The Ministry of Forests and Wildlife is responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of the nation's forest and wildlife policy.

As such, they are responsible for:

- management and protection of forests in the national domain;
- development and monitoring of the implementation of regeneration, reforestation, inventory and forest management programs;
- control of compliance with regulations in the field of forestry by the various stakeholders;
- the application of administrative penalties where appropriate;
- liaison with professional organizations in the forestry sector;
- the planning and management of botanic gardens;
- the implementation of international conventions ratified by Cameroon in terms of wildlife and hunting.

They supervise the National Forestry Development Agency, as well as liaison with the Organization shows replica of the United Nations Food and Agriculture regarding the forest.