This technical guide has been prepared under the direction of Francesca Romano in collaboration with a team from the Forest Peoples Programme and Samuel Nguiffo of the Centre pour l’Environnement et le Développement (CED) in Cameroon. The guide was written by Marcus Colchester and Sophie Chao, with contributions from participants in the drafting workshop: Messe Venant, Ali Kaba, Alfred Brownell, Francis Collee, Jean-Marie Muanda, Norman Jiwan, Tang Men Kon, Arun Venkatarman, Alexandra Booth, Frédéric Parfait Harold, Nina Koubahangoue, Henri Muyembe Ngasili, Hon. Dr Walter Wisner, Hon. Dr Brahima Kaba, Jean-Marie Vianney Bendegue, Philippe Karpe, Joseph Bisso, Jean-Guy Motto-Mallo and Alain Bernard Atangana Tabi.