Nature et faune : revue internationale pour la conservation de la nature en Afrique = Wildlife and nature : international journal on nature conservation in Africa

FAUNENATURE & Volume Issue 123, Africa:Forest Mainpment in into account?Is Wildiife talcen MUim Bft FAO Regional Office for AfricaV- nS- Front Cover Photos,From Left: Top: FAO/FO-0964, Guinea fowl, Somalia, Susan Braatz; FAO/ CFU000393, Bee eaters Merops nubiens),( Zambia, Roberto Faidutti; FAO/FO -5569, Giraffe in West Africa, Niger, Marguerite France -Lanord; FAO/ FO-6256, Cedrus atlantica forest, Morocco, Gillian Allard Bottom: FAO/ FO-6274, Bales of lichen, collected in cedar/oak forest, ready for shipment, for use in the perfume industry, Morocco, Gillian Allard; FAO/FO -0380, Acacia nilotica on the banks ofthe river Nile, Sudan, Christel Palmberg Lerche; FAO/FO -6339, Riverine vegetation, Tanzania, Gillian Allard; FAO/CFU000204, Peul shepherds set fire to a forest to create pasture. Central African Republic, Roberto Faidutti FromBack Cover Photos, Left: Top: FAO/ CFU000280, View ofa primary forest, Uganda, Roberto Faidutti; FAO/ CFU000384, Forester working with villager to decide what species to plant, Mali, Roberto CFU000423,a Fai dutti; FAO/ Acacia forest, Kenya, Roberto Faidutti Middle: FAO/CFU00023 , Mangrove forest near the mouth ofa river, Mozambique, Roberto Faidutti; FAO/1 in Etosha Park, Namibia, MargueriteFO-5561, Zebras and giraffes France -Lanord; FAO/CFU000236, View ofa forest with waterfall, Guinea, Roberto Faidutt. *" Bottom: FAO/FO-0921, Ostrich in the Serengeti, Tanzania, Susan Braatz..n.l\\iAND ORGANISATION ORGANIZACIONFOODi« ^ jX-iV»NATIONS DE LAS NACIONESAGRICULTURE DES aORGANIZATION UNIES POUR UNIDAS PARA —tij^ij L'ALIMENTATION LAAGRICULTURAOFTHE NATIONS ET L'AGRICULTURE Y LAALIMENTACIONUNITED Sa. -=>k-lt.l +233for Africa, Cables: Telex: 2139 Facsimile: +233 21 668427 Telephone: 21 675000Regional Office 7010930Accra - Ghana FOODAGRI ACCRAP. O. Box 1628. Your Réf.:Our Réf.: Accra, 12 January 2009 Dear Sir/Madam, our great pleasure to send you Vol. 23, Issue 1 of Nature & Favme magazine, an internationalIt is Regional Office for Africa. The magazine is anbilingual (English and French) publication of the FAO continents, containing articles and papersinformation source for a broad audience in Africa and other wildlife authorities, students etc. The aim of the journal is to disseminatefrom policy makers, researchers, (scientific and technical knowledge) and promote the exchange of experiences on wildlife,information protected areamanagement and the sustainable use and conservation of natural resources in Africa. Subscription is free and canbe obtained by sending an e-mail to: Nature-faune@fao.org . Any suggestions, comments or contributions of any kind can also be sent to this email address. of themagazine can be downloaded from the Nature& Faune website:Past issues http://www.fao.org/world/regional/raf/workprog/forestry/magaziiieen.htm The theme for the next issue is "Success stories in management of wildlife and nature in Africa". The "Call for submission" and the "Guidelines for Authors" can be downloaded from the website above. Withkmd EdiitorTht Nature & Faune Magazine FAO Regional Office for Africa Forestry Departmental Group PO Box GP 1628; Accra, Ghana Nature-Faune@fao.org Ada.Ndesoatanga@fao.org 7010943Fax: (+233-21). ({/Nature& Faune Vol. 23, Issue 1 :Û Forest Management in Africa: Is wildlife taken into account? Editor: Foday Bojang Assistant Editor: Ada Ndeso-Atanga FAO Regional Office for Africa nature-faune@fao.org http://www.fao.org/world/regional/raf/workprog/forestry/magazine_en.htm FOODANDAGRICULTUREORGANIZATIONOFTHEUNITEDNATIONS Accra, Ghana 2008BOARDOFREVIEWERS El HadjiM.Sène, ResourcesManagement&DryZoneForestry SpecialistForest SenegalDakar, Palmberg-LercheChristel ForestGeneticist Rome, Italy DouglasWilliamson Wildlife specialist England,UnitedKingdom Alan Rodgers forestry/wildlifeConservationpractitioner- Nairobi, Kenya. Jean DjiguiKEITA Forestmanagement specialist Bamako, Mali DebonnetGuy Programme specialistNaturalHeritage Paris,France KaiWollscheid GameandWildlife specialist Budakeszi,Hungary Advisers: Fernando Salinas,AtseYapi,RenéCzudek implytheexpression ofThe designationsemployedandthepresentation ofmaterial in thisinformationproductdo not whatsoever part oftheFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning theany opinion on the ofdevelopment status ofanycountry, territory, city or areaor of its authorities, orconcerningthe delimitationlegalor itsfrontiersorboundaries. views ofthe FoodThe views expressed in this publication are those ofthe author(s) anddo not necessarily reflect the andAgriculture Organization oftheUnitedNations. for educational or otherAll rights reserved. Reproduction and dissemination of material in this information product are authorized without any prior written permission from the copyright holders providednon-commercial purposes commercialfullyacknowledged. Reproduction ofmaterial in this informationproduct for resaleorotherthesource is