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 ...

This path, near the Dja river in the south region of Cameroon, lay next to the small village of Bemba. The village folk, Baka hunter-gatherers, used the path regularly to find forest medicines ...

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.

But in recent years, Cameron has seen a surge in deforestation and forest degradation. A report by Global Forest Watch shows forest loss in Cameroon of 777,000 hectares between 2001 and 2015, ...

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.

The forest, in southern Cameroon, is also subject to a land claim by Indigenous Banen people. In April, the prime minister’s office reclassified 68,385 hectares (168,983 acres) ...

Involving local communities in reporting forest crime can be an effective way to curb it, experts say. By Elias Ntungwe Nagalame. KADEY, Cameroon, Feb 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In an ...

The non permanent forest domain is forest land that can be given out for other activities rather than timber exploitation. Permanent forest domain WWF project invests about US$100,000 per year that ...

Cameroon government grants Indigenous Baka people access to fresh forest resources but at the expense of their former semi-nomadic lifestyle The Bridge features personal essays, commentary, and ...

This story is not unique. At least 40% of Cameroon’s forests have been allocated for logging. Add to that concessions also granted to mining companies, sport hunting companies and big agro ...

Relating to the forest. Since at least the 1980s, logging concessions, a large sport hunting zone, and the Dja protected conservation area have restricted the Baka people of Bemba's access to ...