Community forest managers trained in the use of SIGIF 2
A training workshop for community forest managers on the use of SIGIF 2 for community forests was organized by SAILD on December 15-16, 2025, in Mbalmayo, in central Cameroon. The objectives of this training workshop were to strengthen the capacities of community forest managers, clarify operational procedures related to the Forest Information Management System (SIGIF […]
A simplified guide to using SIGIF 2 for community forests
The SIGIF 2 user guide for community forests was validated during a workshop organized on December 9 and 10, 2025, by SAILD in Mbalmayo in Central Cameroon. The second-generation Forest Information Management System, abbreviated SIGIF 2, an official tool for tracking forest products (wood) in Cameroon, is now an easy equation to solve for community […]
A study assesses the effectiveness of community forests in Central Africa
A workshop to present the national results of the study on the effectiveness of community forestry in three Central African countries, including Cameroon, Gabon and the DRC, was held on February 13, 2025 in the Tsinga district of Yaoundé. To what extent have community forestry actions had a positive impact on the livelihoods of local […]
Farmers at the school of forest landscape restoration
The Support service for local development initiatives (SAILD) organized a training workshop from 05 to 06 September 2024 in Bertoua in the East region. Some fifteen people from villages bordering the Deng Deng National Park (PNDD ), including Tête d’éléphant, Lom1, Hona, Kambokassi and Mansa, took part in the workshop. The meeting brought together chiefs […]
DENG DENG FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORATION ON THE MOVE
From July 22 to August 1, 2024, SAILD organized work sessions in the Tête d’éléphant, Lom 1, Kambokassi, Hona and Mansa villages in the East Cameroon region. Assessing the relationships and influences of each stakeholder group on actions to restore the forest landscape of the Deng Deng National Park (PNDD), and facilitating data collection for […]
DJENDE 2 PUTS COMMUNITY FORESTRY COLLECTION TOOLS TO THE TEST
This village in Cameroon’s Eastern region received an unusual visit from two SAILD researchers seeking information on community forests. At 7:30 a.m., the research team left the SAILD offices for a four-day fact-finding mission in the village of Djende 2 in the East Cameroon region. The team travelled without difficulty. On arrival at around 12:30, […]