The management of the Kilum community forest involves actors from the community, traditional authorities and the government forestry administration. This is in line with the Cameroon forestry law of 1994 that created community forestry and stated rules guiding its management.
Bushfires, agricultural encroachment, and unsustainable forest harvesting have significantly degraded and fragmented the Kilum-Ijim Forest. In 2012, seven bushfires destroyed large swaths of Kilum-ljim, and, in 2014, another fire destroyed more than 1,000 hectares of the forest.
CAMGEW has helped reinvigorate and reorganize community forest governance structures, while ensuring the inclusion of women by focusing their efforts on ensuring women actively participate in forest management and land-use decision making.
Collectively, CAMGEW members are helping to protect 20,000 hectares of forest through their stewardship. CAMGEW has also launched community reforestation projects. Recognizing that native plant species are vital to honey and
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