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This project proposes to create the foundations for transparent and sustainable management of Prunus africana in relation to the decisions adopted at CoP17 on this species. The aim is to gather information on the research, development, exploitation and processing of the Pygeum (Prunus africana), with a view to providing clear answers to the recommendations made by the CITES Standing Committee on Cameroon during the 70th session.

The project will be executed by the Ministry of Forests and Wildlife (MINFOF) through the Forestry Department with the support of ANAFOR, CITES Scientific Authority Flore.

Projects

Country: Cameroon

Project Type: Non Detriment Findings (NDF)

Taxonomy: Prunus africana

Project Title:

Draft Action Plan and Update of the Non-detriment Finding for the Sustainable Management of Prunus africana (Rosaceae)

Duration:

24 months

Project Document:

Link

Outputs:

Etat des lieux des inventaires forestiers et du respect des normes d’exploitation de Prunus Africana (Rosaceae) dans les regions de l’Adamaoua et du centre au Cameroun
Rapport d’iventaire d’amenagement du massif forestier de Tchabal Mbabo
Gestion durable d’un Produit Forestier Non Ligneux au Cameroun (Prunus africana (Hook. F.) Kalkman): mise en œuvre des mesures de l’Avis de Commerce Non Préjudiciable – Doc 1, Doc 2
Potential and measures for sustaining Prunus africana (Hook.F.) Kalkman (Rosaceae) in Tchabal Mbabo forest (Mf), Adamaoua Cameroon (research paper)
Etat des lieux des recherches scientifiques conduites sur Prunus Africana au Cameroun
Avis de Commerce Non-prejudiciable sur Prunus africana (Hook) Kalkmann (Rosaceae) dans les bassins de production de Régions de l’Adamaoua et Nord Cameroun
Etat des lieux de l’exploitation de Prunus africana (Hook.f.) Kalkman (Rosaceae) dans la région de l’Adamaoua, Cameroun
Evaluating the Role of Governance in the Management of Prunus africana (Hook.f.) Kalkman in the Adamawa Region of Cameroon

Project videos:

Link

CITES Working Language:

French

KEY STATISTICS

HUMAN POPULATION

24.7 million

LAND AREA* (km²)

472,710

FOREST COVER (km²)

185,960

FOREST COVER (%)

39.3

*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_area

GALLERY

Improving knowledge of the sylviculture of Pericopsis elata in the production forests of Cameroon

Photo by Renato Iguera

Bark trunk of Prunus africana

Stakeholder Capacity Building Project on Plan Development, Implementation and Monitoring

Exploring the rationale and sustainability of benefits sharing in the Prunus africana bark exploitation in Cameroon

Providing crucial tools for non-detriment findings formulation on Bubinga species in Cameroon

Photo by Rayan Mpouam

Preparatory meeting for the entry of the Prunus africana inventory verification team in the Adamaoua PAUs, Cameroon

Photo by Rayan Mpouam

Departure to the forest to verify the inventories of Prunus africana in the PAUs of Adamaoua, Cameroon

Photo by Rayan Mpouam

View of the Prunus Allocation Unit (PSU) of Mbabo 2, in the Adamawa Region, Cameroon

Photo by Rayan Mpouam

Prunus africana stem peeled in the UAP of Mbabo 2, in the Adamawa Region, Cameroon

Photo by Rayan Mpouam

View of the Prunus Allocation Unit of Mbabo 1, in the Adamaoua Region, Cameroon

Photo by Rayan Mpouam

Meeting with the chiefdom of Mbabo 1, in the Adamawa Region, Cameroon

Photo by Rayan Mpouam

Harvestable stem of Prunus africana in Mbabo 1

Photo by Rayan Mpouam

Young stem of Prunus africana in Mbabo 1, in the Adamawa Region, Cameroon

Photo by Rayan Mpouam

Young stem of Prunus africana in Mbabo 1, in the Adamawa Region, Cameroon

Photo by Rayan Mpouam

Circumference measurement on a Prunus africana stem during the control mission in Mbabo 1, in the Adamawa Region, Cameroon

Photo by Rayan Mpouam

Taking coordinates to locate an exploitable stem of Prunus africana in Mbabo 1, in the Adamawa Region, Cameroon

Photo by Rayan Mpouam

Visit to the forest in the Mbabo 1 site, in the Adamawa Region, Cameroon

Photo by Rayan Mpouam

Consultation with Lamido Alim Garga of Mbabo 2

Photo by Rayan Mpouam

Prunus africana bark thickness measurement at the Mbabo 1 site in the Adamawa Region, Cameroon

Photo by Rayan Mpouam

Stem of Prunus africana with bark collected for research purposes in the Mbabo 1 site in the Adamawa Region, Cameroon