The Rainforests of Cameroon - PROFOR

158 Appendix 6to CFAF 10 billion of external funding in the forest-environment sectoralone, to which should be added the national counterpart funds.2. Enhancement of popular participation in the management offorest and wildlife resourcesIn spite of the prescriptions of the current forestry policy that recommendsthe participation of the population in the conservation and management offorest resources, such participation remains limited. This is due especially tothe unclear definition of the roles of the civil society and the local communities,which do not have adequate skills and organisational capacity neededfor proper management of the redistributed resources, the weak technicalmanagement capacity of NGOs and the great distrust between them andthe forestry administration, the difficulties for economic operators to movefrom the stage of “logger” to the stage of management forester.3. Securing a significant share of forest revenues for communitydevelopmentDuring the period from 2000 to 2004, over CFAF 25 billion was distributedto councils and local governments as their share of the royalty fromthe acreage under exploitation for commercial purposes. An audit andother studies were also carried out on the use of almost all of the saidfunds. In spite of these positive developments, much is still to be doneto allow for more transparent and participatory planning of investmentsand more efficient control of expenditure.4. Stepping up the fight against poaching and illegal exploitation ofnatural resourcesThe ability of the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife to carry out controls,follow up offences and mete out sanctions is still relatively limited. In spiteof the involvement of an independent observer in the control activitiesof the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife, performances are still moderate.Only greater organisation of all the phases of the control chain by the Ministryof Forestry and Wildlife may ensure lasting results and make it possibleto build on the contributions of the independent observer, especiallyby publishing the record of offences and informing the public about thelitigations between the Ministry and forest sector economic operators.Delivered by The World Bank e-library to:The World Bank5. Speeding up the mainstreaming IP : 192.86.100.34 of environment-friendlymeasures in forest production Mon, 09 activitiesNov 2009 17:06:18Over six years after the entry into force of the Framework law on themanagement of the environment in Cameroon, environmental con-(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank