National Plantation Forests Development Programme (Npfdp) Cameroon 2020 – 2045
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R E PUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON Paix – Travail – Patrie Peace – Work – Fatherland ------------ ------------ MINISTÈRE DES FORETS MINISTRY OF FORESTRY i ET DE LA FAUNE AND WILDLIFE ------------ ------------ NATIONAL PLANTATION FORESTS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (NPFDP) CAMEROON 2020 – 2045 September 2019 Programme Paper NPFDP 2019 EDITING TEAM The National Plantation Forests Development Programme (NPFDP) was designed with contributions from the following: PROJECT OWNER The Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife GENERAL SUPERVISION Jules Doret NDONGO, Minister of Forestry and Wildlife KOULSOUMI epse BOUKAR, Secretary of State, MINFOF GENERAL COORDINATION Joseph NYONGWEN, Secretary-General, MINFOF CONSULTANT FISCAGEST CONSULTING AND CONTRACTOR PO BOX: 4095, YAOUNDE Dr TCHOMGOUO NZALLI GEDEON, General Manager CONTRACT ENGINEER AND TECHNICAL COORDINATOR Anicet NGOMIN, Director of Forestry, MINFOF TECHNICAL ADVISERS BEKOLLO BEKOLLO, Director General of ANAFOR Cyrille Martin NKIE, Mission Attaché, Prime Minister’s Office Patrice BIGOMBE LOGO, Director of CERAD Jean Robert ONANA, Head of the Communication Unit, MINFOF Anicet MISSOUMA BODO, Director in charge of Internal Audit, ANAFOR KOUANDOU ISSIAKA, Technical Director, ANAFOR Narcisse MBARGA, Head of Division in charge of Cooperation and Communication at ANAFOR Didier BASTIN, GIZ/ Pro PSFE Philippe GUIZOL, CIRAD/Forestry Dr. Richard EBA'A ATYI, CIFOR Hervé Patrice LOAW, Branch Manager ANAFOR Dense Forest Jules Vivian MBAJON, Cadre, Department of Forestry Ruben BELINGA ONDOA, Cadre, Department of Forestry PROOFING AND SUMMARY Salomon Janvier BELINGA, Unit Head, Regeneration, Reforestation and Silviculture Extension Monitoring Unit, MINFOF TRANSLATION INTO ENGLISH FISCAGEST CONSULTING AND CONTRACTOR FUNDING MINFOF/FSDF BASKET FUND GIZ. All rights reserved© Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife ii Programme Paper NPFDP 2019 This Programme Paper has been drafted for the Contracting Authority, the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife (MINFOF). It is the first product provided as part of the development of the National Plantation Forests Development Programme (NPFDP) in Cameroon. Opinions expressed herein are those of the Consultant FISCAGEST CONSULTING AND CONTRACTOR and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Contracting Authority. Date of publication Contracting Authority Minister of Forestry and Wildlife (MINFOF) City of publication Yaounde Printing press GRAPHICAM Year of publication 2019 Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife iii Programme Paper NPFDP 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ...................................................................... viii LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................................ ix LIST OF FIGURES .......................................................................................................................... ix LIST OF BOXES .............................................................................................................................. ix EXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................................................ x RESUME EXECUTIF .................................................................................................................... xiv PREFACE .................................................................................................................................... xviii FOREWORD ................................................................................................................................... xx 1. BACKGROUND ......................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. International context ................................................................................................................... 1 1.2. National context .......................................................................................................................... 2 1.3.Some key concepts ....................................................................................................................... 5 1.4. Methodological approach to NPFDP development .................................................................. 10 1.4.1. Phase 1: Literature review and development of data collection and analysis tools ........ 10 1.4.2. Phase 2: Consultation of Stakeholders ............................................................................ 11 1.4.3. Phase 3: Determining the Situation of the Forestry Sector and Plantation Forests in Cameroon .................................................................................................................................. 11 1.4.4. Phase 4: Developing the Sector’s SWOT Matrix ........................................................ 11 1.4.5. Phase 5: Developing a National Plantation Forests Development Programme .............. 12 1.4.6. Working team .................................................................................................................. 13 2. SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS OF CAMEROON’S PLANTATION FOREST WOOD SECTOR ...................................................................................................................................... 14 2.1. Plantation forest wood sector .................................................................................................... 14 2.1.1. Sector Stakeholders ...................................................................................................... 14 2.1.2. Sector Products ............................................................................................................ 14 2.1.2.1. Products for industrial use ........................................................................................ 14 2.1.2.2. Products for non-industrial use ................................................................................. 15 2.1.3. Plantation forest wood market ..................................................................................... 16 2.1.3.1. Demand for plantation forest products ..................................................................... 16 2.1.3.2. Flow of Products, Sector links, Stakeholders and their Functional Relationship ..... 17 2.1.4 The plantation wood sector economy ........................................................................... 18 2.1.4.1. Economic analysis .................................................................................................... 18 2.2. Swot analysis of plantation forest activities in Cameroon ........................................................ 18 2.2.1. In Dense Forests .......................................................................................................... 19 2.2.2. In Moist Savannah ....................................................................................................... 20 2.2.3. In arid savannah .......................................................................................................... 21 2.2.4. In forest reserves and reforestation areas ................................................................... 22 2.2.5. Urban forestry .............................................................................................................. 24 2.2.6. Forestry research ......................................................................................................... 25 2.2.7. Advantages of and limitations to NPFDP implementation .......................................... 27 Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife iv Programme Paper NPFDP 2019 2.3. Fundamental principles for programme implementation .......................................................... 28 2.4. Identifying and analysing forestry sector problems with respect to plantation forests ............. 29 3. STRATEGIC OPTIONS FOR PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION IN KEEPING WITH THE COUNTRY'S DEVELOPMENT POLICIES .................................................................................. 32 3.1. Goal, vision, objectives and expected outcomes of NPFDP ..................................................... 32 3.1.1. Goal of NPFDP ............................................................................................................ 32 3.1.2. Vision of NPFDP ......................................................................................................... 32 3.1.3. Objectives of NPFDP ................................................................................................... 33 3.1.4. Expected outcomes ....................................................................................................... 33 3.3. Action mechanisms ................................................................................................................... 34 3.3.1. Action Principles .......................................................................................................... 34 3.3.2. Basic principles for selection of projects and micro-projects submitted by grassroots actors ...................................................................................................................................... 35 3.3.3. Basic principles of project and micro-project financing ............................................. 35 3.4. Strategy for implementation of various components ................................................................ 36 3.4.1. Axis 1: Timber production and products other than timber, fuelwood, enhancement