Cameroon

2-1. Forest data monitoring

7. Establishing a Forest Reference Emission Level for Policymakers

1. Approach’s Outline and Features This approach aims to propose a quantitative evaluation methodology of the applicability of the Emission Reduction Scenario (ERS) and introduce how to design a Forest Reference Emission Level (FREL), focusing on the agricultural sector as the main driver of deforestation for policymakers. A landscape approach is used to develop a FREL, which is a concept for achieving social, economic and environmental goals on land where productive uses such as agriculture com...
2022.07.22
2-1. Forest data monitoring
2-2. Ecosystem data monitoring

8. Data-driven participatory wildlife management

1. Approach’s Outline and Features Based on an ecological survey of wildlife and surveys on the hunting activities of locals, this approach examines wildlife monitoring methods, in which locals can work proactively on a daily basis to enhance sustainable wildlife management, comply with government regulations and sustain their daily activities. Counting the number of animals hunted by locals and recognizing the effect of their hunting on animal populations is expected to bring home the impact of...
2022.07.22
2-2. Ecosystem data monitoring
3-1. Forest area

9. Emission Reduction Activities by Improving Agricultural Production Methods with the Participation of Local Residents

1. Approach’s Outline and Features This approach is to develop a community-based initiative on reducing GHG emissions in forests by focusing on the agricultural sector as the main deforestation driver in Cameroon. It aims to both conserve the forest and boost local livelihood by renovating agricultural production systems. Given competing land uses, e.g. agricultural and forestry, renovating the agricultural production system with a view to cultivating without any deforestation may be an effectiv...
2022.07.22
3-1. Forest area
3-6. Other cross cutting matters

23. Natural resource management in partnership with indigenous people

1. Approach’s Outline and Features This approach involves studying the use of wildlife and forest resources by local people, including indigenous hunter-gatherers and developing and implementing a model to manage tropical forests sustainably.Long-term interrelationships among humans, wildlife and plants have shaped the local natural environment, as local peoples' activities in the forest have helped regenerate the diversified forest. With this in mind, an approach that respects and utilizes the ...
2022.07.22
3-6. Other cross cutting matters