In practice, various specific objectives aim at: 



1 . the evaluation of different wildlife inventory methods implemented to date in the context of the 

 presentation of forest concessions management plans, that is: the line transect, the recce-transect 

 and the recce; 



2. the formulation of a standardized inventory methodology applicable to the specific case of 

 managed forest concessions; 



3. the development of a monitoring protocol integrating wildlife inventories and possibly various 

 other tools used to monitor the changing trends of animal populations (monitoring of hunting 

 efforts and success, examination of captures, call method, observations in the forest clearings, 

 etc.); 



4. the verification of monitoring recommendations in different forest management units (FMUs) 

 relatively 'insignificant' as regards their wildlife resources; 



5. the proposal of a "control panel" and sustainable wildlife management monitoring indicators, 

 with a specific objective in the context of forest certification. 



Study sites and proposed methodology 



The project is carried out in Southeast of Cameroon (East Province), in forest concessions already 

 managed or being managed by ALPICAM and GRUMCAM logging companies (ALPI Group) [See 

 chart on fig.l]. It is designed on a research-action concept which consists in combining research 

 activities (results and analysis) with the verification of recommendations drawn from the project 

 (validation). 



It concerns FMUs 10-013 and 10-063 (Kika FMUs), near the Lobéké national park (LNP) and integral 

 part of Sangha Tri-national (STN), and FMUs 10-026, 10-05 1 and 10-053 (Mindourou FMU) located in 

 the Ndama-Ndjiwe massif accommodating ALPICAM-GRUMCAM and the Decolvenaere Group 

 (GDC) which collaborate on various aspects of their forest management activities. 



Route principale 



Cours d'eau 



r I Concessions Forestières 

 Massif Ndama Ndjiwé 



Espace TNS 



F dense humide semi caduc à stercul 

 I F du Dja sur sol mouilleux et sec 

 F mixte avec elmts de F tjrs verte du Dja 



Figure 1. Status of the ALPI group and partners FMUs in Southeast Cameroon 

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