This is the result of a recent study, published by the organization Forests and Rural Development (Foder).
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6.3/10. This is the score of the Evaluation of the perception of actors on the impact and intensity (Eipc) of corruption inside and around the Bénoué biosphere reserve in the North Cameroon region. This is the result of a recent study, published by the organization Forests and Rural Development (Foder).
It is within the framework of the North Cameroon Ecosystem (EcoNorCam) project, funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented in partnership with the organization Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Center for Environment and development (CED).
According to the latter, illegal and unsustainable practices such as grazing in prohibited areas, illegal gold panning, fishing and the practice of agriculture in prohibited areas, poaching, illegal exploitation of forest products, and others, are favored by corruption.
Justin Kamga, coordinator of Foder explains that to carry out their illicit activities, 68% of corrupters say they give money, 21% say they give material instead, and others, almost 10%, offer services. The official also indicates the corruption around the park would have brewed a little more than 153,000 euros, or 100 million FCFA in 2022.
According to the Foder, these acts of corruption around the park have a significant ecological and financial impact for the State insofar as it destroys the landscapes of the area and deprives it of opportunities to mobilize the revenues necessary to finance conservation efforts and development of the area.
The evaluation of the perception of actors on the impact and intensity of corruption in land transactions and on natural resources around the GNP was carried out within the framework of the Ecosystem project in northern Cameroon (EcoNorCam), financed by the European Union (EU) and implemented in partnership with the organization Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Center for Environment and Development (CED).
