Evaluation of Non-timber Forest Products in the Amelioration of Living Nyong and Kelle Division in Cameroon
Keywords:
Timber, non-timber forestry products, forest, plants, Nyong-et-KélléAbstract
According to Mahongol, 72% of the National territory is covered with forest. This forest is made up of the dense humid and the tropical forests in which we find resources in it made of timber and non-timber forestry products, which are both of vegetative (plants) and animal origin. Research on non-timber forestry products found in most of the forests in Boumnyebel-Cameroon has a focus on the ability to be produced as commodities for rural income and markets as an expression of traditional knowledge or
as a livelihood option for rural household needs and as a key component of sustainable forest management and conservation strategies. Most of these resources exploited do not only provide rural income but also contribute greatly for the development of the country as a whole and even those found around the sub regional Africa including the Congo Basin are not left out. The harvesting of these resources is not properly controlled and documented in order to know those that merit exploitation and those that do not. It is through this light that research and studies have been put in place since the past years and up till date in professional institutions for students and researchers to be able to carry out practical work on the field so that what that was thought theoretically in school can be better understood on the field on how the exploitation of forest resources contributes so much greatly for the socioeconomic development of the country. The main objective in this study is to identify the most exploited
species and their origin. Specifically, it aims at identifying the most exploited non timber forest products, determine the origin of these non-timber forest products and identify the persons involved in the harvesting of timber forest products.