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A Quarterly Publication of the Programme for the Sustainable Management of Natural Resources in the South West Region

PSMNR-SWR

Partners

Hello!

In PSMNR-SWR, we have been

actively working with local com-

munities to preserve the integrity

of protected areas while supporting

local development.

In this 5th Issue of Conservation

Echoes, we provide updates on

conservation and development

measures implemented during this

quarter by MINFOF within the

framework of PSMNR-SWR.

Enjoy!

Lisette Moka Ndolo,

PSMNR-SWR Communications Officer

Inside this issue:

FFS 2015 Kicks Off in Kumba…….2

TNP Disenclavement Efforts Gain

Grounds………………………….4

Erat Village in The Spotlight ……...6

Pangolin: Animal of the Quarter……8

Dear partners and colleagues,

Accept greetings from the SW RDFOF. As we spur

our energies to get into the second half of 2015, it is crucial

that our efforts in improving and bridging the gap between

conservation and development; the goal of PSMNR-SWR,

be complemented with innovative ideas from the manage-

ment of protected areas in other countries in Africa.

In light of this, PSMNR-SWR steering team is looking

into new and adaptive collaborative management strategies

for the implementation of programme activities. This has

been made possible through a 15 days exchange visit to

some National Parks and institutions managing National

Parks in Ethiopia and South Africa.

The objective of this exchange visit was to improve the

conceptual and operational capacities of some frontline

PSMNR-SWR staff in order to better equip them to re-

strategize in the implementation of Programme activities.

Principally, the visit was intended to enable PSMNR-

SWR staff to acquaint themselves with conservation initia-

tives implemented in Ethiopia and South Africa; in view of

identifying the successes recorded, difficulties encountered

and problem solving mechanisms employed to address

challenges; thereby capitalizing on the lessons learnt to

improve on the implementation of PSMNR-SWR. This

improvement is expected in the following areas of PSMNR

-SWR intervention:

Coordination of natural resource-use related stake-

holders within the South West Region;

Sustainability in the management of forest resources;

Participation of local communities in conservation

efforts and the up-scaling of community benefits;

Patrol operations in view of reducing the incidence of

illegal forest and wildlife activities;

Securing sustainable finance mechanisms for Protected

Areas and other PSMNR-SWR activities and;

Optimization of available resources towards boosting

the ecotourism potentials of protected areas.

Cameroon Forestry and

Wildlife Law Law N° 94/01 of 20 January 1994

Did you know ?

That “commercial and leisure activities can be

carried out in protected areas and other natural

milieu of touristic interests”?

Sections 12 and 25 of the law say so!

Section 12 of the Law regulates exploi-

tation of genetic material (natural re-

sources) for scientific, commercial and

cultural ends while;

Section 25 defines recreational facilities

which could be in national parks, com-

munal forests and other protected ar-

eas.

Sections 155 (8) and 158 (8) address

sanctions that are meted on those who

disrespect the provisions above.

EDITORIAL: Learning From Successful Initiatives

Issue No.05 April – June 2015

The status of Erat Village has been uncertain

since the creation of the Korup National Park; espe-

cially after legal basis for enclaves in the park was

removed by Article 8 of decree no 95-466 PM of

July 20th 1995.

Cont’d on Pg 2

KNP SIGNS PUZ

MANAGEMENT

AGREEMENT WITH

ERAT VILLAGE

Following discussions and observations during

the exchange visit, some lessons have been learnt

from which suggestions and recommendations have

been advanced. These inputs are intended to con-

tribute to the improvement of conservation efforts

in the South West Region of Cameroon. These

suggestions and recommendations do not emanate

from take-home truths, but are derived from an

objective observation of the stakes surrounding

conservation in Cameroon compared with those in

Ethiopia and South Africa. Some of these include

human pressure on natural resources, abundance of

wildlife in National Parks, human and financial

resource strength, benefit mechanisms, local policy

and legislation, potential threats and cultural values.

We are optimistic that adopting these lessons

learnt will boost the results of our combined efforts

in conserving the rich biodiversity heritage of the

South West Region in particular and Cameroon at

large.

