Submitted by
Mabel.TSANGAEBOTTE
on Wed, 08/26/2015 - 14:06
General Information
Resolution
44093
IUCN Constituent
Center for Communication and Sustainable Development For All
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Member organisation
Period covered
Geographic scope
Country
Country/Territory
Cameroon
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Members
No other Members are/have been involved
IUCN Commissions
No Commissions are/have been involved
IUCN Secretariat
No
Other non-IUCN related organisations
Coopérative des Paysans de la Lékié (COPAL)
II. Implementation
Challenges / obstacles encountered in the implementation of this Resolution
Lack of financial funds
Lack of scientific knowledge
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken
CECOSDA worked in collaboration with COPAL association and targeted the community forest of Batchenga in order to encourage village leaders to open up to the evaluation and certification of local systems in other to promote sustainable development within their communities. Ten 10 members of COPAL and about eight (8) local leaders took part in the advocacy activity.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description
Create a professional network of experts in Environment, forestry and certification to bring together experts workshops and seminars like CECOSDAPRO and CECOSDAPRO+ Networks (http://www.cecosda.org/index.php/en/component/content/article/2-non-categorise/451-reseau-des-professionnels-cecosdapro) with the aim to get more scientific knowledge so as to communicate for awareness raising.
Future action / activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description
Carry out scientific research with our specialists and the results of these researches will be communicated to policy makers with the aim to influence policy decisions in favour of certification of NTFPs.
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Member