Training on better Environmental preservation

The seminar in its second edition was organised to train actors on environmental norms.

A three-day seminar has taken place in Douala organised by the International Organisation for the Protection of the Environment in Central Africa, Enviro-Protect. The seminar with the theme: Environmental Norms Applicable in Cameroon took place at Bano palace in Akwa, Douala. The seminar organisers stressed that in every sector environmental norms are involved and if company operators can respect these norms it will go a long way to reduce the risk of environment degradation. According to the seminar organisers the preoccupation of the environment is insubstantial and many times in some areas environmental norms are not understood and so they are not respected. This is what according to them exposes the different actors of the environment to environmental degradation.
The specific objective of the seminar is to train participants on the methodology to elaborate the environmental norms, understand the relevance of the norms and to learn the regulation of the environmental norms applicable in Cameroon. The seminar participants included workers of companies, enterprises, delegations, the Douala City Council, NGOs, professional organisations and all concerned about pollution in Douala.
During the seminar issues were handled on environmental management, comparison between norms of products and environmental norms, norms of environmental management in the enterprises, norms of soil and water management.
Talking to the president of Enviro-Protect, Dr Tiani Kéou François he outlined some of the norms, which included norms of pollution, management of corporations, natural resources. He stated three categories of norms, environmental, economic and social norms. The one which concerns enterprises, he said is social and economic norms. Finally, he called on all to understand what these norms are because according to him, the environment cannot be preserved without people knowing what environmental norms are. He said they plan to send out booklets on these norms applicable in Cameroon.
EFFA TAMBENKONGHO