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 | 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 | 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 | Jun 2, 2021 | Forest and Climate Change, Tree planting and Agroforestry, News, Newsletter
The Southwest Region of Cameroon is blessed with a variety of natural resources such as; forests, water bodies (waterfalls, rivers, lakes, and ocean), mountains and abundant wildlife species. These natural resources stand as touristic sites in Cameroon especially the...
by | Feb 7, 2021 | Mount Bamboutos initiative (MBI), Newsletter, Uncategorized
The Mount Bamboutos Fons’ Association (MBFA) has gained its legal status. This was early January 2021 after receiving the declaration certificate from the Senior Divisional Officer of Bamboutos in Mbouda. The news which came as a breakthrough from the president of the...
by erudef | Feb 5, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
2020 was one of the most difficult years for the Environment and Rural Development Foundation (ERuDeF). The COVID-19 crisis that took the world by surprise and the Anglophone crisis that has been raging in the two Anglophone regions of Cameroon for 4 years now...
by erudef | Aug 29, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
This area is home to at least 40 species of large mammal(Diangha,2015) among the species, the most northern population of western lowland gorillas inhabit this area and occurs at higher density than in most sites in the East Region of Cameroon (Ambahe et al....
by | Aug 29, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
By Shuimo Trust -Ebo forest spans 200,000ha -The forest is one of the few pristine forest in Central Africa located in Southwestern Cameroon, precisely in the Littoral Region of Cameroon -Ebo forest is home to the critically endangered Nigeria-Cameroon Chimpanzees,...
by erudef | Aug 29, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
Nlonako –Muanenguba Mountain represents one of the most fragile ecosystems in Cameroon harboring some of the worlds threaten fauna species that appear on the IUCN RED list. Most of these animals are endemic to the area hence making them been threaten of extinction by...
by | Aug 1, 2020 | Blog, Mount Bamboutos initiative (MBI), Newsletter
By Shuimo Trust Since the onset of the Mount Bamboutos initiative in 2018, ERuDeF together with her local and international partners have been working towards getting everyone involved. One of of the ethnic groups that have been highly involved in the Mount Bamboutos...