permissionpurposes isprohibitedwithoutwritten ofthecopyright holders. PublishingPolicyand Support Branch,Applications for such permission shouldbe addressed to the Chief, Electronic Division, Viale delleTermedi Caracalla,00153Rome, Italyorbye-mailtocopyright@fao.org.Communication FAO, ©FAG 2008 Nature & Faune Vol. 23, Issue 11 Table ofContent iiiEditorial RobertNasi Announcements vi Message to Readers vii News ixThematic Special feature 2 with Regional ApproachSTEWARD: Rethinking West African Forest IVIanagement a Shelley W. Saxen, ScottBode, Diane Russell Articles concessions developed on the fringes of 5Sustainable management ofmammals in forest ProtectedAreas in the Congo basin Didier Bastin and CorinneMaréchal managementUsing landscape approaches to improve the integration ofwildlife in forest 10 plans Nathalie Van VlietandRobertNasi Managing Production Forests for Biodiversity 16 ZacharieNzooh Dongmo, Leonard Usongo, andEduardoMansurJeffSayer ~Sustainable Forest Management: The Experience ofthe Tayna Nature Reserve 22 in the Democratic Republic ofCongo Jacques Vagheni Kakule Estimated Minimum andMaximum Sustainable Exploitation Values for Derby Eland and 27 other BigGame in Benoue National Park, Cameroon Evaristus Gehard Wiegleb.Tsi Angwafo, Ajaga Nji, Mpoame Mbida and Conservation and sustainable use ofwildlife-based resources through the framework ofthe 32 Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD): The Bushmeat Crisis Tim Christophersen andRobertNasi Traditional Fisheries ofRainforest Rivers in the Campo-Ma'anArea ofSouthern 40 Cameroon Randall E. Brummett, Jacqueline L. Youaleu, Ann-Marie Tian andMireilleN M. Kenmengne Using GIS to assess the status and conservation considerations oflarge mammals in 43 the Itombwe MassifConservation Landscape, Democratic Republic ofCongo LeonardK. Mubalama, GuyMbayma Atalia, Guylain Mitamba andBenjamin Wilondja Ongoingstudyonthe integrationofbiodiversity in forestconcessions inCentralAfrica 5 OudaraSouvannavong,AlainBilland,Jean-ClaudeNguinguiriandJérômeFournier ImpactofAUanblackianutharvestingonwildlife: Is theecosystem atrisk? 57 Samuel NyameKofi Nature & Faune Vol. Issue23, 1 iCountry Focus: Morocco 59 A virtual conversation withDr Moulay YoussefAlaoui FAO Activities Commission 18th East16th African Forestry and Wildlife and Near Forestry Commission Khartoum, Sudan, 18-21 February 2008 62 65Links Next IssueTheme and Deadline for 66 Authors, Subscription and Correspondence 66Guidelines for 1Nature & Faune Vol. 23, IssueEditorial Wildlife in forest management inAfrica Robert Nasi' Importance of wildlife for the maintenance offunctional forest ecosystems are disruptive processesHuman activities in tropical forests and can trigger numerous, yet not completelyunderstood,mechanisms or effectswhich will in turn alter, in amore or less significantway, the overall fiinction, structureandcompositionofthe ecosystem. Plantregeneration (loss ofpollinators, dispersersand predators), foodwebs (lossoftoppredators oroftheirprey), andplant diversityseed seed in herbivory patterns, increased pests) are amongst the various processes dependent upon the(change presence of wild fauna. Some species or fiinctional groups matter more than others in maintaining ecosystem processes and integrity. "Keystone species", "ecosystem engineers" ororganisms with high importance values" refer to species whose loss has disproportionate impact on the"community a reductionecosystemwhencompared to the lossofother species. Conventionalwisdompredicts that the orextirpationofthese animals willresult indramaticchanges to the ecosystems. The importance ofconsidering these keystone species in forest management is illustratedby the many examples. Large cats' extirpation triggers an uncontrolled growth ofthe prey population which in turn dramatically increasesbrowsingorgrazing intensityto thepointwhere forestregenerationcanbe totally prevented. Elephants have a tremendous role in modifying vegetation structure and composition through their feeding habits (differential herbivory, dispersal) andmovements in the forest (killingseed a large number of small trees). Wild pigs (Sus spp., Potamochoerus sp, etc.) and some antelopes are among the most active seed predators.A significant change in their population densities will have a major effect on seedling survival and forest regeneration. Many key forest tree species such as Milicia offruitexcelsa (Iroko) are disappearing or are not regenerating properlybecause the role bat, {Eidolom helvum), inseeddispersal, survival,andgerminationhasnotbeenconsideredin forestmanagement. Importance ofwildlife for the livelihoods of local people Wildlife has important livelihood aspects and serves multiple roles. Wildlife products are often major items ofconsumption or display and have high medicinal and spiritual values inmanyhuman cultures. Bushmeat and other wildlife products offer anumber ofbenefits to forest dwelling populations. These are easilytradedresources: transportablewith highvalue/weight ratioandeasilypreserved atlow cost.a It often repres