1999
Creation of Environment and Rural Development Foundation (ERuDeF).
2000
Official launching of ERuDeF
2001
Launching of the Lebialem Highlands Forest Conservation Initiatives.
2002
Partnership with the Birdlife to protect Bamenda Highlands and train ERuDeF team.
2003
Launched surveys on birds and wildlife of Lebialem Highlands with support from Flora and Fauna International, RSPB and Rufford Foundation.
2004
Launched surveys on birds and wildlife of Lebialem Highlands with support from Flora and Fauna International, RSPB and Rufford Foundation.
2005
Completed the Great Apes surveys of Lebialem Highlands.
2006
Launched the first strategic direction paper for the conservation of Great Apes in Lebialem Highlands.
2007
ERuDeF joined the Nigerian-Cameroon Regional Consortium for conservation of Cross River Gorillas.
2007
ERuDeF signed the MoU with the World Wide Fund for Nature, Cameroon for the conservation of Cross River Gorillas.
2008
Started the International Volunteering Programme now called as International Biodiversity Expedition (IBE) Programme.
2010
Launched the creation of Tofala Hill Wildlife Sanctuary.
2012
ERuDeF won the 2nd Prize for the Climate Mitigation in Africa.
2012
ERuDeF launched the pilot Access and Benefits Sharing (ABS) Initiative in Cameroon.
2013
Created the Silver Back Company (SBC) Limited.
2014
ERuDeF created its first ever Protected Area – Tofala Hill Wildlife Sanctuary.
2014
The first ever Prior Information Consent (PIC) Research, MoU signed by the Minister of Environment, facilitated by ERuDeF.
2014
Launched the creation of the proposed Mak-Betchou Wildlife Sanctuary, Lebialem Highlands.
2014
ERuDeF facilitated the signing of MoU between V.Mane Fils and the Ministry of Environment, protection of Nature and Sustainable Development (MINIPDED).
2015
The government of Cameroon through MINEPDED signed the first ever Mutually Agreed Terms Agreement for the Mondia whitei project in Francophone Africa, facilitated by ERuDeF.
2015
Launched the research and conservation of amphibians of the Mount Nlonako, Littoral region, Cameroon.
2015
The funding Board of Trustees of ERuDeF approved the creation of ERuDeF board of trustees.
2016
The government of Cameroon through MINEPDED signed the second Mutually Agreement Terms for the Mondia whitei project in Lewoh, facilitated by ERuDeF.
2016
ERuDeF takes the lead in Great Apes conservation in Central Africa as Louis Nkembi its President/CEO became the president of the Central Africa Civil Society Programme on Great Apes conservation in Central Africa.
2017
Launched the creation of the proposed Mount Muanenguba Integrated Ecological Reserve in Cameroon.
2017
ERuDeF launched the Cameroon Amphibians Conservation Initiative (CACI).
2017
ERuDeF Launched the Cameroon Mountain Initiative.
2017
ERuDeF joined the steering committee for the GEF funded projects for the Management of Protected Areas and Access Benefits Sharing in South-West region, Cameroon.
2017
ERuDeF launched the UK Branch Office and registered as a UK based charity
2018
Launched 15 years Mount Bamboutos Initiative in collaboration with the International Tree Foundation.
2019
ERuDeF launched the organisational restructuring and re-strategizing process in order to emerge as a medium scale organisation.