Eben Ebai Samuel, SW RDFOF

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Publisher

Eben Ebai Samuel

(RDFOF for South West/

PSMNR-SWR Coordinator)

Editor-in-Chief

Moka Ndolo Lisette

(PSMNR-SWR)

Contact:

Regional Delegation of Forestry and Wildlife, Buea

Opposite Court Premises

Tel: 33 32 21 28 / 33 32 25 77

Email: [email protected]

Conservation Development

Agreement( CDA)

The CDA is a written agreement be-

tween the Park Service (PS) and park

villages to prove their willingness to

collaborate in the management of the

park and in village development. This

agreement is negotiated and defines

certain roles and responsibilities of

both parties

Highlights for our next issue

In our next issue, find out::

Half-Yearly Progress and Plan-

ning workshop

Update on Camera Traps

PA Protection and Surveillance

PSMNR-SWR Newsletter

T he Programme for the Sustainable Manage-

ment of Natural Resources in the South

West Region of Cameroon has funded the

training of some 44 farmers in 22 villages around the

Korup and Takamanda National Parks. The two weeks

training took place in Kumba from the 15th to 27th of

February 2015 and featured many training modules,

presentations and field visits geared towards imparting

new knowledge to the local farmers. The training work-

shop aims to improve the livelihoods of community

members around KNP and TNP and the South West

Region in general.

This training is supported by PSMNR-SWR within

the context of the collaborative management approach

implemented in Korup, Mount Cameroon and Taka-

manda National Parks and their peripheral communi-

ties. The training workshop had as main objective to

capacitate these farmers who will in turn convey newly

acquired knowledge in cocoa cultivation to their peers

in the communities by organizing farmer field schools

(FFS).

The farmer field school project has already been

implemented in Mount Cameroon National Park com-

munities as well as other communities around the

Korup and Takamanda National Parks. In all these

areas, the project has enjoyed high praise from commu-

nity members who attest to its effectiveness in improv-

ing yields and consequently livelihoods in their com-

munities.

The training was attended by farmers from 22

communities, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural De-

velopment (MINADER )supervisors, PSMNR SWR

staff as well as a plethora of resource persons who

were experts in their respective fields. This training

kicks off the PSMNR-SWR 2015 Cocoa FFS exten-

sion into communities around the Korup and Taka-

manda national parks.

Bamai Namata

Collaborative Management Technician -

KNP

Farmer Field School for 2015 Kicks Off in Kumba

From this point, the settlement of the community

inside the park was considered illegal.

The latest management plan of the park now fore-

sees the creation of legal enclaves through the estab-

lishment of Permanent Use Zone process for in-park

villages and their disenclavement by the opening of

farm to market motorbike roads.

After a successful signing of the PUZ agreement

between the Park Management and Esukutan Commu-

nity in April 2014, the process also kicked off in Erat

with studies to delineate the limits of the PUZ in Erat

village. The process which started as early as 2013 had

enormous input from the community members and

village elites. Meetings were held at different levels

with the involvement of all stakeholders and findings

from the PUZ studies were presented.

The PUZ process was also accompanied by the

disenclavement of the community with the creation

of a farm to market motorbike road by KNP manage-

ment within the framework of PSMNR-SWR be-

tween January-March 2015. The road is intended to

boost the economic and social standing of the com-

munity by affording them easy transportation of agri-

cultural produce to market as well as ease access to

basic amenities like healthcare and education.

The signing ceremony took place on the 21st of

March 2015 in Erat under the auspices of the Ad-

ministration of Mundemba, Forestry Officials of the

South West Region, PSMNR-SWR partners, KNP

management including village elites and community

members.

The ceremony was formalised by the park repre-

sented by its Conservator Mr Fotendong Ferdinand

and Erat Community, by Chief Effiong Anthony. The

occasion was welcomed with much elation by the

community members and was a colourful ceremony

attended by all stakeholders.

