Local usage isn't the problem - rather, it's skyrocketing demand from cities and markets.
Without support from local people, conservation achievements may remain fragile and unsustainable.
Moluccan cockatoo found to partially depend on the human modified forest inside national park.
CIFOR presents new findings at the IUFRO-FORNESSA Africa Congress.
"A healthy forest is synonymous with a rich biodiversity that can be used to supplement the supply."
DOUALA, Cameroon (20 March, 2012)_ Although the level of deforestation in the world’s second-largest tropical forest remains relatively low compared to similar regions in Asia and Latin America, the latest satellite-based monitoring data has revealed that the annual rates of gross deforestation in the Congo Basin have doubled since 1990, according to a new study.
Locals charge US$3000 to hunt the Ocellated Turkey.
In Cameroon, hundreds of elephants have been butchered in the last four months.
"The greatest challenge is to strike a fitting balance between the needs of humans and great apes."
"These schemes need to be applied on a much bigger scale," explained leading scientist Terry Sunderland.
