Shorter title. WWF work in South-East Cameroon. Secondary information can go here XX-XX Month, Year. Underneath if WWF necessary

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1 Engaging local communities and indigenous people in the fight against illegal wildlife trade in the Congo Basin: a case study of Shorter title WWF work in South-East Cameroon Secondary information can go here XX-XX Month, Year Additional Alain Bernard information ONONINO can run Underneath if WWF necessary Limbe, 25 th February 2016 June 30, 2010 **For WWF Internal Use Only** 1 3

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3 More than 20 years of continuous field presence with two field programmes: JENGI TNS and JENGI TRIDOM Continuous work with local communities on the promotion of sustainable development through participatory management of natural resources as well as providing alternatives for the development of the local community

4 WWF has worked (technical input) for the microdevelopment projects (such as Pisciculture/fishpond, poultry farming) put in place by communities with their 10% of forest and wildlife royalties KEY ACTIVITIES and RESULTS WWF is supporting the signing process of an MoU between local communities and the three park services (Boumba Bek, Lobeke and Nki). For these three parks, WWF is continuously working with local communities to regularly update areas where they can exercise their user rights within the parks WWF has worked with administrative authorities and council representatives (mayors) to ensure that the composition of the community governance structure managing 10% of forest and wildlife royalties belonging to communities reflects the demographic composition of ethnic groups (Bantus and Bakas)

5 KEY ACTIVITIES and RESULTS WWF has worked with the local communities (based on field experience) and CSOs advocating for the introduction of the idea of the creation of community hunting zones (CHZ) in the revised forestry and wildlife law So far in South East Cameroon, there have been 14 community hunting zones (CHZ) gazetted managed by CHZ 9 committees (COVAREF). These zones are meant for community subsistence hunting while also providing revenues through sport hunting. An average of 30 million CFA (around USD ) is generated each year as revenues for these communities to implement micro development projects.

6 KEY ACTIVITIES and RESULTS Support to various community development projects aimed at promoting sensitization and education on the scope and damages of wildlife crime amongst others. This includes activities such as the training of members of local communities and indigenous people on information management (how to gather and share with las enforcement agencies information on illegal wildlife activities) so as to dismantle organized criminal syndicates and improve the effectiveness of anti-poaching patrols

7 MAIN CHALLENGES Confusion and misunderstanding of the role and mandate of WWF as a conservation NGO, thus leading to undue expectations, unfair accusations and hence frustration of local people Insufficient ressources to support development projects and carry out specific to the benefit of local communities

8 PERSPECTIVES: Promotion of the "Zero Poaching" Framework WWF, other international conservation organizations and global institutions are promoting a new approach called zero poaching toolkit designed in six pillars amongst which one on engagement with local communities WWF will support the roll-out of the toolkit will in 21 selected sites in Central Africa including TNS and TRIDOM

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