org

42. KEMAJOU Evelyne

IUCN Cameroun BP : 5506 Yaoundé Tel : 00237 221 64 96 Fax : 00237 221 64 97 Email : evelyne.kemajou@iucn.org

43. KERNAN Kit Conservation International

Equatorial Guinea

Email : ckernan@conservation.org

44. KINI NSOM The Post (Journal) Cameroun Tel : 00237 779 99 69 Email : kininso9@yahoo.com

45. KOMBOU Serge IUCN - Radio Environnement

Cameroun BP : 5506 Yaoundé Tel : 00237 221 64 96 - 947 95 27 Fax : 00234 221 64 97 Email : serge_sikam@yahoo.fr

46. LUMBUENAMO Raymond

WWF – Democratic Republic of Congo

Démocratic Republic of Congo

Tel : 00243 99 89 13 600 Email : rlumbuenamo@wwfcarpo.org

47. MAIDOU Hervé CARPE (Consultant) République Centrafricaine

BP : 3314 Bangui Tel : 00236 50 83 17 - 00236 95 14 01 Fax : 00236 61 57 41 Email : herve_maidou@yahoo.fr

48. MAISELS Fiona (Boo)

WCS – Africa Program Gabon BP : 7847 Libreville Tel : 00241 40 03 13 Email : fmaisels@wcs.org

49. MAKAK Jean Sylvestre

WRI Gabon Tel : 00241 06 64 40 38 Email : smakak2000@yahoo.fr

50. MAKON WEYIONG Samuel

GTZ Cameroun BP : 7814 Yaoundé Tel : 529 13 02 Email : makons1@iccnet.cm

51. MALONGA Richard

WCS République du Congo

BP : 14537 Brazzaville Tel : 00242 581 85 80 Email : rmalonga@wcs.org

52. MANGANG Félicité

IUCN Cameroun BP : 5506 Yaoundé Tel : 00237 221 64 96 Fax : 00237 221 64 97 Email : felicite.mangang@iucn.org

53. MATTA Joseph Roland

Assemblée Nationale Cameroun Email : mattaroland@yahoo.fr

54. MBOUA Alain Technicien - CRTV Télé Cameroun Tel : 00237 994 30 67

55. MEFOUDE Sandra

BUBINGA (Journal) Cameroun BP : 3430 Yaoundé Tel : 00231 222 38 57 Fax : 00237 222 38 59 Email : smefoude@yahoo.fr

56. MEHLMAN Patrick

Conservation International

Démocratic Republic of Congo

Email : ptmehlman@yahoo.com

57. MENGUE WWF Gabon BP : 9144 Libreville

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MEDOU Célestine

Tel : 00241 73 00 28 - Cel. 00241 07 84 00 27 Fax : Email : cmengue@wwfcarpo.org

58. MERTENS Benoît

WRI République Démocratique du Congo

Email : benoit.mertens@iucn.org

59. MWINYIHALI Robert

WCS Démocratic Republic of Congo

BP : 240 Kinshasa I Tel : 00243 81 59 99 419 Fax : Email : rmwinyihali@wcs.org / bayoyo_rbt@yahoo.com

60. NAGAHUEDI Jonas

Secrétaire Exécutif - COMIFAC

Cameroun Tel : 00237 221 35 11 Fax : 00237 221 35 12 Email : comifac2000@yahoo.fr

61. NDIKUMAGENGE Cléto

IUCN - CEFDHAC Cameroun BP : 5506 Yaoundé Tel : 00237 221 64 96 Fax : 00237 221 64 97 Email : cleto.ndikumagenge@iucn.org

62. NFONGWE NDIBOTI

The Herald (Journal) Cameroun Tel : 00237 231 84 97

63. NG’ONANA Pélagie

La Nouvelle Expression (Journal)

Cameroun Tel : 00237 947 35 71 Email : pelagiengonana@yahoo.fr

64. NGOLLE NGOLLE Elvis

Minister of Forestry and Wildlife

Cammeoon B.P: 1476 Yaounde Tel: 00237 222 94 83 Fax:00237 222 94 89

65. NGOME Precillia

IUCN - Consultant Cameroun BP : 2067 Yaoundé Tel : 00237 474 03 92 Email : ijang2001@yahoo.fr

66. NGUEMA Abigail

US State Department Gabon BP : 4000 Libreville Tel : 00241 76 20 03 Fax : 00241 74 55 07 Email : nguemaam@state.gov

67. NKULUNTU André

USAID / CARPE Démocratic Republic of Congo

Tel : 00234 81 81 48 708 Email : ankuluntu@usaid.org

68. NSOYUNI Lawrence

Global Forest Watch Cameroun BP : 5506 Yaoundé Tel : 00237 711 09 15 Email : nsoyumilawrence@yahoo.com

69. NUMBEM Siméon

Afriland First Bank Cameroun BP : 8103 Yaoundé Tel : 00237 775 27 30 Email : sgnumbemg@yahoo.com

