The role of community rangers as citizen Scientists in Research and Conservation of Gorillas and Chimpanzees in the Lebialem highlands, Cameroon

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...

REDD +, an incentive for restoration

The fight against climate change is one of the major challenges of our time. Forests play a fundamental role in climate change mitigation- by removing CO2 from the atmosphere and storing it in biomass and soils. This also means that when forests are cleared or...

Cameroon government creates a protected area to conserve amphibians, reptiles, and birds

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...

Time to save the remaining Cross River Gorillas in the Lebialem Highlands

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...

ERuDeF to launch Project to support Island communities to conserve mangroves in Southwest Cameroon

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...

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Njoagwi Fondom Welcomes First Ever Vehicle

When the four wheeled pick-up vehicle belonging to the Environment and Rural Development Foundation (ERuDeF) made its way into the Njoagwi palace Fon’s palace, it was a huge celebration from the excited population, who have never seen a vehicle driven...

ERuDeF Staff Elect Pioneer Staff Delegate

Staff of the Environment and Rural Development Foundation (ERuDeF) have elected their pioneer staff delegate, Bertrand Shancho Ndimuh. He emerged victorious after a transparent and hitch free election conducted April 7, 2017, at the...

Creation of Mt. Muanenguba IER:

Bangem Chiefs, Elites… Pour Blessings On Project Chiefs and elites from seven villages in Bangem, Kupe-Muanenguba Division of Southwest Cameroon, have unanimously agreed to collaborate with government for the creation of the proposed Mount...