Abstract
Mangroves Species Management in Cameroon Track: Ecology and Conservation Author(s): Buh Gaston, Tanyi Rosaline Cameroon mangroves are biologically productive with estuarine that serve as nursery, feeding, and breeding ground for many kinds of marine organisms. Over the years, this productive coastal ecosystem has experienced the concentration of population, exploitation of natural resources, discharge of waste effluent, and municipal sewage. Lack of adequate geospatial data on distribution of these resources remains a hindrance to natural resource management in developing nations like Cameroon. The Limbe Botanic Garden GIS/RS Department was contracted by FAO of the United Nations to ascertain mangrove zones along the coastline of Cameroon. We classified the different mangrove species; developed an accurate geospatial database with the distribution of mangrove zones relative to other land-cover/land-use types; and provided training on data collection, storage, and analysis to collaborating local institutions, nongovernmental organizations, and community-based organizations helping local communities in their application and management of these reserves. Buh Gaston Limbe Botanic Garden GIS and Remote Sensing P.O Box 437 Limbe , South West Province 237 CM Phone: 2377458353 Fax: 2373332834 E-mail: buhgaston@yahoo.com Tanyi Rosaline Limbe Botanic Garden GIS/RS Department P.O Box 437 Limbe , South West Province 237 CM Phone: 2373332834 Fax: 2373332834 E-mail: mpeh@yahoo.com |
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