by erudef | Dec 1, 2015 | News
The community of Lewoh in Lebialem Division, Southwest Region, has agreed to host the second Access Benefit Sharing (ABS) Process in Cameroon through the valorisation of one of their biological resources known scientifically as Mondia whithei and traditionally as...
by erudef | Nov 10, 2015 | News
Forest Elephants and Cross River Gorillas are migratory animals that use corridors between protected areas for their subsistence. The Southwest Region of Cameroon has six protected areas (Korup National Park; Mount Cameroon National Park; Takamanda National Park,...
by erudef | Nov 10, 2015 | News
The Muanenguba Mountain is one of the most important mountains in Cameroon. With an altitude of over 2400m above sea level, the mountain serves as a water reservoir for most of the south-western areas of the country. It is home to some endangered wildlife species like...
by erudef | Nov 10, 2015 | News
Biodiversity conservation depends a lot on concrete mapping of the different biodiversity hotpots. However, monitoring and evaluating established projects through information systems has been a major problem in the conservation of biodiversity in the Southwest Region...
by erudef | Oct 27, 2015 | News
The one who practices forest gardening is a farmer of joy. The farmer who inter-plants his/her crops with agroforestry trees such as acacia, lucaena, tephriosia and calliandra is sure to reap benefits at little cost as when they use chemical fertilizer. His soil gains...
by erudef | Oct 27, 2015 | News
A farmer and field based technician for ERuDeF/Trees for the Future program has been able to produce liquid fertilizer from agroforestry leaves and other biological materials. By Payong Marquise Based in Bakassa in the West Region, Nitcheu Jean Baptiste began to test...
by erudef | Oct 27, 2015 | News
Over fifty environmental clubs have been created by the Environment and Rural Development Foundation (ERuDeF) Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) team in schools within the Lebialem Highland Conservation Complex (LHCC). The clubs were created within the...
by erudef | Oct 27, 2015 | News
Imagine that you are desperately trying to keep alive a fertile endangered species to keep on bearing young ones and one day you discover it lying on its side, dead. Killed by ignorant villagers By Tengem Adeline In September 2015, the Environment and Rural...
by erudef | Oct 21, 2015 | News
Limited community involvement in the management of natural resources has been identified as one of the principal factors thwarting conservation efforts in the Lebialem Highlands Conservation Complex (LHCC). The LHCC is surrounded by 20 communities which are not...
by erudef | Oct 21, 2015 | News
It has been discovered that the Lebialem Highland Conservation Complex (LHCC) besides harbouring threatened wildlife species like the Cross River Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla), Nigeria-Cameroon Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), African Forest Elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis),...