Overgrazing, desertification, poacing, and overfishing are also current environmental issues. However, the law has little effect in curbing the illegal poaching of animals. Under discussion was the development and review of a draft environmental Code that will help in the preparation of umbrella legislation that will incorporate existing policies and laws dealing with the environment. The average annual marine catch is 59,300 metric tons while the average annual freshwater catch is 20,700 metric tons. In 1991 and 1992, the small-scale fish catch was 91,750 tons with the industrial catch being a tenth of that figure.
Aquaculture is still a developing industry.
From 1991 to 1993, the average annual aquaculture production for freshwater fish was 1,000 metric tons. There is about 22m ha of rainforest, but the government wants to keep 7m ha untapped and manage the remaining forests in an acological sound manner. Most of the 113 registered forestry enterprises in Cameroon are foreign owned. The country has about 20 major sawmills and five plywood factories. These include the sipo, ayous, sapele, and azobe species.