 Following a study on the impact of agro-industry on conservation and the livelihoods of local communities carried out in the Cameroon Development Corporation, the CDC, and the Kampu Man National Park in 2013 by the Poverty and Conservation Learning Group, it was realized that the government of Cameroon is determined to protect grape apes as demonstrated by the signing of the city's convention and the creation of grape apes, sanctuaries, parks, and zoos, this in the likes of the Limba Wildlife Centre. You have the chimpanzees, which have two species, and the chimps here, the two species, you have the Nigerian species and the center subspecies. You also have the gorillas, which have two subspecies, the western gorillas and the eastern gorillas. They will have a lot of monkeys. We are trying to protect them because their natural habitats have been destroyed, and most people have been trying to keep them in conditions which are not normal. This is why all SNAR like the center are trying to revive them and take them back to where they will live better conditions, almost natural to which they used to belong. And the creation of the Kampu Man National Park by Prime Ministeral Decree of 28th July 1995, reviewed by another Prime Ministeral Decree of the 6th of January 2000. Since practically 2 years, the conservation service of the Kampu Man National Park has been working 12 rivers in the Kampu Man Park in relation to the Gorillas' habitation, and this Gorillas' habitation has attracted the attention of the international community through the World Bank. So the Great Ape Conservation Programme, which is jointly coordinated by the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife, and the World Wide Fund for Nature, is intended to develop ecotourism and improve on the living conditions of local populations. In Kampu Man and Lubeke National Park, where we have habitation programmes, you will meet western lowland gorillas. You have 3 gorillas subspecies and the western lowlands are the less known species, very mysterious species. So basically our role is to protect the species which is endangered and so we are fighting against poachers, we are trying to protect the limits of the protected areas, but we have also an habitation project which has two goals. First of all, to allow scientific research to get to know a bit more these extraordinary animals and also to guarantee tourists who come to see the gorillas. And this is pretty unique in the world. It is for this reason that the socio-economic well-being of local communities is included in all phases of the Gorilla Habitation Project. It starts with tracking the gorillas, but without establishing the first contact. For example, in Kampu we use baguilli, trackers, who are instrumental. They know the forest better than anyone and without them there wouldn't be any habitation project. Then, of course, they will, once the groups will be habituated, they will serve as guides as people, they will have the opportunity to show the tourists their culture. We want really to offer a package in which the local communities are paramounts. Without local communities, no habitation. This goal is, however, illusionary for local communities who say that their lives were better before the introduction of the conservation programme in 2000. We see that the park has even come here for us. Because before, we were told that we were going to be safe. Regarding the mamifers who are trying to break down the fields, the grass and others. And as they are trying to say, once I was here, I saw the traces of the people who passed here, behind the kitchen of the head of the government. When we came here to the village, I thought it was a lie. When we arrived, I found it, I said to myself, we're going to live like that. Because it means that by making the fields far away, the elephants will arrive. But even by making the fields next to the kitchen, next to the house, next to the house, the elephants will also come. So we're going to start with that. Before, the people didn't really know the value of animals. The population at this level is the agriculture. But when you come and say to someone, you have to kill the meat, it hurts the head. Now, we are still confronted with the ravages of the culture. Which makes sure that the population is so arid about revolting. Others perceive the project as giving more importance to the well-being of gorillas and other animals than to humans. When the conservation came, we still had a lot of manioc. There were even potatoes, but now, there is nothing left. We did several requests. There were even a lot of scientists on the field. We have the vertebrates that lay there at home. We waited, no damage, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing. And it was poverty that entered the village. For all these projects, it's our aim. We all depend on the fact that a lot of projects go by, but it doesn't benefit us who are in the localities. For example, we are now with the taxis who work with the PASEM. We promised the battle of the dogs until the end of February. We haven't yet realized their expectations. Resistance to our day and appropriate projects by local communities is explained variously. For example, the Pabla and Chad Cameroon, which were the villagers, were damaged. We too, if we were to be damaged, we would no longer have conflicts with the animals, the species, like the grandmothers, the primates, the pachyderms. What we see is that since this park was created, the big monkey is us. The problem is not only the monkey hunting, but it's about the damage. We had a lot of requests. What they say is that the guys here don't support the management. You know that here, when you have to hire a gentleman, you have to bring him to the management. But a lot of people don't support it. A lot of people don't support it. And it's normal. We have had the chance, because we have found technicians, when they arrived here. They had to be technicians. But when the other guy followed a training, maybe he got a weld, the one who revolved there, and asked for it. We said, no, we may have three welds. Stop, we can't work anymore. It's the rebellion that will happen. Since when it will stop, after it gets worse, they will see that it's better to push it. Maybe the plant will sell it. When the elephant comes here, at least another three days, it's over. Within the CDC complex, around Bota and Limbe, where the study was equally conducted, the expansion of the number one agro-industry in Cameroon has left many animals homeless. We are trying to protect them because their natural habitats have been destroyed. And most people have been trying to keep them in conditions which are not