National Prunus africana Management Plan for Cameroon

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CIFOR

Verina Ingram, Abdon Awono, Jolien Schure, Nouhou Ndam

June 2009

Avec l’appui financier de la Commission Européenne
Table of Contents

1 Sommaire Exécutif ........................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
2 Executive Summary ......................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
3 Abbreviations ...............................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
4 Objective .....................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
4.1 Approach and methodology .....................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
5 Context .......................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
5.1 Policy background ..................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
5.1.1 International Standards ....................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
5.2 Legal context .........................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
5.3 Trade ....................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
5.3.1 International trade ...........................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
5.3.2 National trade ..................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
5.4 Development context ..............................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
5.4.1 Income and employment ...................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
5.4.2 Use ................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
5.4.3 Health value ....................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
5.5 Ecological context...................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
5.5.1 Biology ...........................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
5.5.2 Ecology in Cameroon ........................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
5.6 Ecology, forest type and national distribution .............Error! Bookmark not defined.
6 Prunus africana populations and inventories in Cameroon ..Error! Bookmark not defined.
6.1 Mount Cameroon ....................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
6.2 Adamaoua .............................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
6.3 North West ............................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
6.4 Littoral-Bakossi Mountains .......................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
6.5 Lessons from past inventories ..................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
7 Prunus africana harvest units .........................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
7.1 Current permit allocation system and zones ...............Error! Bookmark not defined.
7.1.1 Strengths and weaknesses of current permit systemError! Bookmark not defined.
7.2 Recommendations for Prunus Allocation Units ............Error! Bookmark not defined.
7.3 PAU Allocation procedure ........................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
8 Inventory Norm ............................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
8.1 Current practice .....................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
8.2 Recommendations for the Inventory Norm ................Error! Bookmark not defined.
8.3 Principles ..............................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
8.4 Research and capacity building needs .......................Error! Bookmark not defined.
9 Bark yield calculations ...................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
9.1 Bark yield studies ...................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
9.2 Sustainable yield equation .......................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
10 National quota ..........................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
10.1 Available stocks of Prunus africana ........................Error! Bookmark not defined.
11 Harvest Norm ...........................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
11.1 Current harvest practices .....................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
11.2 Recommended harvest norms ...............................Error! Bookmark not defined.
11.2.1 Method 1: 2/4 Quarters ....................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
11.2.2 Method 2: Felling .............................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
11.3 Principles ...........................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
11.4 Research needs ...................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
12 Roles of Management and Scientific Authorities .............Error! Bookmark not defined.
12.1 Management authority: MINFOF ............................Error! Bookmark not defined.
12.1.1 MinFoF responsibilities for Prunus africana ...........Error! Bookmark not defined.
12.2 Scientific Authority: ANAFOR ................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
12.2.1 ANAFOR responsibilities for Prunus africana .........Error! Bookmark not defined.
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12.3 Other actors in the Prunus chain ...........................Error! Bookmark not defined.
12.4 Institutional recommendations ..............................Error! Bookmark not defined.
13 Transboundary management ......................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
14 Control, traceability and monitoring system ..................Error! Bookmark not defined.
14.1 Appraisal of current monitoring and traceability systemError! Bookmark not defined.
14.2 Monitoring procedures .........................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
14.3 Traceability ........................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
14.4 Community or Council Forest participatory monitoringError! Bookmark not defined.
14.5 Long term monitoring ..........................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
14.5.1 Annually .........................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
14.5.2 Five years .......................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
14.6 Sanctions ...........................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
14.6.1 Long term monitoring research ..........................Error! Bookmark not defined.
15 Production facilities ....................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
15.1 Terminology .......................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
16 Regeneration and domestication .................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
16.1 State of knowledge ..............................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
16.2 Genetic diversity .................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
16.3 Domestication .....................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
16.4 Regeneration ......................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
16.5 Domestication and regeneration recommendations ..Error! Bookmark not defined.
16.5.1 Research needs................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
17 Recommendations .....................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
18 Bibliography .............................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.