Fotendong Ferdinand Lateh, Conservator, KNP

PUZ Management Agreement With Erat / Con’d from pg. 1

Issue No.05 April - June 2015

Conservator Hands Document to Erat Chief

Elements of Collabo-

rative Management of

National Parks in the

South West Region

(1)

SW RDFOF with Workshop Participants

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PSMNR-SWR Joins Partners to Commemorate RAPAC’s Day of Protected Areas

Lessons Learnt Workshop on Collaborative Management

PSMNR-SWR partners and staff working in

Banyang-Mbo Wildlife Sanctuary, Korup, Mount

Cameroon and Takamanda National parks are

better equipped to optimize the effectiveness of

the collaborative management approach after a co-

management lessons learnt workshop.

Central to PSMNR-SWR intervention in the

management of protected areas is the collaborative

management approach. In this approach, the Park

services collaborate with adjacent villages, in order

to ensure the protection of the National Parks for

the benefit of all. Within this collaboration, Con-

servation Development Agreements are signed

between park management and adjacent villages to

statement on the implementation of Income Gen-

erating Activities in Banyang-Mbo Wildlife Sanctu-

ary; constant sensitization of communities when

faced with collaboration challenges; and evaluation

of the performance of Cluster Facilitators.

The workshop participants also made some

recommendations which include:

New collaborative management activities

should be included in the management plan of

protected areas;

The lifespan of Conservation Development

Agreements should be tied to protected areas’

management plans;

The role of Cluster Facilitators (CF) should be

clarified to CFs and their local communities,

they should be provided training and followed

up to provide monthly activity reports; and

Lobbying for co-management and clarification

of necessary resources at the Ministry of For-

estry and Wildlife.

PSMNR-SWR field partners and staff who

attended the lessons learnt workshop look forward

to incorporating what they have learned to improve

on the implementation of the co-management

management approach in their respective protected

areas.

define and agree on

roles and responsi-

bilities of each part-

ner. Renumerated

activities such as

joint patrols with

v i l l a g e r s a n d

boundary clearing

by communi ty

groups are planned

and implemented.

The lessons learnt

workshop that took

place from the 17th

to the 19th of March

2015 at the Korup

National Park Head

Quarters in Mun-

demba came after

two years of implementing the co-management

approach within Korup, Mount Cameroon and

Takamanda National Parks together with prelimi-

nary steps towards implementation in Banyang-

Mbo Wildlife Sanctuary. The workshop aimed to

gather from participants their field experiences,

good practices and way forward for existing chal-

lenges within the framework of implementing the

co-management approach.

During the workshop, participants through

working sessions and world Café approaches

agreed on the need for effective monitoring of

collaborative management activities; adjustment

of code of conduct for Cluster Facilitators; clear

rative management approach.

The RAPAC and CBFP events were a great

opportunity for PSMNR-SWR and partners to

showcase their activities to the public.

History of Central African Protected

Areas Day:

2005: Conception of idea of Protected Areas

Day and national and sub regional com-

memoration

2007: 1st Sub-regional commemoration of

Protected Areas Day in Kinshasa

2009: 2nd National commemoration of Pro-

tected Areas Day

2011: 3rd Sub-regional commemoration of

Protected Areas Day in Brazzaville

2013: 4th Sub-regional commemoration of

Protected Areas Day in Libreville.

P SMNR-SWR and partners actively

participated in the 2015 Central Afri-

can Protected Areas Network

(RAPAC) and Congo Basin Forest Partnership

(CBFP) events which ran from the 15th to 19th

June at the Yaounde Conference Centre .

The events which took place under the

theme: "Governance and management of pro-

tected areas: Inspiring, innovative and sus-

tainable solutions." is celebrated every after two

years.

The general objective of the Protected Areas

Day is to celebrate Central African Protected

Areas by exchanging experiences and promote

dialogue on the creation and management of

protected areas. The 5th celebration of Protected

Areas Day had as specific objective to deliberate

on the governance, management, innovative and

sustainable solutions of protected areas.

Celebrated for the 5th time in Central Africa,


this event brings together 8 participating member

countries of RAPAC to enable them exchange on

the theme of the day through a plenary session with

resource persons and a workshop for conservators

and other field actors.

