Buea Council to Improve Household Waste Management with New Support
By Ndimuh B. Shancho _________________ The Buea Council has received the sum of 15 million FCFA from a partner and “son of the soil”, along with three tricycles from the[…]
FEDEV Equips Cameroon Environmental CSOs with Laws to Combat Plastic Pollution
By Jabi Katy Chale & Ngala Eugine ___________________ The Foundation for Environment and Development (FEDEV) and partners recently empowered some 30 environmental Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) with policies and laws[…]
Health Risks of Using Thin Plastic Bulletins for Hot Food, a Common Practice in Cameroon
By Ndimuh B. Shancho ________________ The packaging of hot food items, including grilled pork (soya), cooked beans, puff-puff, fried potatoes & eggs, directly into small thin plastic bulletins for customers[…]
Post-Harvest Losses Hit Buea Farmers as Fruits of Labour Rot Away
By Ngala Eugine* _______________ Smallholder farmers in Buea, South West Region of Cameroon, are facing growing challenges with post-harvest losses due to inadequate crop preservation methods. Many enjoy abundant yields[…]
Buea Residents Decry Deteriorating Waste Management Challenge, Health Implications
By Ngala Eugene* __________________ Residents of Buea, the capital of Cameroon’s Southwest Region, are raising concerns over poor waste disposal practices that have led to growing heaps of garbage along[…]
Two Illegal Wildlife Traffickers Arrested with Pangolin Scales in Tibati, Cameroon
By Katy Jabi Chale _________________ Two individuals have been arrested in Tibati, Djerem Division of Cameroon’s Adamawa Region for attempting to illegally sell approximately 90 kilograms of giant pangolin scales,[…]
From North to West: Rising Desertification Threatens Livelihoods in Cameroon
By Ndimuh Bertrand Shancho _______________ On June 17, 2025, Cameroon joined the global community in commemorating World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. The commemoration of this day comes at[…]
Hippopotamus Sighted at Bambalang Lake: A Wake-Up Call for Conservation
A few weeks ago, a Hippopotamus ( Hippopotamus amphibius ) was sighted in Bambalang Lake, a man-made lake located in the North West Region of Cameroon, an eloquent reminder of the ecological[…]
SW Environmental Stakeholders Unite Against Plastic Pollution
By Jabi Katy Chale __________________ In commemoration of World Environment Day 2025, observed annually on June 5, the South West Regional Delegation of the Ministry of Environment, Protection of Nature[…]
Bush Burning, Unsustainable Harvesting Drive Mahogany Depletion in Mount Mbam
By Ndimuh Bertrand Shancho & Jabi Katy Chale ____________________ Once widespread across the 12,000-hectare expanse of Mount Mbam in Cameroon’s West Region, the African mahogany tree is now increasingly scarce.[…]