UN General Assembly
2018

On the environmental front, my country, which was among the first States to ratify the Paris Agreement, remains firmly committed to preserving biodiversity. Therefore, in order to protect the climatic balance of the planet, Cameroon, a country in the Congo Basin and the second most forested country in Africa, took the courageous decision not to make full use of its forests. In that regard, it is necessary to find urgent and appropriate solutions so as to reconcile the environmental protection initiatives adopted by Cameroon in the interest of all and the legitimate aspirations of its people for their well-being.