The 3rd National Report for Cameroon differs from the previous two reports not only by the format but also by content as stipulated by the provision of Decision COPVII/25 to the Convention on Biological Diversity held in Kuala Lumpur. Therefore, it represents not only the state of implementing the obligations of the Convention by Cameroon but also an evaluation of actions and decisions taken within the framework of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan and Action Plan and related plans and Programmes.

The report is a result of wide consultation of stakeholders, including the Civil Society and contributions from Resource Persons. The consultation was carried out in the form of workshops and reviews by stakeholders and resource persons/consultants. Apart from being useful to the CBD Secretariat and Parties in general, the report is useful to Cameroon in particular since it enlightens Cameroonians on where efforts now have to be directed to enable satisfactory progress towards meeting the objectives of the conservation of natural resources in general and the 2010 Biodiversity loss reduction target.