During the event, PSMNR-SWR was amply

present and strategically located in the exhibition

ground at the German Cooperation stand, together

with Partners such as KfW, GIZ, Fonds Commun

and the Fondation Tri-National de Sangha (FTNS)

PSMNR-SWR showcased management ap-

proach in the South West Region through a poster

presentation amid other communication materials

such as its quarterly newsletters, information bro-

chures and other parks’ communication materials.

The workshop for conservators provided a

forum for Korup and Mount Cameroon National

Parks’ conservators and field partners: WWF and

GIZ to share their experiences working with local

communities within the framework of the collabo-

Lessons Learnt Workshop in Progress, KNP office, Mundemba

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Frontline PSMNR-SWR Staff on Exchange Visit in Ethiopia and South Africa


S ome PSMNR-SWR frontline staff

headed by the programme Coordina-

tor, Mr Eben Ebai Samuel and Pro-

gramme Consultant, Mr Frank Stenmanns went

on an exchange visit to Ethiopia and South Africa

from May 10th to 24th 2015.

The aim of this visit was to improve the con-

ceptual and operational capacities of PSMNR-

SWR staff in order to better equip them with

knowledge required to re-strategize on the imple-

mentation of Programme activities. Specifically,

this mission was intended to get firsthand experi-

ence on other conservation initiatives imple-

mented in Ethiopia and South Africa in view of

identifying the successes recorded, difficulties

encountered and problem solving mechanisms;

thereby capitalizing on the lessons learnt to im-

prove on the implementation of PSMNR-SWR’s

activities as inscribed in the Programme log frame.

The Ethiopian trip ran from the 10th to the

16th of May and involved visits to the Ethiopian

Wildlife Conservation Authority’s

(EWCA) head quarters at Addis

Ababa, the Bale Mountain National

Park (BMNP), the Oromia Forestry

and Wildlife Enterprise (OFWE), the

Chiri Kebale Community Based Or-

ganization and the Bale Mountain

Lodge (MBL). In South Africa, the

team’s visit ran from May 17th to 24th

and involved visits to the Addo Ele-

phant National Park (AENP), Garden

Route National Park (GRNP) and the

African Parks’ head office in Johan-

nesburg.

During these visits, the PSMNR-SWR

team was treated to presentations of the activities

carried out by these institutions as well as achieve-

ments, challenges and problem solving mecha-

nisms. Some field visits were equally organized to

abreast the team with concrete realities.

Conversely, the PSMNR-SWR team learnt a

host of lessons which could be rationally captured

to improve the implementation of PSMNR-SWR

activities, thereby scaling up the Programme’s

contribution to conservation and perking commu-

nity adherence and participation in the manage-

ment of protected areas.

Some Lessons Learnt

A business oriented approach to conservation

is a sustainable financing mechanism, hence it

is imperative for Protected Areas (PAs) to

rationally generate income that can be

ploughed back in conservation activities;

Community involvement is a strong pillar of

conservation;

Local materials have a high touristic value and

are available and cheaper to acquire; hence

these could be optimally valorised;

Regular wildlife monitoring is a strong wildlife

management tool;

The provision of adequate incentives to PA

staff is of paramount importance to beef their

performance;

In-house research and capacity building is an

asset for PAs and other conservation institu-

tions;

The establishment of baselines and intensive

monitoring allows for tracking of progress;

Human-Wildlife Conflicts (HWC) are better

prevented than managed;

Maintenance of ecosystem functions of PAs is

of prime importance; and

Law enforcement and involvement of the

judiciary is a key tool in conservation.

Biakaiy Norbert, TOU Focal Point

Visit to Coffee Forest Delo-Mena

Team at summit of Bale Mountain (4,300m asl)

Takamanda National Park Disenclavement Efforts Gain Grounds

The Basho area of the Eastern cluster of Ta-

kamanda National Park (TNP) is now connected

to the rest of the world. This is as a result of the

intervention of the Programme for the Sustainable

Management of Natural Resources in the South

West Region (PSMNR-SWR) in the context of

disenclaving communities by constructing Moto-

bike roads in and around TNP

with the aim of contributing to the

improvement livelihood of the

local communities.

