Sixteenth International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability

Abstract

Human actions on forests, such as uncontrollable harvesting of medicinal plants, felling of trees, farming, bush fires and local bee farming practices like generating smoke to drive away bees from a hive by burning fresh leaves of plants, provide negative effects on climate. This paper presents an analysis of the scientific evidence, indicating that negative influence on forests is affecting the climate in Cameroon. Sea levels are rising, rainfall has decreased by 11%, early rains, increased temperatures and flooding. The study identifies strategic approaches that are practiced in tackling forest management and climate change in Cameroon. Examples are: tree planting, renewable energy, solar powers, water powers. It also discusses generated land use systems, forests conservation methods, and farming techniques, which influence climate change and the health of forest positively. The concept of indigenous ecosystem and forest management systems used in this paper refers to a series of practices based on agreed rules, carried out by the local people, aiming at the sustained availability of products and services from trees, crops, and forest through sustainable development for climate change. The paper concludes that this project is building these capacities in collaboration with the various stakeholders in the localities for a healthy conservation of forest and monitoring of changes in the climatic conditions of the areas. Forest management and monitoring plans are carried out using participatory methods and are designed to meet the needs of the communities and their families, while at the same time maintaining sustainable biodiversity and climate change functions.