by erudef | Sep 27, 2016 | News
Nine new executive members have been elected to revamp the Lewoh Women Cooperative Society (LeWoCoS), which has been dormant for the last five years. The elections, organised by the Environment and Rural Development Foundation (ERuDeF) in Lewoh, August 2016, came up...
by erudef | Sep 27, 2016 | News
Over 600 seedlings of Agroforestry species have been planted around the water catchment of Government Bilingual Primary School (GBPS) Fonjometow in Lebialem Division, Southwest Region to improve on the water quality and protect it from drying off. The tree species,...
by erudef | Sep 27, 2016 | News
Villagers of Fundong, Boyo Division of the Northwest Region of Cameroon now enjoy potable water. This is thanks to some7000 Acacia, Leucaena and Prunus tree species planted to serve as life fencing around some water sources in this area. In March 2016, the Environment...
by erudef | Sep 27, 2016 | News
Communities in Upper Bayang of Manyu Division, Southwest Cameroon have agreed that Community Forest Institution be created to oversee the management of community forests in this part of country. This is one of the outcomes of the information and awareness meeting...
by erudef | Sep 27, 2016 | News
The people of Nkongho-Mbo in Southwest Cameroon have greeted the newly established Mak-Betchou Rainforest Community Conservation Programme with lots of joy giving the developmental prospects, which the project has for their communities. They overly expressed their joy...
by erudef | Sep 27, 2016 | News
Some 13 hunters from villages around the proposed Mak-Betchou Wildlife Sanctuary have promised to drop their guns and collaborate with the Environment and Rural Development Foundation (ERuDeF) in conserving wildlife in this biodiversity hotspot. They made the promise...
by erudef | Sep 27, 2016 | News
Cooperative Members from some communities adjacent to the proposed Mak-Betchou Wildlife Sanctuary have been introduced to a new funding mechanism that enables them efficiently generate income to support local community initiatives and livelihoods. The funding...
by erudef | Sep 26, 2016 | News
Cameroon is ranked 5th in terms of biodiversity in Africa and second only after the Democratic Republic of Congo in primates’ diversity (Mc Neely, 1988). In addition, several species of endangered primates are still relatively well represented in Cameroon’s forests;...
by erudef | Sep 26, 2016 | News
High demand for cheap timber and growing pressure on forests for conversion to agricultural use, amidst weak legislations, has led to illegal practices within the forest sector. Faced with these, the European Union (EU) embarked on the FLEGT process in 2007. In 2012,...
by erudef | Sep 26, 2016 | News, Volunteering and Internship
The Proposed Mak-Betchou Wildlife Sanctuary in the Lebialem Highland of SW Cameroon is one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems in the Gulf of Guinea (lower Guinea Forest). The highland is home to the African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus) which is presently...