The villages of Magoh, Basho I

and Basho II this time benefited

from the construction of a moto-

bike road linking them to Akwa

and Mamfe town subsequently.

The work that started in the

month of December 2014 by a

constituted team of earth road

construction engineers and techni-

cians finally got to Basho II in April 2015. This

stretch of work covered 15km with series of

bridges and culverts.

The main objective of this project is aimed at

giving access to the very enclaved villages in and

around TNP to guarantee improved living condi-

tions to the concerned communities and get them

onboard as partners in the conservation of TNP.

The project started with the rehabilitation of

the Mamfe Akwa road to give an easy access to the

transportation of materials and fuel for the road

construction work at Akwa onward. Work on the

Akwa Basho road actually started in January 2015

and got to Basho II in May 2015.

Walter Ashu, Conservator, TNP

Takamanda-Obonyi 1 Bridge

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PSMNR-SWR Newsletter Issue No.05 April - June 2015

KfW Country Director and GIZ ProPSFE Coordinator Visit SW RDFOF

The Conservator TNP while welcoming the Delegation, also explained the progress made so far

on Park infrastructure

PICTORIAL HIGHLIGHTS OF THE VISIT OF THE KfW COUNTRY DIRECTOR and GIZ ProPSFE COORDINATOR TO THE

SOUTH WEST REGIONAL DELEGATION OF FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE – Early 2015

PSMNR-SWR partners and

staff accompany dignitaries

to visit some TNP local

communities

Cultural Displays at Obonyi 1 in TNP and the pupils of G.S

Ikondo-kondo 1 in Korup – The kind that is reserved only for

guests of that magnitude

It was indeed a warm embrace:

This is German – Cameroon

Cooperation in Action.

Mukete E Munongo, CDA Focal Point

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KNP Successfully disenclaves Esukutan Village

“The signing ceremony of the PUZ put the

village of Erat into a prominent spotlight. I would

like to express the gratitude of the people of the

Korup tribe in general and of Erat village in par-

ticular to PSMNR-SWR partners for spurring

development in our area by actively engaging us in

developing the PUZ in Erat. We have moved

from the rhetoric of conservation to a philosophy

of making us true partners in conservation.

Thanks to the new road, we are now able to

make the trip from Mundemba to Erat in less than

two hours. The road and other projects in the

village will empower us to cease being the desper-

ate environmental child who saws down the

branch of a tree on which he is sitting on, ignoring

the fact that he will crash if the branch breaks

down. We will be able to pursue viable alternative

sources of income and protein besides hunting. In

fact, hunting has never been a profitable enter-

prise. We have no record of any hunter who has

prospered.

We shall join hands with MINFOF within the

framework of PSMNR-SWR to conserve the rich

Korup rainforest. We are proud that our forest (it

bears our name and has been our home for years)

is known worldwide and we shall become true

partners in its conservation.

The creation of the PUZ followed a participa-

tory process with stakeholder meetings in Mun-

demba, Kumba and here in Erat. Field trips were

organized to check our data and confirm our

present land-use system. In a participatory man-

ner, we designed the external boundaries of the

Erat PUZ. We also developed the various man-

agement sectors and worked on each segment of

the management agreement.

The development of PUZ is a milestone that

will open the way to the development of Erat

community and effective protection of the Korup

National Park. We strongly believe that the Park

within the framework of PSMNR-SWR will work

with us to make the various envisaged outputs of

the management agreement a success.

The PUZ agreement will be meaningless if

there is no funding for the activities that will be

carried under it. We trust that the PSMNR-SWR

will provide the necessary funds that would be

needed”

T he village of Esukutan in Toko Sub

Division has been disenclaved. This is

thanks to the collaboration between

the Korup National Park service and the Esukutan

community. Esukutan is one of the four in-park

villages of the Korup National Park (KNP) that

had signed a Conservation Development

Agreement with the Management of

KNP. Within the context of this agree-

ment both parties are expected to commit

to the protection of the Park’s integrity

and village development.

The project to build the motorbike road

was jointly implemented by KNP within

the framework of PSMNR-SWR together

with the communities of Esukutan and

Babi who contributed their quota as spelt

out in the Memorandum of Understand-

ing that was signed between the Park

Service and the local communities.

