Yaoundé — The negative socioeconomic and environmental repercussions of Sudcam activities in the South of Cameroon has prompted stakeholders from government and civil society to undertake a field mission to Sudcam concession areas. The visit to the villages of Bitye, Edjom, Ndibessong, Zoumeyo and Ekok exposed the plight of local and indigenous communities and the large-scale unregulated deforestation taking place in Cameroon.
The Cameroon Network of Human Rights Organisations (RECODH), Council of Protestant Churches of Cameroon (CEPCA), Senators, Parliamentarians, Representative of Traditional Authorities and Greenpeace Africa took part in the trip.
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