thumb|Night view of Limbe Atlantic Ocean thumb|Mangroves along the banks of Wouri River in Douala Cameroon is one of the wettest parts of Africa and records Africa's second highest concentration of biodiversity. In Cameroon forest cover is around 43% of the total land area, equivalent to 20,340,480 hectares (ha) of forest in 2020, down from 22,500,000 hectares (ha) in 1990. In 2020, naturally regenerating forest covered 20,279,380 hectares (ha) and planted forest covered 61,100 hectares (ha). Around 15% of the forest area was found within protected areas, for the year 2015, 100% of the forest area was reported to be under public ownership.
thumb|Night view of Limbe Atlantic Ocean thumb|Mangroves along the banks of Wouri River in Douala Cameroon is one of the wettest parts of Africa and records Africa's second highest concentration of biodiversity In Cameroon forest cover is around 43% of the total land area equivalent to 20340480 hectares (ha) of forest in 2020 down from 22500000 hectares (ha) in 1990 In 2020 naturally regenerating forest covered 20279380 hectares (ha) and planted forest covered 61100 hectares (ha) Around 15% of the forest area was found within protected areas for the year 2015 100% of the forest area was reported to be under public ownership