INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE BAKA PEOPLE OF CAMEROON

Early day motion 418, tabled 15 July 2013 by Baroness Clark of Kilwinning (Labour). Signed by 33 members.

That this House congratulates UNICEF and UNESCO for hosting the premiere of Phil Agland's BAFTA-nominated film, Baka - a Cry from the Rainforest, at the Cameroon Parliament to highlight the threat to the traditional lifestyle of the Baka people and their rainforest habitat posed by logging, mining and plantation interests, the destructive influence of illicit alcohol and the introduction of national parks that exclude the Baka from their ancestral forests; applauds the British High Commission in Cameroon for sponsoring the event along with the US Embassy and many non-governmental organisations; and calls on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development to continue to work with international organisations and the government of Cameroon to resolve these issues and ensure the long-term survival and integrity of the Baka culture.

Signatures by party: Labour 23, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, DUP 2, Liberal Democrat 2, Scottish National Party 2, Plaid Cymru 1.