Rights and Resources Initiative” International Tropical Timber Organization and the Cameroon Ministry of Forests and Wildlife are pleased to announce the international conference

Forest Tenure” Governance and Enterprise: New Opportunities in Central and West Africa

March 2– 6″ 2009 in Yaoundé” Cameroon

The conference will catalyze new and broader actions on securing forest tenure rights in Central and West Africa” setting up goals and developing agendas for new interventions and reform. This is a strategy and timely opportunity to build on the growing awareness among Central and West African government leaders of the necessity and urgency of clarifying and strengthening forest tenure rights.

For more information on the conference” please visit the conference page (here).