Motorbikes can now move in and out of

the village to other parts of the country

and in this way foster the development of

the community which was hitherto acces-

sible only on foot.

It is envisioned by the Park Service and

PSMNR-SWR that this 14km road will

enable residents of the community to

improve their lives through increased

transportation of agricultural produce to

market as well as better access to basic

amenities like education and healthcare.

The first phase of the project (opening of the

forest, forming the road way and providing of

ditches and offshoots) was finally completed on

the 25th of April 2015.

The second phase that will include the con-

struction of culverts and bridges will be done in

the next dry season and after that exercise, the

road is expected to be an all season motorbike

road.

Asenge Naphtali, Infrastructure

Development Officer-KNP

“Erat Village is Now in a Prominent Spotlight” Says Elite


Residents Appreciate the Opening of Streets in

the Village

School Children Welcome Road into their Village

Mr Daniel Agoons, Elite of Erat Village

Community Members Welcome PSMNR-

SWR Team during PUZ negotiation

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communities around the three

National Parks.

The aim of the cassava project was

to assess the five Cassava varieties,

of which four improved ones had

been introduced and planted un-

der the supervision of IITA in

2014. This helped the communi-

ties to decide which two improved

varieties they prefer through rank-

ing exercises. The selected varie-

ties are then planned to be culti-

vated by the farmers. Major com-

ponents of this project are inten-

sive training for women groups involved in Cas-

sava production on improved cultivation, multi-

plication techniques and disease and pest manage-

ment as well as the introduction of soil fertility

measurements by IITA.

The activity in each village lasted about three

days and included three different stages. Directly

after the five varieties have been harvested from

the field, their performance and yields were evalu-

ated. The tubers were processed by the farmers in

different teams per variety and then tested in

three ways: A palatability test was done with the

boiled Cassava, followed by the preparation and

T he final harvest of Cassava within 15

villages in Korup, Mount Cameroon

and Takamanda National Parks has

been successfully realized by local farmers sup-

ported by park teams, the International Institute

of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and Ministry of

Agriculture and Rural Development

(MINADER) technicians.

This activity constitutes one of PSMNR-SWR

initiatives to improve the livelihood of local com-

munities adjacent to protected areas. The final

harvest of Cassava is the last phase of PSMNR-

SWR project on improved Cassava production in

Improved Cassava Production Project: A success!

assessment of Fufu and Garri. After the process

was completed, the whole plot was harvested and

cuttings distributed to the cassava farmers.

Worthy to note is that Cassava is one of the

most important food crops in the South-West

Region of Cameroon and PSMNR-SWR support

for farmers on the improved cassava production

started in 2012 and targeted eleven villages in

Korup, Mount Cameroon and Takamanda Na-

tional Parks. Since previous improved cassava

production activities had been successful, a second

phase was introduced, which had foreseen support

for another 16 villages in 2014.

Julia Guenzel, GIZ TA, TNP

Joint Patrol in Banyang-Mbo Wildlife Sanctuary

In the month of April 2015, four joint patrols

were conducted in the Banyang-Mbo Wildlife

Sanctuary (BMWS) with the objective to reduce

poaching in this important protected area.

A patrol team was composed of two eco-

guards and eight members selected from the com-

munity by the village forest management commit-

tee (VFMC) members.

The Patrols targeted and covered the four

clusters of BMWS and had the following results:

12 bush sheds identified, 06 wire snares removed,

34 new bullet shells collected.

The joint patrols were instrumental for eco-

guards to discover some hidden sites of poachers

in the sanctuary.

The VFMC members were happy to find

themselves as true stakeholders in the conserva-

tion of BMWS’s rich biodiversity.

In addition to their patrol ration, the village

members involved in the patrols received each: a

cutlass, a rain coat, a pair of rain boots and a file

as incentives. Also as agreed before the patrol each

VFMC concerned kept the sum of 20.000 francs

(twenty thousand francs) deducted from the patrol

ration to run their monthly meetings.

