Forest Peoples Programme Press Release: Cameroon REDD Community Consultations and Civil Society Workshop

Author: Louise Henson: Forest Peoples Programme

Date: October 8, 2010

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Baka” Bagyeli and Bakola forest people – together with their local support NGOs – have been conducting consultations in southern Cameroon to inform their communities about potential REDD projects. The Government of Cameroon is seeking funding from the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) to establish these projects which are intended to Reduce Emissions fromDeforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD).