喀麦隆联邦共和国,位于西非几内亚湾东北岸,是一个森林之国。在殖民统治年代,这里的森林遭到严重破坏。1960年这个国家宣告独立后,政府对保护森林、发展林业采取了一系列行之有效的方针政策,使这个国家的林业形势出现了勃勃生机。不仅许多地区出现了一片片新树林,木材出口值也增加到出口总额的11％,林产品的销售额占国际市场总额的6％。喀麦隆保护和发展林业的做法,有许多可取之处。首先,他们认真保护现有的森林资源。政府为 The Federal Republic of Cameroon, located in the northeastern coast of the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, is a forest country. During the colonial era, the forest here was severely damaged. After the country proclaimed independence in 1960, the government adopted a series of effective guidelines and policies on the protection of forests and the development of forestry so that the forestry situation in this country is flourishing. Not only has there been a new forest in many areas, the value of timber exports has also risen to 11% of total exports, and forest products have accounted for 6% of the total international market. There are many advantages to Cameroon’s approach to the protection and development of forestry. First, they carefully protect the existing forest resources. The government is