635- As a follow-up to the Conference, Government organised an Intersector Consultative Workshop on the establishment of a National Waste Exchange on 11 August 2016 in Yaounde. The main resolution resulting from the workshop, was the conduct of a feasibility study of the setting up of the said Waste Exchange. 636- In addition to hygiene and sanitation campaigns carried out by associations and clubs, private organizations work in the field of bottle recycling and plastic packaging, such as NAMé Recycling. The activities of NAMé Recycling consist of the collection and recycling of plastic waste from the local market, followed by the marketing of recycled flakes and pellets resulting therefrom. The major challenge is to raise the people’s awareness of the threat posed by plastic waste, which should be recycled responsibly and which can be dumped free of charge at dedicated NAMé collection points. B: Combating Non-Compliant Plastic Packaging 637- As part of the implementation of Joint Order No. 4/MINEPDED/MINCOMMERCE of 24 October 2012 to prohibit the manufacture, import, holding and marketing of nonbiodegradable plastic packaging of thickness less than or equal to 60 microns, MINEPDED regional control brigades regularly raided markets and supermarkets. Thus, from 2011 to 2018, 16,175 raids were conducted nationwide, following which 1,244 Infringement Reports were drawn up for 1,400,107 tonnes of prohibited packaging seized, and CFAF80,832,500375 collected as fines. §3: Conservation and Protection of Species 638- The conservation and protection of species focused on the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization376 already mentioned, and protection of wildlife. 639- In order to achieve effective wildlife protection, the capacity of some stakeholders was developed on a number of issues, especially on tools and standards for transparency, good governance and sustainable management of forests and wildlife377. 640- Similarly, the search for sustainable measures, the safeguarding and protection of endangered species and solutions for the peaceful coexistence between elephants and humans were discussed378, as well as the “Monitoring and management of wildlife in forest concessions”379, reducing the involvement of Boko Haram followers in illegal poaching of elephants and ivory trafficking380and on the conservation of pangolins in Central Africa381. 641- With regard to response measures, consolidating surveillance mechanisms made it possible to seize hunting trophies. On 14 March 2017, for example, 144 elephant tusks and 100 kg of pangolin scales were seized in Douala, while on 10 October 2017, 70kg of pangolin scales were seized in Ebolowa, and on 10November 2017, 160 elephant tusks and over 6,200 375 About 123,408,296 Euros. The State adhered to the Nagoya Protocol on 30 November 2016. 377 A two-day capacity development session was organised in January 2017 in Douala with the support of World Wildlife Fund for some 20 Journalists from the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, Gabon and Cameroon. 378 A workshop was organised from 20 to 22 February 2017 in Garoua with experts from Chad, the Central African Republic and Cameroon and representatives of the local people with the support of the Biodiversity Conservation Programme in Central Africa. 379 A workshop to launch Phase II of the « Monitoring and management of wildlife in forest concessions » was organised on 30 March 2017 by MINFOF and Wildlife Conservation Society. A meeting was held on 3 October 2017 in the Kagwene sanctuary in the environs of Bamenda with conservation authorities and representatives of the local people to evaluate the activities of the Wildlife Conservation Society. 380 A consultative meeting was held on 17 October 2017 in Garoua with local authorities and representatives of the local people. 381 A workshop was organised on 14 July 2017 in Yaounde by MENTOR-POP. 106 376