Annexes
Annex 1: Prunus africana Action Plan ............................................................................. 123
Annex 2: Relevant legislation ........................................................................................ 125
Annex 3: Authors ........................................................................................................ 126
Annex 4: Road map for implementing the Prunus Management Plan ................................. 127
Annex 5: Maps of PAU Landscapes ................................................................................. 128
Annex 5: Maps of PAU Landscapes ................................................................................. 128
Annex 6: Bark regeneration and crown health definitions ................................................. 129
Annex 7: Minutes of Drafting meeting 26 February 2009 .................................................. 132
Annex 8: Minutes of Prunus management plan meeting 20 February 2009 .......................... 145
Annex 9: Minutes of Prunus management plan Importers-Exporters meeting 15 April 2009 .. 147
Annex 10: Overview of research gaps ............................................................................ 151
Annex 11: Plantations .................................................................................................. 153

Photos
Photo 1 Measuring DBH, Mt Cameroon .................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
Photo 2 Measuring DBH, Oku ............................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Photo 3 Prunus africana montane escarpment forest north of Yangare, Tchbalal Gangdaba
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Photo 4 Prunus africana forest, Emfevh Mii, North West .......... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Photo 5 Felled Prunus, Mt Cameroon 2006 and Kilum Ijim Forest Error! Bookmark not
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Photo 6 Sustainably harvested ............................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
Photo 7 Old, thick Prunus africana bark, Mt Cameroon ............ Error! Bookmark not defined.
Photo 8 MOCAP Training ASSOFOMI and ASSOKOFOMI members on harvesting techniques,
........................................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
Photo 9 Unsustainably exploited Prunus, Mt Cameroon, 2006 ... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Photo 10 ANAFOR Nursery, Bamenda .................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
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Figures
Figure 1 Gross exports Prunus africana bark per country 1995-2007 Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 2 Prunus africana production in Cameroon .......................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 3 Prunus africana production and export figures .................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 4 Major permit holders Cameroon ..................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 5 Source of Prunus per region in tonnes (2003-2008) .......... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 6 Evolution of male population aged 65 years + in developed countriesError! Bookmark not
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Figure 7 Prevalence of BPH symptoms in developed countries ......... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 8 Tree mortality and unsustainable harvest ........................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 9 Size class structure of Prunus africana Mt Manengouba ...... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 10 Size class structure of Prunus africana Kilum Ijim............ Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 11 Size class structure of Prunus africana on Kilum Ijum ...... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 12 Size class structure changes of Prunus africana on Kilim IjimError! Bookmark not
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Figure 13 Size class structure of Prunus africana BIHKOV CF .......... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 14 Size class structure of Prunus africana on Mt Cameroun ... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 15 Size class structure of Prunus africana at Mt Cameroon .... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 16 Size-class distribution of unexploited Prunus africana on Mount Cameroon .............. Error!
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Figure 17 Size class structure of Prunus africana Adamaoua ........... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 18 Age and Diameter Classes Kilum Ijim ............................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 19 Map of Tchabal Gangdaba, Cameroon ............................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 20 Ecological map of Cameroon ........................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 21 Montane range of Prunus africana in Cameroon .............. Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 22 Land cover montane zones Cameroon .... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 23 Distribution of Prunus africana on Mt Cameroon 1999/2000Error! Bookmark not
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Figure 24 Inventory Mt Cameroon 2000 ....................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 25 CIFOR 2008 Inventory Mt Cameroon ............................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 26 ONADEF Tchabal Gangdaba inventory 2001 .................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 27 ONADEF Tchabal Mbabo inventory 2001 ........................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 28 Mt Oku, Kilum Ijim Inventory, CIFOR 2008 .................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 29 Mt Manengouba inventory, CIFOR 2008 ......................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 30 Prunus africana inventory sites in Cameroon .................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 31 Area of Prunus Allocation Units (hectares) ...................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 32 Indicative map of Landscapes and PAUs in Cameroon ...... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 33 Comparison of transect and ACS methodologies .............. Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 34 Comparative analysis of transect and ACS methods ......... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 35 Bark yields per diameter class ...................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 36 Available Prunus africana (wet weight) stocks based on current dataError! Bookmark
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Figure 37 Location of Prunus africana in Nigeria-Cameroon transboundary zoneError! Bookmark
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Figure 38 Monitoring Scheme ..................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 39 Prunus africana monitoring system ............................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 40 Monitoring research needs ........................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 41 Prunus planted in Cameroon 1988-2008 ........................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 42 Numbers of Prunus plantations started in Cameroon 1988-2008Error! Bookmark not
defined.

