A recent publication of rainforest research institution has revealing interesting facts about timber production and industry in Cameroon. I note that in some developing countries endowed by rich natural resources, extraction industry such timber production is playing important roles for the local economy.

Such countries are experiencing several situation hard to solve poverty and natural resource degradation. Deforestation and degradation then linked with the poverty incidents. The interesting fact is that industrilized countries are pushing tropical countries to participate in global warming solution mechanism by reducing or stop the deforestation. Is the mechanism will work for Cameroon?

I’m not sure. I put some comment in Pye-smith publication about hidden Cameroon timber key facts (more…)