by erudef | Apr 13, 2023 | Amphibian Conservation Project
The government of Cameroon has transformed the Proposed Mount Muanenguba Integral Ecological Reserve into the Mount Muanenguba Herpeto-ornithological Sanctuary which will serve a safe habitat for amphibians, reptiles, and birds. This follows Prime Ministerial Decree...
by erudef | Sep 22, 2022 | Cross River Gorilla Conservation Program, News, Newsletter
By Ebong Lionel. Edited by Shuimo Trust The Cross River gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli) is the northern and western-most gorilla subspecies and is restricted to the hilly rain-forest region along the Nigeria-Cameroon border, which forms the headwaters of the...
by erudef | Aug 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
Within the context of its Island Biodiversity Conservation Programme, the Environment and Rural Development Foundation will be launching a project to support Tiko-Limbe 3 Island communities on the Southwest coast of Cameroon to conserve their mangroves. This Project...
by erudef | Aug 16, 2022 | Blog, Environmental Education Program, Livelihood and Economic Development and Perspectives, Newsletter, Uncategorized
By Shuimo Trust The Environment and Rural Development Foundation (ERuDeF) developed a project aimed at giving indigenous peoples and local communities a leading role in conservation in Southeast Cameroon. The project titled “Southeast Cameroon Indigenous Peoples...
by erudef | Jul 8, 2022 | Livelihood and Economic Development and Perspectives, News
By Shuimo Trust The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic brought overbearing effects on especially communities adjacent to protected areas. Given that communities around Cameroon’s protected areas depend heavily on tourism, the outbreak of COVID-19 means that the...
by erudef | Jul 8, 2022 | Cross River Gorilla Conservation Program, Lebialem Highlands, News, Newsletter
Ebong Lionel and Shuimo Trust The use of robust ecological data to make evidence-based management decisions for highly threatened species is often limited by data availability, and local ecological knowledge (LEK). The participation of communities living in high...
by erudef | Jul 1, 2022 | Blog, Cross River Gorilla Conservation Program, News
The International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies the Western lowland gorillas as critically endangered, Central chimpanzees as Endangered and forest elephants as Vulnerable due to their declining population, a trend that is not expected to cease in the...
by erudef | Jun 30, 2022 | Blog, Forest and Climate Change, Tree planting and Agroforestry, Mount Bamboutos initiative (MBI), Mt Bamboutos Initiative
The Western Cameroon Highlands are characterised by high relief, cool temperatures, heavy rainfall and savanna vegetation. These highlands constitute several mountains amongst which are the Mbapit-Nkogham, Bamboutos and Nlonako-Muanenguba Mountains. Mt. Bamboutos and...
by erudef | Mar 31, 2022 | Blog, Forest and Climate Change, Tree planting and Agroforestry, News
Nja Beltin Tekuh, The Cameroon Oil Transportation Company (COTCO) commissioned in 1998 an environmental impact survey of a proposed oil pipeline route from Chad to Cameroon. The results of the survey revealed that an area along the pipeline in eastern Cameroon known...
by erudef | Mar 30, 2022 | Blog, Forest and Climate Change, Tree planting and Agroforestry, News
By Muluh Quinivette The Western High Plateau of Cameroon is made of numerous mountains amongst which are the Mbapit and the Nkogham mountains. The Mbapit-Nkolgam Mts is found in the Western High Plateau of Cameroon. The Western High Plateau was once heavily forested....
