Species & Ecosystems – Page 2

NGO Launches Elephant Conservation Initiative, Conservator Pledges Support

VoN NewsMarch 16, 2023 Leave a Comment

By Sandrine Akeabeh __________________ Cameroon-based biodiversity conservation and sustainable development non-profit Organization, Voice of Nature (VoNat), has kick-started a project that will contribute to proffering solutions to the perennial deadly[…]

First Ever Sanctuary for Amphibians, Reptiles and Birds Conservation in Cameroon Created!

VoN NewsMarch 13, 2023 Leave a Comment

By Ndimuh B. Shancho ____________________ The Cameroon Government has transformed what used to be known as the Proposed Mount Muanenguba Integral Ecological Reserve into the Mount Muanenguba Herpeto-ornithological Sanctuary, being[…]

Bamenda Kids Use Plastic Bottles as Alternative Nursery Container

VoN NewsFebruary 1, 2023 Leave a Comment

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[…]

Bonaberi’s Mangroves, Depleting at Disturbing Rate

Ndimuh B. ShanchoDecember 22, 2022 Leave a Comment

By Sandrine Akeabeh ___________________ Results of an Investigation on mangroves depletion in Douala, Limbe and Kribi, carried out within the frame work of the Open Data for Environment and Civic[…]

Renewable Energy Powered Ovens Help Cameroon Fish smokers curb Mangrove Forest Degradation

VoN NewsOctober 21, 2022 Leave a Comment

By Regina Leke and Ngalame Elias ___________________________ Renewable energy-powered ovens introduced in some fishing communities along the coastal regions of Limbe and Douala in Cameroon, are helping the country redress[…]

African Traditional Knowledge, Neglected Species Conservation Asset

VoN NewsSeptember 8, 2022 Leave a Comment

African communities have from time immemorial, developed different belief systems including taboos, rituals and totems that ensured the effective management of natural resources in the continent. These belief systems ascribed[…]

Cameroon’s Pangolins, Primates Going…..

VoN NewsAugust 30, 2022 Leave a Comment

Cameroon is host to three species of pangolins (white-bellied, black-bellied and giant pangolins) and two species of chimpanzees (central and the Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzees), which are classified as endangered or vulnerable[…]

Great Apes Conservation: When Children Get Involved

VoN NewsAugust 28, 2022 Leave a Comment

Kids and young adults hold the key to the future conservation of great apes and other endangered species around the world. They will be the ones to make decisions and[…]

Ebo Forest in Big Trouble Again!

VoN NewsAugust 25, 2022 Leave a Comment

Ebo Forest is a 2,000 km² proposed national park in the Littoral Region of Cameroon. It is home to an amazingly rich diversity of plants and animals, including gorilla Nigeria-Cameroon[…]

New Amphibians Conservation Stewards Raised in Mt. Nlonako Area

VoN NewsAugust 23, 2022 Leave a Comment

More conservation and careful stewardship is needed to halt the depletion of some nine endangered amphibians species including the world’s largest frog species, the Goliath Frog (Conraua goliath) in the[…]

Baseline Assessment Shows High Human Pressure on Mount Mbam

The Scourge of Illegal Fishing on Artisanal Fishers in Cameroon

South West Mayors Take Measures Against Plastic Pollution

Indigenous Villagers Set Pace in Plastic Waste Management, Climate Action in Buea-Cameroon

On Save the Frogs Day: VoNat Raises Awareness on the Plight of World’s Largest Frog in Cameroon

EcoWarriors Raises Consciousness Against Forest Depletion Through Storytelling

Wither Waste Exchange Plan?

Future of Endangered Species at Mount Cameroon in Safe Hands

Heat Waves in Cameroon; cautions, precautions

LWC at 30, a Beacon of Hope for Confiscated Wildlife