Meeting on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, in Soa, the Steering Committee of the Impact Program for the Integrated Management of Forest Landscapes in Cameroon reviewed the report of the 4th year. With a 66% execution rate and more than 40,000 direct beneficiaries, the structuring project is entering its final stretch before 2028.
Assessment, validation, and projection. Under the chairmanship of the Minister in charge of the Environment, the Steering Committee of the Impact Program for the Integrated Management of Forest Landscapes in Cameroon in the Congo Basin held its ordinary session on August 19, 2026.
This 5th session evaluated the period from July 2025 to June 2026, the 4th year of execution out of the 6 planned. Started on April 28, 2022, the project aims for a sustainable transformational change in the conservation and management of forest ecosystems. It is part of a coordinated approach with the DRC, CAR, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Congo.
The project shows an overall progress rate of 66%. Significant advances have been made in the environmental, biodiversity, and social aspects: 1.19 million hectares of protected areas have seen their management effectiveness improved; 16,000 trees planted including 4,300 ebony trees and 11,700 fruit trees, restoring 34 hectares of degraded land; More than 40,000 direct beneficiaries since 2022, nearly half of whom are women.
They have been impacted by capacity building, economic empowerment, and community governance; More than 220,000,000 FCFA generated through the marketing of Non-Timber Forest Products in the TNS and TRIDOM segments; Significant decrease in poaching with, in parallel, stability of large and medium mammal populations in National Parks; Strengthening of social cohesion around the management of natural resources and community assets.
Beyond the numbers, the project works on land use planning, governance of protected areas, value chains of forest products, sustainable ecotourism, and knowledge management.
After a thorough review, the Annual Report of the 4th year was adopted. The Committee also validated the Budgeted Annual Work Plan for the 5th year, covering July 2026 to June 2027.
Minister HELE Pierre urged national stakeholders to continue working “in dialogue and synergy.” The goal: to meet deadlines and consolidate achievements before the planned closure in 2028. Cameroon thus confirms its role as a driving force in the sustainable management of the planet’s second green lung.
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