Cameroon : Indicators

Environmental services include payments for biodiversity conservation, carbon sequestration, water and watershed protection and landscape beauty. None of these permits exists in the forest or environmental law. But, with current debates on Payments for Environmental Services (PES), forthcoming forest law should include such services. However, there are private initiatives of carbon storage within the frame of Clean Development Mechanisms (CDM) and REDD. The company HYSACAM has a project of capturing methane emitted in its garbage dumping site of Nkolfoulou, CED is piloting a project of Carbone sequestration in community forests around Lomie (Nomedjoh, Koleyeng...), The local NGO CWCS has a project on improved dry fish stoves in Mouanko area...

Are local people informed of where permits holders for environmental services, will be / are operating, so that they are aware operations should be happening in their area, and to give them the opportunity to know if permit holders are legally in that location?  Read the report...

Is information on locations of environmental services permits given to the public?

The law does not foresee permits for environmental services. There is information about some sites with interest for environmental services, including sites for proposed conservation concessions, Mbamboutos mountains for water protection, Ngoyla-Mintom.... Read more...

In addition to any consultation on the general location, timing and allocations of permits (these were covered in the previous 'permits' Theme), are stakeholders subsequently given a chance to comment on the location / impact / mitigation of the environmental services permits at the local level, for example as part of developing a forest management plan?  Read the report...

Is there a stakeholder consultation process on environmental services locations?

So far, initiatives for environmental services are nascent and it is believed that consultations and participations will be sought especially in REDD projects where the concept of free and prior consent is gaining momentum. Read more...

Once all preparations and permits are completed and a provision of environmental services contract starts, can local people find out about the size / value / or limits on these services?  Read the report...

Is information on the quality / quantity of environmental services made public?

None of the environmental services has been recognised by the national juridical instruments. However, initiatives aiming at putting in place payment mechanisms for environmental services are taken by national and international private entities within the framework of international agreements. Read more...

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Are the management plans for environmental services public?

No provisions so far on management plans for environmental services. Read more...