normal. That is why all snails at the centre are trying to revive them and take them back to where they will live in better conditions, almost natural to which they used to belong. Although the CDC helps the Limbe Wildlife Centre with the feeding of these animals, the working and living conditions of local communities who depend on the CDC still leaves much to be desired. Thus notwithstanding the Gorilla Habitation Project in the Camperman National Park, it's trying to involve the local populations. We are trying to find out what consumption is. We are also doing the phenology of the trees, the trees that the chimpanzee consumes. Jobs for which the inconsiderable amounts to support their families. We are involved in these activities. For example, when we accompany a tree in the forest, we must guide the local villagers who are paid 5,000 francs a day. If it's three days, it's four days, so it's 5,000 francs, it's four days. We are trying to help them. It's a palliative to control the harvest. Although the Baguels are reticent about passing on their traditional knowledge, other members of the team remain vigilant so as to grasp all techniques that will guarantee the continuity of the Gorilla Habitation Project and ensure that ecotourism is developed here. We are trying to observe you. After a few days, the animal will leave. If it's the case of the elephants, we can hide behind a tree that has strong accounts. Or if it's the case of buffaloes, we can climb. They don't consume the species here. Sometimes they ask the assistants to guide the trackers in order to follow the Gorilla's tracks. The Campoman National Park situated some 119 kilometres from Creby Town in the heart of the ecotoural forest is home to several protected species of animals. Among these buffaloes, elephants, chimpanzees and a Gorilla sanctuary in the making. Also for ecological and economic reasons, the Campoman National Park is a short tourist destination that needs to be developed and valorized. It allows an animal that didn't grow here to find itself through the Angurian or Sympanese instruments. The advice that I can give to the population is not to kill these big monkeys, avoid hunting, and not to avoid contact with these big monkeys because there are diseases that can be transmitted to humans and animals. If you don't kill them, it can bring us a lot in the sense of tourism. But this objective can only become reality if there is an effective adherence of local communities. Revalorizing the community fields that we have already tried, unfortunately, because of the wild animals, it often happens that we have a small fund that ends up losing when the plantation is devastated. Even officials of the World Wide Fund for Nature are conscious of the importance of getting the local communities on board. Let me remind you that the first mandate of WWF is not to protect animals, but it's to build a future in which humans and nature live in harmony and provide services to the people. Basically, look at, for example, this ecotourism project that we have. Imagine when tourists will come and visit this extraordinary nature that you have in Cameroon. They will bring money, and money will help develop local communities. And we will create an ecosystem where tourists will be a driver for growth and for development. Tourists pay different prices, but it can go from like 300 US dollars for one hour spent with the gorillas to 700 dollars in Rwanda and Uganda. So basically, tourists just don't come alone to see the gorillas. They need hotels and to reach the sites. They need roads and they need lots of services. And this creates lots of employment for the local communities. And it's really an economic boost in the, in the, for the region. Ecotourism will allow to, to, to give certain relevance to the river community. And through the micro-projects, these populations will benefit. You have to know that visiting a tourist for the population of gorillas, it's at least 500,000. At least. And the tourists reserve in advance. One year. One year in advance to come and see these gorillas. Outside of this redevelopment, there are the, the, the, the the employees who know how to, for example, the little drivers who are in the city will have the opportunity. The women who, who sell, for example, the tourist who used it to the market or these small articles to also have the possibility of seeing the tourists buying, for example, of this material. Since the process is long and complex, while waiting for the gorilla habitation project bring positive impacts to their daily living conditions. the populations around the Kampu National Park, like those within the agro-industrial zone of the Cameron Development Corporation in Dinde, appeal to these companies, Wichma and the CDC, as well as government, to guarantee their survival. We are used to fishing in the current water, and we are not interested in this because we know that we have our costs. Can we still raise the fish, although it is really an activity that can be reported to us? Because there is a big project here next to our home. Before the fish comes out of the net, if we have enough fish here, we can deal with it and really leave it. So we have to learn how to make fish tanks. All of this is based on the training and reinforcement of the capacity. We are supported by the culture, such as the cocoa, the palm, the industrial culture, even the pools. I don't think we would have had any problems with these big angels. We just want the support. We also want technical support. We want to be able to raise the fish. On a weekly basis? Really, I cannot say the resources generated here can be able to help the local communities because even what we have, we have seen it a lot. We are living because people are helping us. We spend a lot of money on fruit. We just saw the lab would check the health conditions, give them medicine and all this. And each week, or each month, we spend more than 2.5 million francs on the animals here. But if we consider what people pay as we receive and we get what the government gives, we cannot be able to raise 1.5 million francs. The most challenges I'm facing now is the fact that we are having later from donations that people used to give. Because many people are trying not to see the reason why we have this centre. People are losing interest on conservation. And we are not limiting ourselves when we hear that an animal is suffering somewhere. It is only by fully involving local communities at each stage of the project. Explaining to them the long-standing benefits that the conservation of great apes in Cameroon will be appropriated by local populations and effectively implemented for their sustainable development.