CBD Third National Report
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CAMEROON Third national report Foreword The 3rd National Report for Cameroon differs from the previous two reports not only by the format but also by content as stipulated by the provision of Decision COPVII/25 to the Convention on Biological Diversity held in Kuala Lumpur. Importantly, it represents not only the state of implementing the obligations of the Convention by Cameroon but also an evaluation of actions and decisions taken within the framework of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan and related plans and Programmes. The report is a result of wide consultation of stakeholders, including the Civil Society and contributions from Resource Persons. The consultation was carried out in the form of workshops and reviews by stakeholders and resource persons/consultants. Apart from being useful to the CBD Secretariat and Parties in general, the report is useful to Cameroon in particular since it enlightens Cameroonians on where efforts now have to be directed to enable satisfactory progress towards meeting the objectives of the conservation of natural resources in general and the 2010 Biodiversity loss reduction target. It is quite evident from the report that Cameroon has not achieved the performance level predicted by early elaboration of its National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) using the ecosystem approach. The level of performance was dictated essentially by the availability of funds for planned activities ranging from public familiarity with the NBSAP and various roles to the implementation of priority objectives and actions for their sectors. However, with the creation of a Ministry of Environment and Nature Protection in December 2004, particular attention is paid to biodiversity as revealed by various Road maps of the Ministry for 2006 which highlights some of the actions to be taken aimed at implementing the NBSAP and meeting the various resolutions of International Multilateral Agreements in the field of environment relating to biodiversity conservation and sustainable use. I seize this opportunity to express my appreciation to organizations, institutions and individuals who have provided their support to enable Cameroon write this report. These include the Global Environment Facility (GEF) through the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Project for the Support of Management of Natural resources (APREN) sponsored by UNDP Cameroon and technical contributions from NGOs such as WWF, Living Earth Cameroon and the Bioresources Development and Conservation Programme- Cameroon. It is hoped that once this report will be disseminated at the national and international levels, reactions from our readers will enable Cameroon to stand up to the challenges towards implementing the 2010 biodiversity loss reduction target. HELE Pierre Minister of Environment and Nature Protection CONTENTS A. REPORTING PARTY..................................................................................…................................ Information on the preparation of the report............................................……….................... ............. B. PRIORITY SETTING, TARGETS AND OBSTACLES.............................................................. Priority ……………………………………………………………………………………… ………. Challenges and Obstacles to Implementation 2010 Target............................................ ..…......... Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC)............................................…………....................... Ecosystem Approach .......................................................................................……………................. C. ARTICLES OF THE CONVENTION....................................................................….......... Article 5 – Cooperation...................................................................................................... Biodiversity and Climate Change......................................................................………............ Article 7 - Identification and monitoring...............................................................….............. Decisions on Taxonomy .....................................................................................…….......... Article 8 - In-situ conservation [Excluding paragraphs (a) to (e), (h) and (j)]................…….. .... Programme of Work on Protected Areas (Article 8 (a) to (e)) ................................……………...... Article 8(h) - Alien species................................................................................................. Article 8(j) - Traditional knowledge and related provisions .........................................……....... GURTS ............................................................................................................. .….…..... Status and Trends ..................................................................................................……..... Akwé:Kon Guidelines..............................................................................................……….... Capacity Building and Participation of Indigenous and Local Communities .................…………..... Support to implementation....................................................................................….......... Article 9 - Ex-situ conservation............................................................................... ........... Article 10 - Sustainable use of components of biological diversity..............................……......... Biodiversity and Tourism................................................................................... .............. Article 11 - Incentive measures ............................................................................... ......... Article 12 - Research and training....................................................................................... Article 13 - Public education and awareness......................................................................... Article 14 - Impact assessment and minimizing adverse impacts.................................… ......... Article 15 - Access to genetic resources ................................................................... .......... Article 16 - Access to and transfer of technology........................................................ .......... Programme of Work on transfer of technology and technology cooperation ..................………..... Article 17 - Exchange of information.................................................................................. Article 18 - Technical and scientific cooperation .................................................................. Article 19 - Handling of biotechnology and distribution of its benefits ............................…...... Article 20 – Financial resources ........................................................................................ D. THEMATIC AREAS ...................................................................................... ............ Inland water ecosystems................................................................................................. Marine and coastal biological diversity .............................................................................. Implementation of Integrated Marine and Coastal Area Management ............................…….... Marine and Coastal Living Resources ..................................................................... .......... Mariculture ................................................................................................................... Alien Species and Genotypes ........................................................................................... Agricultural biological diversity ........................................................................................ Annex to decision V/5 - Programme of work on agricultural biodiversity.................……............ Expanded programme of work on forest biological diversity ......................................…......... Biological diversity of dry and sub-humid lands..................................................... ............. Mountain Biodiversity...................................................................................................... E. OPERATIONS OF THE CONVENTION.......................................................................... F. COMMENTS ON THE FORMAT................................................................................... ANNEX……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Annex 1: Map of the Major Ecosystems of Cameroon Annex 2: Map of the Protected Areas of Cameroon BIBLIOGRAPHY…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. A. REPORTING PARTY Contracting Party Cameroon N A T I O N AL F O C A L P O I N T Full name of the institution Ministry of Environment and Protection of Nature Name and title of contact Mrs FOSI MBANTENKHU Mary, Technical Adviser N°1 Officer Ministry of Environment and Protection of Nature; Ministerial Building N°2; Minister’s Cabinet. Mailing address +237 223 34 23/+237 222 94 80 Telephone +237 223 34 23/+237 222 94 80 Fax mary_fosi@hotmail E-mail CONTACT OFFICER FOR NATIONAL REPORT (IF DIFFERENT FROM ABOVE) Full name of the institution Same as above Name and title of contact officer Mailing address Telephone Fax E-mail S U B M I S S I O N Signature of officer responsible for submitting national report Date of submission 31 December 2005 Information on the Preparation of the Report Box I. Please provide information on the preparation of this report, including