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Peter is manager of the WRI capacity building project on quantifying forest carbon and monitoring forest cover change in forests of the Congo. With more than 20 years of Central Africa experience Peter contributes to various WRI’s Central Africa forest and climate initiatives. Prior to joining WRI, Peter worked for the World Agro forestry Centre – Cameroon office for 10 years as ‘On-farm’ Specialist, INRM associate scientist and as forest policy and institutions specialist. Before that he had worked for another 10 years as agro forestry subject matter specialist, eastern supervisor, conservation and GIS officer with the Ministry of Agriculture and WWF-Korup national park project, respectively, in south west Cameroon.

Peter holds joint Honours BSc in Forestry & Soil Science (WALES-UK), a MSc in Resource Management (Edinburgh-UK) and a PhD in Forest Economics and Management from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Peter is married to AYI R Choupo Bokosah and has four kids, Niyaba, Fese, Boseme and Ayi J.

10 Publications by Peter -

1. P. Mbile, P. Ngaunkam, M. Besingi, C. Nfoumou, A. Degrande, A. Tsobeng, T. Sado & T. Menimo, 2009, Farmer Management of Cocoa Agroforests in Cameroon: Impacts of Decision Scenarios on Structure and Biodiversity of Indigenous Tree Species Biodiversity 10 (4) 12-19 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14888386.2009.971...

2. Mbile, P., 2009. The Korup National Park story revisited In: Diaw, M. C., Aseh, T. and Prabhu, R. (eds.). In Search of Common Ground: Adaptive Collaborative Management of Forests in Cameroon. Center for International Forestry Research, Bogor, Indonesia http://www.cifor.cgiar.org/publications/pdf_files/Books/BDia...

3. Mbile, P. 2009, Rights contestations through community mapping in Cameroon, poster, Yaoundé: Rights and Resources Initiative, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) 1p. Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/downloads/publications/PDFs...

4. Mbile Peter, Brent, Swallow, Zac, Tchoundjeu and Patrice Pa’ah, 2008, Multipurpose Trees in Landscape Mosaics: some lessons from a policy, livelihoods & conservation interface, in south east Cameroon, International Journal of Ecology & Development, Vol. 9; No. W08; 87-98, ISSN 0972-9984 (Print); ISSN 0973-7308 (Online), Copyright © 2008 IJED, ISDER http://ceser.in/ceserp/index.php/ijed/article/view/292

5. Peter Mbile, Gilbert Ndzomo-Abanda, Hermann Essomba, and Anicet Misouma, 2009, Alternate Tenure and Enterprise Models in Cameroon: Community Forests in the context of community rights and forest landscapes, Rights and Resources, World Agroforestry Center, 8p. http://www.rightsandresources.org/documents/files/doc_1195.p...

6. Mbile P, Patrice-Adre Pa’ah, L Popoola, Tchoundjeu Z, Nchoutboube, J, G.Abanda. Community-Based Stock Assessment and Monitoring System (C-BSAMS) For Non-Wood Forest Products In Community Forests in Cameroon: a methodological guide. In Chamberlain, J.L., (editor), 2007, Non-timber Forest Products: Traditional Products and Technologies: Proceedings of the IUFRO Division 5 Research Group 5.11 technical sessions, Brisbane, Australia, 8-13 August 2005. Asia Pacific Association of Forestry Research Institutions, FRIM, Kepong, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 118 p http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-5/50000/5110...

7. Mbile, P., Vabi M, Meboka M, Okon D, Arrey-mbo J, Ebong E., 2005, Linking Management & Livelihood in Environmental Conservation: Case of the Korup National Park, Cameroon: Journal of Environmental Management, 76 1-13 http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/23920683/793797842/name/Linking...

8. P. Mbile, Mapping for Change,(ed.) EJISDC Special Issue on Participatory Geographic Information Systems (Editor), 2005, http://www.ejisdc.org/ojs2/index.php/ejisdc/issue/view/85

9. Mbile P, Degrande A and D, Okon, 2003, Integrating Participatory Resource Mapping and Geographic Information Systems in Forest Conservation and Natural Resources Management in Cameroon: A Methodological Guide. EJISDC http://www.ejisdc.org, 14, 2, 1-11 http://www.ejisdc.org/ojs2/index.php/ejisdc/article/viewFile...

10. Mbile P, Tchoundjeu Z, Degrande A, Asaah E, Nkuinkeu R. 2003. Mapping the biodiversity of “Cinderella” trees in Cameroon, Biodiversity 4 (2) p. 17-21 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14888386.2003.971...