[Based on the Project Idea Note of October 2009]

The project consists in the forestation of 1 000 hectares of grassland and shrubs, principally with an indigenous tree species adapted to the local climatic conditions and much used in the veneer mills in Cameroon: Ayous (Triplochyton scleroxylon).   

Set up to reforest 200 hectares per year over five years, the project will be carried out in partnership with the Society of Wood Processing of Kadei (Société de Transformation du Bois de la Kadeî (STBK)), which is, as the ALPI group in Cameroon (ALPICAM), specialised in logging and wood processing.

Engaged in a process of sustainable forest management and certification of its forest concessions and activities in Cameroon, ALPICAM and STBK would like to strengthen their expertise  on the plantation of Ayous and ensure a regular long term supply of Ayous under conditions and practices that respect the environment.

The principal three objectives of the project are the production of timber, the reduction of CO2 in the atmosphere and local development through employment creation and training.

The project entails a study of different technical approaches, i.e. the density of the forestry plantations, accounting for estimated returns based on carbon sequestration, the manual and mechanical preparation of land, the definition of plantation type and density per hectare), the establishment of tree nurseries for selected species, the establishment of a network of firewalls and trails, capacity building and the recruitment of technical staff for the project and the monitoring of the created forestry plantations.

The project is to be implemented in the Batouri area, Kadey department, in an eastern province of Cameroon. The methodology applied to the project is AR-AMS001-version 5 concerning reforestation of degraded lands and savannah areas.