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Cameroon

State of the world's birds case studies

Pressure: Why birds are declining

The perverse economics of habitat conversion

Response: What can be done to improve the status of birds

The impact of Important Bird Area directories
In Africa, recognition of the value of IBAs is resulting in the designation of new protected areas
Community management of forest on Mount Oku, Cameroon, has led to significant habitat regeneration

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School attendance rises and disease falls in the Bagyeli/Bakola communities

Indigenous Bagyeli and Bakola communities in Cameroon are highly marginalised, and most live in poverty. High levels of illiteracy have hindered their efforts to claim their rights to forests and resources (non-timber forest products), and the forests where they live are being lost through logging and the expansion of agriculture. Within the framework of the [...] more...

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Key publications

Evans, M. I. and Fishpool, L. D. C. (2001) Important Bird Areas in Africa and Associated Islands: Priority Sites for Conservation. Pisces Publications; Cambridge: Birdlife International, 2001.

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Recommended Citation:
BirdLife International (2013) Country profile: Cameroon. Available from: http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/country/cameroon. Checked: 2013-05-20

Cameroon at a glance

Capital

Yaoundé

Area

475,440km²

BirdLife Partner

Cameroon Biodiversity Conservation Society (Affiliate)

Species
Total number of birds	870
Globally threatened birds	24
Country endemics	7
Important Bird Areas
Number of IBAs	33
Total IBA area	4,205,631 ha
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	2

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