Etude de cas d’aménagement forestier exemplaire en Afrique centrale: la gestion participative des plantations forestières de Magara, Burundi. By Ir. Révérien Ndikubwayo, October 2002. Forest Management Working Papers, Working Paper FM/8F. Forest Resources Development Service, Forest Resources Division. FAO, Rome (unpublished).
Etude de cas d’aménagement forestier exemplaire en Afrique centrale: le Parc national de la Kibira, Burundi. By Cyriaque Nzojibwami, October 2002. Forest Management Working Papers, Working Paper FM/9F. Forest Resources Development Service, Forest Resources Division. FAO, Rome (unpublished).
Etude de cas d’aménagement forestier exemplaire en Afrique centrale: la zone de Campo-Ma’an, Cameroun. By Guillaume Akogo, October 2002. Forest Management Working Papers, Working Paper FM/1OF. Forest Resources Development Service, Forest Resources Division. FAO, Rome (unpublished).
Case study of exemplary forest management in Central Africa: community forest management at the Kilum-Ijim mountain forest region, Cameroon. By Christian Asanga, October 2002. Forest Management Working Papers, Working Paper FM/11. Forest Resources Development Service, Forest Resources Division. FAO, Rome (unpublished).
Etude de cas d’aménagement forestier exemplaire en Afrique centrale: les systèmes agroforestiers cacaoyers, Cameroun. By Denis J. Sonwa, October 2002. Forest Management Working Papers, Working Paper FM/12F. Forest Resources Development Service, Forest Resources Division. FAO, Rome (unpublished).
Etude de cas d’aménagement forestier exemplaire en Afrique centrale: la forêt de la coopérative agroforestière de la Trinationale (CAFT), Cameroun. By André Pa’ah, October 2002. Forest Management Working Papers, Working Paper FM/13F. Forest Resources Development Service, Forest Resources Division. FAO, Rome (unpublished).
Etude de cas d’aménagement forestier exemplaire en Afrique centrale: la forêt de Lokoundje-Nyong, Cameroun. By Germain Yene, October 2002. Forest Management Working Papers, Working Paper FM/14F. Forest Resources Development Service, Forest Resources Division. FAO, Rome (unpublished).
Etude de cas d’aménagement forestier exemplaire en Afrique centrale: la concession forestière sous aménagement durable (CFAD), Gabon. By Nicolas Bayol, October 2002. Forest Management Working Papers, Working Paper FM/15F. Forest Resources Development Service, Forest Resources Division. FAO, Rome (unpublished).
Estudio de un caso de ordenamiento forestal ejemplar en Africa Central: El bosque de Caldera de Luba, Guinea Ecuatorial. By Paulino Bololo Ekobo, October 2002. Forest Management Working Papers, Working Paper FM/16S. Forest Resources Development Service, Forest Resources Division. FAO, Rome (unpublished).
Etude de cas d’aménagement forestier exemplaire en Afrique centrale: le permis d’exploitation et d’aménagement n°169 de la forêt de Ngotto, République centrafricaine. By Georges N'Gasse, October 2002. Forest Management Working Papers, Working Paper FM/17F. Forest Resources Development Service, Forest Resources Division. FAO, Rome (unpublished).
Etude de cas d’aménagement forestier exemplaire en Afrique centrale: le Sanctuaire de gorilles de Lossi, République du Congo. By Norbert Gami, October 2002. Forest Management Working Papers, Working Paper FM/18F. Forest Resources Development Service, Forest Resources Division. FAO, Rome (unpublished).
Etude de cas d’aménagement forestier exemplaire en Afrique centrale: la concession de Pokola-Kabo-Loundoungou, République du Congo. By Donatien N’Zala, October 2002. Forest Management Working Papers, Working Paper FM/19F. Forest Resources Development Service, Forest Resources Division. FAO, Rome (unpublished).
Etude de cas d’aménagement forestier exemplaire en Afrique centrale: la forêt de Mogroum, Tchad. By Hamid Taga, October 2002. Forest Management Working Papers, Working Paper FM/20F. Forest Resources Development Service, Forest Resources Division. FAO, Rome (unpublished).
Etude de cas d’aménagement forestier exemplaire en Afrique centrale: la forêt communautaire de Moangue le Bosquet, Cameroun. By Antoinette Pa’ah, October 2002. Forest Management Working Papers, Working Paper FM/21F. Forest Resources Development Service, Forest Resources Division. FAO, Rome (unpublished).
Conscious of the threats to their forest ecosystems, the countries of Central Africa are multiplying their efforts related to the sustainable management of their forests, for example by adopting new policies, revising forest laws and elaborating national forest action programmes. Initiatives in sustainable forest management include decentralization of power to the local level, participatory approaches and taking into account the multiple uses and functions of forests. To highlight the numerous efforts undertaken in forest management within the past 20 years, FAO, within the framework of the FAO/Netherlands Partnership Programme and in close collaboration with regional and international organizations, recently launched a new initiative entitled “In search of excellence” to identify and document successful examples of sustainable management. Using an open, transparent and participatory approach, 24 nominations originating from nine countries in Central Africa were obtained. This document describes these forests and contains in-depth analyses in the form of 14 case studies. The management practices identified demonstrate the evolution of the forest sector in Central Africa. Forest management models are becoming more and more complex: interventions now involve the different forest management actors, take into account the different products and services derived from the forests and aim at alleviating poverty and contributing to the conservation of biological diversity. Despite the many constraints identified, the new approaches and techniques are used for a variety of forest management objectives, at different scales and for different management structures. This compilation of information constitutes a source of inspiration for the actors in the forest sector and should lead to more widespread application of improved forest management practices which include all aspects of sustainable development.