Tables
Table 1 Prunus Permit holders in Cameroon ................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 2 Forest stratification and Prunus distribution in Cameroon .... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 3 Summary of Prunus africana inventories in Cameroon 1992-2008Error! Bookmark not
defined.
Table 4 Prunus Allocation Units in Cameroon ................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 5 Inventory research and capacity needs ............................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 6 Bark mass comparisons Acacia mearnsii and Prunus africanaError! Bookmark not defined.
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Table 7 Data to support sustainable yield quotas of Prunus africana . Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 8 Harvest research gaps ................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 9 Matrix of Prunus stakeholder responsibilities roles and actionsError! Bookmark not
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Table 10 Strength and weaknesses of current monitoring and traceability systemError! Bookmark
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Table 11 Nurseries in Cameroon 2009 ......................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 12 Domestication in Cameroon .......................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
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Title: Guidance for a National Prunus africana Management Plan for Cameroon

Authors: Verina Ingram, Abdon Awono, Jolien Schure (CIFOR), Nouhou Ndam (Consultant)

Photo credits: Verina Ingram, Nouhou Ndam, Frank Stenmans, Alfred Nsom Jam, Terry
Sunderland, Hazel Chapman, Jaap van der Waarde, Désiré Benoît Tasse

Maps: Paolo Cerutti, Tony Cunningham (CIFOR), GTZ and WWF

This document should be cited as Ingram V., Awono A., Schure J. and Ndam N. 2009. National
Prunus africana Management plan for Cameroon, CIFOR, Yaounde, 156 pp.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL DOCUMENT FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF
CAMEROON. THE DOCUMENT HAS BEEN PRODUCED TO SUPPORT THE MINISTRY OF FORESTRY
AND WILDLIFE AND ANAFOR IN THE DEVELOPMENT A NATIONAL MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR
PRUNUS AFRICANA.

Copyright
Centre for International Forestry Research
Central Africa office, Yaounde, Cameroon
June 2009

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the many individuals and organisations who contributed to this plan,
especially the following persons for their inputs;
The Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife in Cameroon, particularly Samuel Ebia Ndongo,
Henri Charles Akagou, Janvier S. Belinga at MinFoF and all the Regional delegates, and
Narcisse Lambert Mbarga and Bruno Njombi Ewusi of ANAFOR.
Yanek Decleire, Kirsten Hegner and Mambo Okenye of GTZ and Frank Stenmans of KfW
for their collaboration.
Thomas Machler and Boris Krause of GTZ for map data, and Paolo Cerutti of CIFOR
providing the final maps.
Tony Cunningham, James Acworth and Kristine Stewart for technical comments and
data provision.
The support of the FAO, particularly Ousseynou Ndoye, Irine Ako and Elvis Tangem in
the regions.
Support and openness from the private sector and community forests.
All the participants of drafting meeting.

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National Management Plan Prunus africana, Cameroon Acknowledgements
Annex 1: Prunus africana Action Plan

This plan was developed in September 2008 as an outcome of the CITES Signtificant trade
Group meeting in Kenya by the Cameroon CITES Management and Scienentific authorties
MinFoF and ANAFOR with assistance from CIFOR.
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Date of submission
September 2008

Dates of project
Activity 1and 2 – Sept – Dec 2008 and Activity 3 and 4 – 2009-2010

Author
Government of Cameroon - MINFoF & ANAFOR

Objectives
General objective: Project will assist Cameroon government and partners to fulfil its
obligations under CITES to implement the Significant Trade Review recommendations to
finalise a Management Plan of Prunus africana (including the determination of the export
quota) to guarantee the sustainable trade.