70. NZITA Maxime AWF Démocratic Republic of Congo

Tel : 00243 999 301 204 Email : zainmax@yahoo.com

71. NZOOH Zacharie

WWF Cameroun BP : 6776 Yaoundé Tel : 00237 909 14 83 Email : znzooh@wwfcarpo.org

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72. OBIANG MBOMIO Diosdado

CARPE (Consultant) Guinée Equatoriale

BP : 207 – INDEFOR, Bata Tel : 00240 21 36 42 Fax : 00240 08 28 74 Email : dioobiang@yahoo.fr

73. OLEMBE Désiré WWF Cameroun Tel : 00237 764 07 75 Email : dolembe@wwfcarpo.org

74. ONOHIOLO Souley

Le Messager (Journal) Cameroun Tel : 00237 963 15 41

75. OSODU OMBA Serge

CARPE / USAID République du Congo

Tel : 00243 05 29 860 Email : OmbaS@iucn.org / ombaosodu@yahoo.fr

76. OTHMAN Melissa

USFS / Germany USA Tel : 0049 51 98 98 70 / 89 Email : mothman@fs.fed.us

77. OUSMAN Soule Preneur de son - CRTV Télé

Cameroun

78. RAINEY Hugo WCS République du Congo

BP : 14537 Brazzaville Tel : 00242 54 86 209 Email : hrainey@wcs.org

79. Randall BRUMMETT

World Fish Center Cameroun BP : 2008 (Messa) Tel : 00237 223 74 34 Email : r.brummett@cgiar.org

80. SABUMUKIZA Savin

CARPE (Consultant) Burundi BP : 859 Bujumbura Tel : 00257 968 838 - 00257 21 83 50 Email : sabumukiza@yahoo.fr

81. SCHINKEL Rolf SNV RDC - Kinshasa République Démocratique du Congo

Tel : 00239 22 02 772 Fax : 00243 99 82 62 203 Email : rschinkel@snvworld.org

82. SOME Laurent Magloire

WWF Cameroun Tel : 00237 750 00 35 Fax : Email : lsome@wwfcarpo.org

83. STARKEY Malcolm

WCS Gabon BP : 7847 Libreville Tel : 00241 07 15 18 35 Email : mstarkey@unplus.com

84. STEEL Lisa WWF Démocratic Republic of Congo

Tel : 00243 99 89 61 651 Email : lsteel@wwfcarpo.org

85. TADJUIDJE Maurice

IUCN - CEFDHAC Cameroun BP : 5506 Yaoundé Tel : 00237 221 64 96 Fax : 00237 221 64 97 Email : maurice.tadjuidje@iucn.org

86. TANSA MUSA Correspondant - Reuters Cameroun BP : 3056 Yaoundé - Messa Tel : 00237 768 18 69 Email : tansamussa@yahoo.com

87. TCHAMOU Nicodème

USAID / CARPE Kinshasa BP : 198, Avenue Isiro - Kinshasa Tel : 00243 81 70 07 195

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Email : ntchamou@usaid.gov 88. TELFER Paul WCS Gabon / ROC BP : 7847 Libreville

Tel : 00241 07 29 77 12 Email : ptelfer@wcsgabon.com

89. TONI Journaliste - CRTV Télé Cameroun Tel : 00237 762 46 31

90. TSHIMBALANGA Véronique

WWF Démocratic Republic of Congo

Tel : 00243 81 02 37 376 Email: vtshimbalanga@wwfcarpo.org

91. WANDJA Chantal

IUCN Cameroun BP : 5506 Yaoundé Tel : 00237 221 64 96 Fax : 00237 221 64 97 Email : chantal.wandja@iucn.org

92. YALOLO Bisidi WWF Démocratic Republic of Congo

Tel : 00243 99 82 74 870 (mobile phone) Email : yalolob@yahoo.fr / wwfpnkb@yahoo.fr

93. YANGGEN David

CARPE République Démocratique du Congo

BP : 198, Avenue Isiro - Kinshasa Tel : 00243 81 880 71 09 Email : dyanggen@usaid.gov

94. YARISSEM Jean Bernard

WWF République Centrafricaine

BP : 1053 Bangui Tel : 00236 61 42 99 / 05 64 43 / Fax : 00236 61 10 85 Email : jbyarissem@wwfcarpo.org

95. YENE ATANGANA Joseph Quentin

MINFOF / DCP Cameroun Tel : 00237 769 33 98 Email : jqyene@yahoo.fr

96. YIGBEDEK Monique

IUCN Cameroun BP : 5506 Yaoundé Tel : 00237 221 64 96 Fax : 00237 221 64 97 Email : monique.yigbedek@iucn.org

97. YOGO Cathy MUTATIONS (Journal) Cameroun Tel : 00237 986 41 00 Fax : Email : cathyogo@netcourrier.com