The Forest: An African Traditional Definition is aimed at providing the
conservationist with some basic ideas as to which cultural areas to
explore (using a few African cultures-from some ecologically and
culturally rich forest zones of Cameroon that has earned the description
of Africa in miniature due to its diversity and representativeness of
ecological and cultural landscape that reflect the continent-for
illustration) in order to direct him or her to the appropriate beliefs
and customs that could be exploited in favour of conservation. There is
no overemphasising that most, if not all, African cultures have at least
some rudimentary aspects of conservation in the modern sense. These
aspects constitute the strong colours that could be used to create an
indelible picture of the importance of conservation on the continent.