by crgadmin | Jan 30, 2018 | Conservation, Ecotourism
The government of Cameroon has approved the creation of a new community forest in Manyu Division. The two-year Provisional Management Agreement of the community forest to be named BANCK (Bakumba, Ayukaba, Numba, Chinda, Kendem) community forest, was approved by the...
by crgadmin | May 20, 2017 | Conservation, Research
Deforestation is still increasing exponentially in tropical regions. The forest landscape in Upper Bayang and Manyu Department at large is home to the critically endangered Cross River gorilla in South West Cameroon. Until recently the forest was relatively intact...
by crgadmin | Mar 16, 2017 | Conservation, Research
As a former ice age refuge, the highland rainforests of South West Cameroon are among the oldest forests and comprise the richest flora and fauna in continental tropical Africa. The area is one of the world’s most important biodiversity hotspots, encompassing high...
by crgadmin | Feb 2, 2012 | Conservation, Research
Conservationists working in Central Africa to save the world’s rarest gorilla have good news: the Cross River gorilla has more suitable habitat than previously thought, including vital corridors that, if protected, can help the great apes move between sites in...
by crgadmin | Nov 9, 2011 | Conservation, Education, Uncategorized
Efforts to save the Cross River gorilla, Africa’s most endangered ape, received renewed hope after the United Nations (UN) recently approved $4 million to help Nigeria further promote conservation and sustainable forest management. Environmentalists welcomed the...
