Table 5.

Subsistence uses of mangrove by local people around three villages (Mbiako, Yoyo I and Yoyo II) established within Cameroon estuary

Taxa name	Part used	Uses
Rhizophora spp.	Young, mature and old stems, branches	Fuelwood (cooking and smoking fish), furniture, fencing poles, fuelwood for cooking and smoking fish, bed poles, timber poles for banda construction, canoe anchors, paddles and fishing traps bridges.
Avicennia germinans	Young, mature and old stems, branches	Fuelwood (cooking and smoking fish), furniture, fencing poles, fuelwood for cooking and smoking fish, bed poles, timber poles for banda construction, canoe anchors, paddles and fishing traps.
Laguncularia racemosa	Stems	Firewood (home use), smoking fish, poles for furniture and fences.
Conocarpus erectus	Stems	Firewood (home use), smoking fish, poles for furniture and fences.
Nypa fruticans	Leaves	Thatching material for house walls and roofs.