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[…]
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[…]
Indigenous Villagers Set Pace in Plastic Waste Management, Climate Action in Buea-Cameroon
By Jabi Katy Chale _________________ In Buea, a town of about 200,000 inhabitants, a small community called Eweyi-Wondo-Mosume is the torchbearer of the city’s battle against plastic pollution and climate[…]
Wither Waste Exchange Plan?
By Ndimuh B. Shancho ________________________ The establishment of a national waste exchange programme came under review during a consultative meeting at the Cameroon Ministry of Environment, Protection of Nature and[…]
Bamenda Kids Use Plastic Bottles as Alternative Nursery Container
By Ndimuh B. Shancho ___________________ Within the framework of the 2022 Ecokids Programme jointly implemented by Voice of Nature (VoNat) and Meg Wah with support from Earth Rising Foundation, over[…]
An Open Letter to the Mayor of Bamenda III Council
_______________________________________________________ The Mayor, Bamenda III Council. Dear Sir, Subject: Urgent Need to Stop Pollution, Land Reclamation, and Deforestation It is a great honor to write to[…]
Journalists Trained to Champion Marine Debris, Plastic Pollution Awareness Campaign
By Honorine Cheng Abuck* Marine debris and plastic pollution are issues often under reported in the Cameroonian media landscape, yet crucial to the 21st century ecosystem. It is in recognition[…]
NGO Enlightens Buea Council Staff on Effective Waste Management, Climate Change Mitigation
By Sandrine Akeabeh ____________________ A Buea-based non-profit organization, Nature’s Breath (NAB), has enlightened the staff of Buea Council and some youth within the municipality on effective waste management and climate[…]
Four Communities in Buea Benefit from CWASAF’s Cleanup Campaign
Four communities in the Buea Municipality have benefitted from the cleanup and environmental protection sensitization campaign of Clean Water and Sanitation Africa, (CWASAF). These communities include; Moli in Buea town,[…]
MINEPDED SW Introduces New Measure to Rid Buea of Plastic Bottles
The South West Regional Delegation of Environment Protection of Nature, and Sustainable Development (MINEPDED), has introduced waste plastic bottles collection cages in Buea to ensure effective plastic waste management. In[…]