Fopa Samuel, Conservator BMWS

Different Varieties of Cassava

Garri Assessment

VFMC Member Collects Incentive

Package

VFMC Members collect Cutlasses

Community Members Prepare to Em-

bark on Patrol

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The Programme for the Sustainable Man-

agement of Natural Resources in the South

West Region (PSMNR-SWR) is a conserva-

tion and development Programme of the

Republic of Cameroon co-financed by the

Federal Republic of Germany through KFW,

in collaboration with German International

Cooperation (GIZ), World Wide Fund for

Nature (WWF) and Wildlife Conservation

Society (WCS) and is supported by the con-

sulting firm GFA/DFS. The objective of

PSMNR-SWR is to contribute towards the

preservation of high-value ecosystems in the

South West Region thereby contributing to

improved livelihoods of the surrounding

communities in a sustainable manner.

Now in its second phase, the Ministry of

Forestry and Wildlife (MINFOF) through its

Regional Delegation for South West and

PSMNR-SWR Partners, are intervening in

sustainable forest management, mediating

land-use conflicts, management of protected

areas as well as working with approximately

91 villages in and around Korup, Takamanda,

Mount Cameroon National Parks. This co-

management approach involves the planning

and implementation of conservation and

development activities with the aim of pro-

moting sustainable forest and wildlife re-

source management by affected stakeholders

for their own benefit.

About PSMNR-SWR


Participate in Ebie and Efolofo

elephant killing case in Kumba

CDA negotiation for Bakingili,

Munyenge and Lilale villages re-

spectively

CDA signing for Bafia, Bonakanda,

Mundame and Masuma

Takamanda National Park:

The Park service will in the next quarter

implement the following activities:

Training of some South Western

and Western cluster villages on

Multipurpose/Agro forestry tech-

niques

Sensitization of improved cassava

villages on soil fertility measures

Assessment of Cassava Processing

Unit (grating, pressing and frying)

Animal of the Quarter: Pangolin

The Pangolin is a mammal of the order of

Pholidota. The name Pangolin comes from the

Malay word «pengguling » meaning « something

that rolls up». Pangolins have large, protective

keratin scales covering their skin; it is the only

known mammal with this adaptation.

Pangolins’ diet consist of mainly ants and ter-

mites which they capture using their long specially

adapted tongues.

Nocturnal, Pangolins have little defense from

hunters than their reptilian body armor. When

threatened they rolls up in a ball and the poacher

simply pick the animals and put in a sack.

In 2014, IUCN re-categorized all eight species

of pangolins on its Red List of Threatened Species

and each specie is now threatened with extinction

from « scale poaching ». The scales are reported

prized in traditional medicines while the meat is

sold as rare delicacy.

It is our duty to make sure that these coolest

creatures in the forest are safe in their range.

Fopa Samuel, Conservator, BMWS

Upcoming PSMNR-SWR / Protected Areas’ Activities

Banyang Mbo Wildlife Sanctuary:

The staff of BMWS will in the months ahead

implement the following activities:

Patrol of identified section of sanctu-

ary

Open discussion with the D.O of Up-

per Banyang for solutions for the

prosecution and/or chasing en-

croachers out of the sanctuary

Commence destruction of encroached

farms in the sanctuary through

Ntenmbang village

Monthly coordination meeting: CFs

and eco-guards

Korup National Park:

The KNP service has several activities

planned for the third quarter. Some of these

activities include:

Follow up of newly established plots

i n M b o f o n g , E k o n e m a ,

Banyo/Tombe, Babiabanga, Ipongi

and Bombangi

Follow up Culvert construction along

the Mosongiseli

Carry out path finding and detailed

studies of the Ekogate/Bakut and

Ikondo kondo water supplies

VFMC /Management planning work-

shop

Mount Cameroon National Park:

The MCNP service has a number of planned

activities for next quarter These activities

include:

Sensitization of West Coast Commu-

nities on eco-tourism operations in

MCNP

Pangolin Scale Poachers Apprehended by

BMWS Eco-guards (1)

Pangolin Scale Poachers Apprehended by

BMWS Eco-guards (2)

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