1. Training Wildlife Professionals in Central and West Africa: Garoua Wildlife College in Cameroon
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2. Training Wildlife Professionals in Central & West Africa: Garoua College in Cameroon

3. PLAN Brief History of the College Activities Challenges Opportunities
Training
Extension
Others
Challenges
Threats
Wildlife Management Decisions
Policy issues
Opportunities
Partnerships
Equipment/resourse

4. Cameroon in West & Central Africa

5. BRIEF HISTORY GWC CAWM Mweka, BLUEPRINT
WILDLIFE COLLEGE PROJECT 1969 CMR-FAO/UNDP
CREATION IN
NATIONAL COLLEGE WITH REGIONAL VOCATION
FROM 2 SEMESTERS TO FOUR + INTERNSHIP
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6. VISION
TO BE A CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN THE DOMAIN OF FORMATION AND RESEARCH IN WILDLIFE & BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AS WELL AS PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT IN FRANCOPHONE AFRICA FOR A SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESSOURCES
FOR IMPROVED LIVELIHOODS
TO LOCAL POPULATIONS
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7. ACTIVITIES Training Extension Initiatives Other Mission
Long and Short courses
Faculty and curriculum development
Extension Initiatives
Nature clubs, BushCamp, Bushmeat crisis management, participatory PA management (CBFF)
Other Mission
CITES Authority, Tracking graduates, Herbarium, Services
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8. SOME RESULTS
>1300 Graduates on the field and more participants at short courses
Significant contribution to wildlife management in W/C Africa
Initiated major national and regional projects
Active member in regional networks
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9. CHALLENGES Management decisions and field operations
Lack of wildlife experts at decision making
Level of education vs Competencies
Mandate of Garoua Wildlife College
Calavy/IUCN Burkina training programs
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11. Fighting Wildlife Criminality Through Wildlife Law Enforcement (WLE) – New USFWS-supported curriculum at EFG with LAGA
LAGA – Cameroon
August 2013

12. CHALLENGES (contd)
Complexity and intensity of threats and wildlife criminality
Origin of criminals
Weaponery used
Extent of damage
Capacity to contend threats
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13. Bouba N’Djida
National Park
March, 2012

14. Poaching is a small fraction of wider wildlife criminality; driven by the affluent, rich and white collar dealers: administrative authorities, men in uniform, judicial authorities, government (MINFOF) officials etc.
Trafficking well organized – Criminal Syndicates: Arms, ammunition, some money given to a Baka pygmy to kill elephants, a kg of ivory sold in millions FCFA in Asian markets
1 ton ivory from the East seized in Douala on the way to Nigeria in a truck
(LAGA, August 2013)

15. CHALLENGES (contd) Political discourse and field actions
Executing management plans
Parks management authority
Ressources for National Parks
Training of Park staff at EFG
Monitoring CITES wilddlife species
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16. OPPORTUNITIES Better equipment & programs Stable internet connection
More adapted field vehicles (humid forest)
Field equipment & monitoring data quality
Mandate (statutes of GWC)
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17. Equipment is either outdated or inappropriate for field conditions
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19. OPPORTUNITIES (cont’d)
PARTNERSHIPS
USFWS (WWB) …..
SCHOLARSHIPS
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
DVELOPING CURRICULUM IN FIGHTING WILDLIFE CRIME
BUILDING CAPACITY AS CITES SCIENTIFIC AUTHORITY
RESULTS (11scholars from 7 countries, 2 faculty supported, 13 faculty attend short course, regional coverage enhanced)
SUB-REGIONAL INITIATIVES
NGOs (WCS, WWF, AWF, LAGA, IUCN, …
CEEAC - (PACEBCo, CBFF, RAPAC, ….)
GIZ
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22. OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
INTRODUCING DEGREE PROGRAMS jointly with Universities
DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING SHORT-COURSES AND REFRESHER PROGRAMS, OTHER SERVICES
ENCOURAGING PARTNERS TO TALK TO POLICY MAKERS IN SUB6REGION
NETWORKING (RIFFEAC, ROCAL,….)
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23. Garoua Wildlife College: Yesterday and Tomorrow
Before 2004
2004 to 2013 
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24. MERRCI POUR VOTRE AIMABLE ATTENTION