Report of BCDP-C General Meeting,
Bamenda August 31, 1996
The objective of the niectino was to take stock of BDCP-C's progress and familiarize members as well as potential members with BDCP-C's activities. It was attended by over 30 people. In a welcome address by Prof. Johnson Jato, the President of BDCP-C. thanked everybody at the meeting for making it a duty to participate in this very important rendezvous. He further stated that their presence was a tesi i-nony of their committment to BDCP-C and its goals. The president called on members to contribute actively to ii-nproving the quality of life on earth through research, education and other techniques. He stressed that the importance of the meeting was to take stock of the existence of BDCP-C since April 1995 and familiarize new and potential members with the organization. Speaking on membership, the President declared that it was open to everyone who has concerns for the environment and for the health of people living in the tropics.He invited participants tojoin BDCPC, an excellent forum for tackling environmental problems.
The President's address was immediately followed by the opening speech from the Governor of the North-West Province. The speech was delivered by the Secretary General for the Governor. The Secretary General remarked that it was an honor for the province to host the general meeting of BDCPC and that it heralds a new era in the multilateral relations the province is nursing with NGOs both within and outside Cameroon. He observed that irrational and uncontrollable human activities were creating serious environmental problems which directly or indirectly affected the quality of life on our planet. He stated the committment of the government to environmental protection and saluted the BDCPC's Linking Biodiversity Conservation to Socio-economic Development program as a way forward to judicious use of our bioresources. He further acknowledged the diverse backgrounds and enermous wealth of expertise of BDCPC's members, which will serve as a network of convergent ideas that will be useful in developing strategies for the protection.This was followed by Presentations and Discussions on the following topics by BDCP members: - Goals, objectives and domain of intervention of BDCPC by Dr Anthony Ngenge Wawa of UNDP.
- Organizatioin of BDCPC within National Territory by Hon. Steven Njinyam, Foi-i-ner Minister of Agriculture. - NGOs: Their organization, functioning, networking and fund raising by George Minang of the World Bank.
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Report of BCDP-C General Meeting, Bamenda August 31, 1996
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