Traditional Dance Groups Pledge Greater Rhino Protection

Traditional dance groups and school children in the South West Region of Cameroon renewed their interest in protecting the endangered rhino species, on September 20, 2014. The groups met at the campus of the ERuDeF Institute of Biodiversity and Non-Profit Studies...

Water Catchment Sites for Magha-Bamumbu Mapped Out

Access to potable water is one of the biggest challenges rural communities in Cameroon face. Magha-Bamumbu in the Lebialem Division has a long history of water shortages which has often landed inhabitants into serious water related diseases. Water resources in...

Tofala Forest Management Committees Receive Logistical Support

Some members of the Village Forest Management Committees(VFMC) in four communities bordering the just declared Tofala Hill Wildlife Sanctuary have received logistical support to permit them collect field data and be more informed to make scientific decisions about the...

ERuDeF’s Livelihood Support Helping Conservation

There is an adage that says ‘consevartion cannot be done on an empty stomach”. That is to say for conservation to be successful, actors must try to provide alternative sources of livelihood to forest adjacent communities. It was against this thinking that...

Sale of Bush Meat Banned in Lebialem Division

An order from the Divisional Delegation of Forestry and Wildlife has banned the sale of bush meat in Lebialem Division. This follows a Ministerial Decision which insists on the closing of the hunting season in the national territory. In a coordination meeting held...

A New Member in the Communication Team

ERuDeF’s Public Relations and Communication Program now has a new member. Margaret Eyong, 23, holds a B.Sc in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Buea. Confident, highly driven with practical hands-on client service experience, Ms Eyong...

ERuDeF’s Scholarship Breathes Life into Underprivileged

2 Million Worth Scholarship Given to 30 Schools With financial support from UK Charity Tusk Trust, The Environment and Rural Development Foundation (ERuDeF) has given out some 2 million worth scholarship in the form of text books, exercise books, school materials and...