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By Amindeh Blaise Atabong In the heart of southwestern Cameroon, Ebo Forest is under immense threat from logging. This pristine and vibrant biodiverse ecosystem spanning 200,000 hectares (490,000 ...
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Cameroon’s Ebo Forest is an intact forest ecosystem, with a surface area of more than 2,000 sq km (772 sq miles) – greater than the size of London in the UK.
Sitting in front of his mud house in Pangar, a forest village in Cameroon’s East region, Mokuine Anatole sharpens his machete in the early morning sunlight, ready for a day’s hunting.
By Yannick Kenné In Bamukumbit village in northwestern Cameroon, residents have traditionally depended on natural water sources. However, these springs, streams, and rivers have deteriorated and ...
Cameroon officials say they have made efforts to crack down on forest loss in recent years, though with limited success.
Cameroon’s government is again planning to open a portion of Ebo Forest to logging, threatening 200,000 hectares (500,000 acres) of largely intact forest that is home to several rare and ...
SALAPOUMBÉ, Cameroon — Freddy Mbengue, a 24-year-old farmer in a black polo shirt and denim shorts, keeps a watchful eye on the forest. Mbengue is from the Baka community in Yenga-Tengué ...
Analysis - The Congo Basin's hunter-gatherer people have the secret to living well with the forest.
Baka people have lived in the forests of southeast Cameroon since time immemorial and are known to be the first custodians of the forest. Their lifestyle and livelihood depend on the forest.
Cameroon's indigenous Baka sing to save their vanishing forest home Yaounde, Cameroon – In the south-eastern rainforests of Cameroon, the indigenous Baka people are seeing their habitat ...
The Baka people of Bemba village, Cameroon, show how sharing is a viable forest management and conservation technique.