It was a breathrough  for  Cameroonian Environmentalists, stakeholders,activist and advocates after the successfull holding of a forset goveernance forum in Yaounde,Cameroon.The Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP) works in close relationship with the Central African Forests Commission (COMIFAC), the regional body in charge of forest and environmental policy, coordination and harmonisation, with the objective to promote the conservation and sustainable management of the Congo basin's forest ecosystems.

CBFP members support the implementation of COMIFAC's regional Convergence Plan and the 1999 Yaoundé Declaration:

♦ Harmonizing forest policy and taxation

♦ Resource knowledge and inventory

♦ Ecosystem management

♦ Biodiversity conservation

♦ Sustainable use of forest resources

♦ Alternative income generation

♦ Capacity development and training

♦ Research

♦ Innovative financing mechanisms

♦ Regional cooperation and partnerships

   This forum  help in  the evaluation of projects and forest exploitation strategies in the country  with focus on the environment thus give a more sustainable look to the management of forest resouces in Cameroon.