Country information
Basic facts on marine waters
- Territorial sea (12 nm zone): N/A
- Exclusive Economic Zone: approximately 15,400 km²
National practices
- Atlas of mangroves
- Atlas of environmental statistics
- Ecosystem mapping
- Status of the marine and coastal conservation system in Central Africa
National projects
- National Action Plan for the Management of Marine and Coastal Areas (2010)
- Vulnerability to coastal flooding and response strategies: the case of settlements in Cameroon’s mangrove forests (2013)
- Mangroves in Cameroon: inventory and management (2017)
- Assessing climate change vulnerability and local adaptation strategies in adjacent communities of the Kribi-Campo coastal ecosystems (2018)
- Project to develop a National Strategy on Biological Diversity
- Project for the creation of the Kribi-Campo Marine Protected Area (EBSA) in progress
- Project on community-based mangrove ecosystem management
- Project related to ocean acidification
- Cameroon’s fisheries and aquaculture research strategy
- Project on Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) in Bakassi Peninsula
- Project on Integrated Coastal Area Management (ICAM) in Kribi-Campo’s coastal area
- Project for the protection of mangroves and inter-tidal species and the creation of protected areas in the coastal area
Overview of MSP related maritime uses
Current main uses:
| Offshore renewable energy | Shipping |
| Ports | Oil and gas |
| Radars | Nature conservation |
| Fisheries | Military |
| Scientific research | Coastal protection |
| Cables and pipelines | Tourism and leisure |
Which marine spatial plans exist?
Name of the plan |
NATIONAL ACTION PLAN FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF MARINE AND COASTAL AREAS: IMPLEMENTATION OF INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT (ICZM) IN THE KRIBI-CAMPO REGION |
|---|---|
Scale of the plan |
National, pilot case |
Pre-planning |
Status: Complete |
Analysis for planning |
Status: Complete |
Development of the management plan |
Status: Complete |
Completion of the management plan |
Status: Complete |
Approval of the management plan |
Status: Complete |
Implementation of the management plan |
Status: Underway |
Revision of the management plan |
Status: Underway |
National authority in charge of MSP |
Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation (MINRESI) in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Nature Protection and Sustainable Development (MINEPDED) |
Financing |
National Fund for Environment and Sustainable Development (NESDF) |
Time required to complete the plans |
In the short term: less than five years; in the medium and long term: over ten years |
Drivers of MSP |
1996’s National Environmental Management Plan (NEMP) |
Stakeholder participation |
National Hydrocarbons Corporation of Cameroon (SNH); Pipeline Steering and Monitoring Committee (CPSP); Ministry of Tourism (MINTOUR); Ministry of Economy, Planning and Regional Development (MINEPAT); Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Industries (MINEPIA); Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation (MINRESI), Ministry of Environment, Nature Protection and Sustainable Development (MINEPDED); Urban Council of Kribi |
Sectors included in planning |
Fisheries and fishery resources; coastal development and land-use planning; pollution and waste management; mangrove ecosystem in the coastal zone of Kribi-Campo; tourism; natural hazards in Kribi-Campo; governance and capacity building; marine and coastal ecosystems |
Relation to coastal management |
Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation (MINRESI) in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Nature Protection and Sustainable Development (MINEPDED) |
Relation to marine protected area management |
Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation (MINRESI) in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Nature Protection and Sustainable Development (MINEPDED) |
Plan approval |
National Environmental Management Plan (NEMP) approved |
Legal status of the plan |
Framework legislation establishing the legal framework |
Plan revision |
Plan to be revised |
Performance monitoring and evaluation |
To be done |
Legal framework
The legislation under development in the field of MSP includes the following main aspects:
- Integrated management in the marine and coastal domain
- Appropriate allocation of marine space, including for aquaculture
- Establishment of marine and coastal protected areas
- Transboundary policy in the marine and coastal area
- Sustainable management of fisheries
- Sustainable management of mangrove ecosystems
Contact
Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation
Mr. Prof Gilbert Lamblin Taguem Fah – Technical Adviser n°2 at the Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation/UNESCO Focal Point
Yaoundé, Cameroon