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Cameroon: Britain Pledges FCFA 8 Billion for Congo Basin Forest Management
Buea - The British government has pledged FCFA 8 billion as support fund for the sustainable management of the Congo Basin forest.

The money would be used in the conservation of forest resources within the basin.
 
Gardiner Barry, special envoy of the British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, told the press in Yaounde on January 29, that his country's choice of Cameroon is largely due to the leading role it plays with a more advanced forest management sector.

Barry said his government expects that the money be given out to support partnerships between the civil society, government and NGOs and the private sector.To benefit from it, an organisation would have forwarded a proposal and shown proof of effectively carrying out the project in any of the areas of climate change, sustainable forest management, poverty reduction among people who depend on the forest within the region.

The envoy decried the stagnation by the Cameroon Government of some FCFA 9 billion the British government disbursed to assist in the programme for the improvement of the region's environment and forests.

It was disclosed that the money, which is still in the account of the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife if not immediately disbursed for use, the present donation would obviously not be made available to Cameroon.

Prime Minister, Ephraim Inoni, however, said he has put in place the necessary disposition to ensure that the money is deployed for use.It should be recalled that the British Government established the Congo Basin with a colossal FCFA 50 billion to combat poverty and encourage its sustainable management.

http://www.postnewsline.com/2008/02/britain-pledges.html
 

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