Specific objectives :
1. In short term (by December 31 2008) prepare a Management Plan for 4 specific
zones - validate with participation of stakeholders /actors in Prunus sector
2. Adapt and implement revised institutional framework; system of permit allocation,
monitoring and traceability system (by December 31 2008)
3. In the medium term (by 2009), capacity building of Management Authorities’
human and financial needs to implement and monitor CITES in Cameroon
4. In medium term (by 2010) extend scope of the Management Plan by realising
inventories that lead to sustainable quotas for other zones of Prunus africana in
Cameroon

Justification
Difficulty to comply within timescale with the Recommendations of the July 2006 and
July 2008 Recommendations of the CITES Plants Committee Significant Trade Review
Prunus africana
Non Detriment Findings indentified – see spider chart
Consolidate existing data on resource availability of Prunus africana in Cameroon
Lack of means to implement the CITES with sufficiently scientifically supported
evidence
Inappropriate institutional and legal framework for sustainable exploitation
Lack of capacity and knowledge of Scientific authority to implement CITES

Plan of work
1. Management Plan
Activities Timesc Result Responsibility
ale
1. gather all current baseline and Sept - draft management FAO project- CIFOR
inventory data for Cameroon to Nov 15 plan management
contribute to a management plan Plan
which determines a quota on the
basis of inventories and consolidate
and verify the harvesting technique
(s)
2. Mission Nigeria/Cameroon border Sept - Verification of status Mgt Authority
control posts mission to verifier and Nov 15 of trade in Prunus
check data on illegal commerce with with Nigeria
Nigeria

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3. Finalisation meeting on management 31 Stakeholder Mgt Authority
plan with authorities, stakeholders, Novemb understanding and FAO project- ICRAF
partners.. er consensus on & SNV meetings
Management Plan Plan
report
4. Validation by Minister MINFoF 15 Management plan Minister MinFoF
Decemb sent to CITES by 15
er Dec

2 Institutional framework
Activities Timescale Result Responsibility
1. Desk research to prepare texts for: Sept - Oct draft texts Mgt Authority
a. Revision of current system of permit
allocation to be based upon inventory Activities to be done
and sustainable resource off-take, by a consultant – via
b. Improved monitoring and traceability GTZ ProPSFE
system to meet CITES requirements
(mission of sensitisation)
c. Specify harvesting method (norms)
d. Specify methodology for future
inventories and calculations for
sustainable off take
e. Coordination mechanisms for new
permitting /monitoring system between
Scientific and Management Authorities
2. Validation Meeting Committee Inter- Oct 15 - Committee agrees on Mgt Authority
ministerial CITES and “Comité d’attribution” Nov 15 texts (GTZ – ProPSFE
of Titres support)
3. final version prepared Final text
3. Validation by Minister MINFoF 15 Implementation of new Minister MinFoF
December system permits and
monitoring
4 Diffusion of new texts (radio, newspaper, December Stakeholder Mgt Authority (GTZ –
copies of texts to MINFoF divisional and 08 – understanding and ProPSFE support)
provincials delegates and stakeholders ) January 09 consensus on
Management Plan report

3 Capacity building
Activities Timescale Results Responsibility
1.Training within the "Specialised Master" on 2009 Trained personnel CITES Secretariat
CITES available
2. Provide adequate material to issue permit 2009 Material available Mgt Authority
and ensure monitoring
- a complete computer to issue CITES Permit
(and appropriate logiciel)
- a vehicle 4x4 for field monitoring mission

