Regeneration Potential of Woody Species in Watershed Areas of Mezam Division, North West Region of Cameroon

Watersheds are instrumental in the effective functioning of hydrological systems, as they ensure ground water recharge and a steady supply of water for multiple uses (Fulai et al., 2018).They are generally considered as points of development especially in countries which rely on water dependent activities.A major problem confronting watersheds remains the increase in human population and land use mutations, which set in to degrade the ecosystems.The implications on communities concerned are usually grave, including a decline in water quality and quantity which translates into the upsurge of water borne diseases and a drop in agricultural production.The increasing human population, coupled with the scarcity of favorable land for farming, grazing and construction of settlements appear to be the main drivers of watershed degradation.Watersheds are zones of conflicts because land users have different goals for the available natural resources.In this area, there is the encroachment of farmers into traditional grazing lands and straying of animals onto farmlands.These have resulted in social and economic conflicts which undermine efforts to improve the lives of large numbers of the No regeneration who depend on the resources for their survival and economic well-being (Kometa and Ashu, 2012).Cameroon, a country in Central Africa with an outlet to the Atlantic Ocean in the Gulf of Guinea, has enormous potentialities of water resources.It thus counts approximately 39,600 km 2 of inland water bodies internal and distributed in watersheds exploited for agriculture, construction, drinking, and several other uses.These basins are degraded by anthropogenic movements, reflected in strong urbanization, industrialization, agriculture, livestock, fisheries, deforestation, transport and