Vincent Gudmia Mfonfu (camnews)
26 December 2003
Lolodorf (Ocean) — "Empowerment and livelihood improvement of the Bagyeli community through the sustainable use of the resources at the Ngovayang Forest in Cameroon." This is the purpose of a project conceived for the Bagyeli or Bakola people living around the Ngovayang Massif Forest in Lolodorf, Ocean Division.
The feasibility studies for the project were carried out by the Cameroon Biodiversity Conservation Society (CBCS), working in collaboration with MINEF and the Ministry of Social Affairs (MINAS). The project is being implemented with the financial support of the Dutch Development Agency (DGIS) and Comic Relief.
CBCS does the implementation in collaboration with two main site community-based organizations known as SOBIBABAA and CODEBABIK made up of the Bagyeli people and their Bantu allies. The government brings in technical support through MINEF and MINAS.
The Bagyeli people who live around the Ngovayang Massif Forest are part of a second largest group of pygmies in central Africa and the world's population that still live as hunters and gatherers. Their economy is based on hunting and the collection of forest products. The Ngoveyang forest covers an area of 62.700 hectares, situated in the Centre and South Provinces.
The project aims at raising awareness and contributing to the empowerment of local communities around the Ngovayang forest to manage their natural resources and improve their livelihood. The project activities include: training in natural resource management, promotion of indigenous natural resource management systems, and access rights to natural resources.
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