4. Inventories
Activities Timescale Results Responsibility
1. prioritisation and mapping of zones Jun 2009 Map of prunus zones Mgt and Sci
for future inventories, agreement for Identification of Authorities
who will inventory which zones responsibilities of inventory
2. conduct inventories for other zones Jun 2009 Private
(about 8 zones) sector/NGOs/CFs
3. incorporation of inventories in Jun 2009 Community Forest have Mgt and Sci
Simple Management plans for their simple management Authorities
Community Forests NW, SW plan with inventories
(exploitation inventories)
4. incorporation of inventory into Results of inventories done Mgt and Sci
Management Plan for Mt Cameroon on Mt Cameroon are Authorities
National Park available

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Annex 2: Relevant legislation

Cameroonian Forestry Laws
Decree No.74/357, 17 April, 1974 - Sections 74, 97 98 - Regulates exploitation of medicinal
plants
Law No. 81-13, 27 November 1981 - Lays down Forest, Wildlife and Fisheries Regulations
Decree No. 83-169, 12 April 1983 - Lays down Forestry Regulations
Law No. 94/01 of 20 January 1994 Forestry Law and application Decree No. 95/531/PM of 23
August 1995

CITES implementing legislation in Cameroon
Décret No 2005/2869/PM of 29 juillet 2005 fixant les modalités d’application de certaines
dispositions de la Convention sur le Commerce International des Espèces de Faune et de
Flore Sauvages Menacées d’Extinction au Cameroun
Décision N° 0104/D/MINFOF/SG/DF/SDAFF/SN du 02 mars 2006, désigné l’ANAFOR pour
assurer le rôle de l’AS de la CITES au Cameroun pour les questions concernant les espèces
menacées d’instinct ion de la flore sauvage
Arrêté No 067/PM du 27 Juin 2006, portant organisation et fonctionnement du Comité
Interministériel de Coordination et de Suivi de la mise en œuvre de la CITES

CITES
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, signed in
Washington 3 March 1973, amended in Bonn, 22 June 1979

Prunus africana
Arrete No.48/A/MINAGRI/DF, 28 February 1991 - Banned exploitation of Prunus in Cameroon
(exempting Plantecam)
Arrete No. 48/MINAGRI/DF ,14 February 1992 - Lifted the ban on Prunus exploitation
Decision No. 0045/MINEF/DF, 11 January 1993 - Banned felling of Prunus
Lettre Circular n°0958 15 November 2007
Lettre Circular 2058 22 November 2007
Lettre No2050/L/MINFOF/SG/DF/SDAFF/SN 22 Nov 2007 Gestion de Prunus africana and
Lettre Circulaire No0958/LC/MINFOF/SG/DF/SDAFF/SN 15 Novembre 2007 relative à la
délivrance des documents pour le suivi de la gestion de Prunus africana au Cameroun.

Special forestry products
Décision No 0020 /D/MINFOF /SG/DF/SDAFF/ SAG 06 Jan 2009 portant octroi des quotas
d’exploitation des produits forestières spéciaux
Décision No 0443 /D/MINFOF /SG/DF/SDAFF/ SAG 13 juin 2008 portant octroi des quotas
d’exploitation des produits forestières spéciaux
Décision No 0336 /D/MINFOF /SG/DF/SDAFF/ SAG 16 Juil 2006 portant octroi des quotas
d’exploitation des produits forestières spéciaux
Décision No 0009 /D/MINFOF /SG/DF/SDAFF/ SAG 13 Jan 2006 portant octroi des quotas
d’exploitation des produits forestières spéciaux
Décision No 0143 /D/MINEF /DF/SDEIF/STEF/BP 17 Avril 1998 accordant un permis spécial a
la Société plantes du Cameroun (Plantecam )

Harvesting
(Ministry of Agriculture (1992) Cahier des charges and speciales. No 405/MINAGRI/DEFC.
Yaounde, 1986; Ministry of Agriculture (1986) Cahier des charges and speciales. No
405/MINAGRI/DEFC. Yaounde, 1992)

European Union
Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild
fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (published on March 3, 1997, in Series L, No 61 of
the OJEC)

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Annex 3: Authors

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