Mangroves are located along the border with Nigeria (the Akpa, Yafe, Ndian and Meme Rivers), all around the Cameroon estuary (the Bimbia, Mungo, Wouri and Dibamba Rivers), along the coast south of the mouth of the Sahaga and around the mouths of the Loukoundje and the Ntem. The outer, or true, mangroves contain two species of Rhizophora sp.(R. racemosa and R. mangle) with Avicennia africana (syn. A. nitida) and Laguncularia racemosa in a few places. The inner mangroves are made up of stands of Pandanus sp., raffia and rattan palms.
FAO, 1980. Système mondial de surveillance continue de l'environnement - Cartographie du couvert vegetal et etude de ses modifications. Projet pilote sur la surveillance continue de la couverture forestiere tropicale. UN 32/6.1102-75-005. Rapport technique 3.
Year |
Area |
Source |
Trend |
Methodology/Comments |
1980 |
272 000 |
FAO, UNEP, 1980. Système mondial de surveillance continue de l'environnement - Projet pilote sur la surveillance continue de la couverture forestière tropicale - Cameroun - Cartographie du couvert végétal et étude de ses modifications. UN 32/6(1102-75-005) -Rapport technique 3 - Rome. |
X |
Cited in: FAO, UNEP. 1981. Tropical Forest Resources Assessment Project, Forest Resources of Tropical Africa. Part II: Country Briefs FAO, UNEP 586pp. |
1983 |
200 000 |
Hamilton, L.S. and Snedaker, S.C., eds. Handbook for Mangrove Area Management. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. UNESCO Paris & East-West Center, Hawaii; 123 pp |
Estimation. | |
1985 |
249 400 |
Spalding, M.D., Blasco, F. and Field, C.D., eds. 1997. World Mangrove Atlas. The International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems, Okinawa, Japan. 178 pp. |
X |
Map analysis. Scale 1:500 000. |
1987 |
306 000 |
Altenburg, W. 1987. Waterfowl in West African Coastland Wetlands: a summary of current knowledge of the occurence of waterfowl in wetlands from Guinea-Bissau to Cameroon and a bibliography of information sources. Zeist, The Netherlands: Stichting WIWO (Werkgroep International Wad-en Watervogelonderzoek). |
Cited in: Fisher, P. and Spalding, M.D. 1993. Protected areas with mangrove habitat. Draft Report. World Conservation Centre, Cambridge, UK. 60pp. | |
1992 |
272 500 |
Commission of the European Communities, SECA, CML. 1992. Mangroves of Africa and Madagascar - Conservation and Reclamation. |
Secondary reference, no primary source provided. The "Year" is the publication year. | |
1993 |
350 000 |
Apollinaire, Z. 1993. Mangroves of Cameroun. In: Diop, E.S., 1993. Conservation and sustainable utilization of mangrove forests in Latin America and Africa regions, Part II – Africa, p. 193-211. Mangrove Ecosystems Technical Reports vol.3 ITTO/ISME Project PD114/90. Okinawa, Japan, ISME. 262 pp. |
Estimation. | |
1993 |
270 000 |
Wanzie, Chris S. 1993. The Mangrove in Cameroon: general state of knowledge. In Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Symposium on Mangrove Ecosystem, Yuk-Shan Wong and Nora, F.Y. Tam, eds. The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, 1-3 September, 1993 368 pp. |
Secondary reference, no primary source provided. The "Year" is the publication year. | |
1995 |
300 000 |
Kelleher, G., Bleakley, C. and Wells, S. 1995. A global representative system of marine protected areas. Vol.II-III-IV Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, IBRD, The World Bank, IUCN. IBRD |
Secondary reference, no primary source provided. The "Year" is the publication year. | |
1995 |
243 400 |
Saenger, P. and Bellan, M.F. 1995. The Mangrove vegetation of the Atlantic coast of Africa. Universitè de Toulouse Press, Toulouse 96 pp. |
X |
Secondary reference, no primary source provided. The "Year" is the publication year. |
1996 |
234 000 |
WRI, UNEP, UNDP, The World Bank. 1996. World Resources 1996-1997. New York and Oxford University Press 365 pp. |
Secondary reference, no primary source provided. The "Year" is the publication year. | |
2000 |
227 500 |
WCMC. 2000. Forest information service |
X |
Secondary reference, no primary source provided. The "Year" is the publication year. |
2000 |
240 000 |
Aizpuru, M., Achard, F., and Blasco, F. 2000. Global Assessment of Cover Change of the Mangrove Forests using satellite imagery at medium to high resolution. In EEC Research project n 15017-1999-05 FIED ISP FR – Joint Research center, Ispra. |
Secondary reference, no primary source provided. The "Year" is the publication year. |