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Survey records 48 small fish species in Douala-Edea National Park

A rapid survey in Douala–Edéa National Park recorded 48 small fish species, including a likely new species, highlighting overlooked freshwater habitat (...)

CWCS supports communities to map and manage 5,000-hectare community forest

As pressure on land and natural resources grows, local leaders have been looking for practical ways to diversify incomes while safeguarding forests an (...)

When ovens change, forests breathe: The Mouanko fish story

In Yoyo 1 village in Mouanko subdivision, a coastal village in the Douala-Edéa landscape of Cameroon’s Littoral Region, fish smoking is being transfor (...)

CWCS supports coastal communities benefit from the “Blue economy”

At the Blue Economy Conference held in Yaounde Cameroon, July 2025, the CWCS came with a clear message: protecting the ocean and improving people’s li (...)

Cameroon sets legal compass for marine protected areas

Cameroon has taken a major step towards stronger ocean protection with the government’s approval of national directives for the creation and managemen (...)

La biodiversité marine du Cameroun menacée par la pêche illégale et la faiblesse de la gouvernance

Une nouvelle analyse révèle une intensification des menaces qui pèsent sur les écosystèmes marins et côtiers du Cameroun, ...

Douala-Edea’s Biodiversity Paradise Under Siege: Can nature and Its people be saved?

The Douala-Edea National Park, the lone Marine and terrestrial protected area in Cameroon, is in grave danger. Once hailed ...

Empower communities, protect oceans: How CWCS is leading a coastal comeback

As coastal ecosystems in Cameroon face growing threats, the Cameroon Wildlife Conservation Society (CWCS) is empowering local communities to lead mari (...)

Protecting Wildlife in Lobéké: A Call to Action for Biodiversity Conservation

An inventory of wildlife and non-timber forest products (NTFPs) in the Community Hunting Zones (ZICGCs) surrounding Lobéké National Park, Cameroon, ha (...)

Urgence en Afrique de l'Ouest : La Surpêche menace les droits humains et les ressources halieutiques

Le 9 février 2023, à l'issue d’un atelier régional organisé par la Coalition for Fisheries Transparency à Accra, au Ghana, des organisations de ...

Protection de la Faune et Gestion Durable : Nouveaux Plans pour les Zones de Chasse autour du Parc National de Lobéké

Dans le Sud-Est du Cameroun, le Parc National de Lobéké (PNL) et ses environs sont confrontés à une menace croissante due à ...

Kigali Hosts ANAES Executive Meeting and Capacity Building Workshop for African NGOs

The second meeting of the African NGOs Alliance for Environmental Sustainability (ANAES) took place in Kigali from June 5 to 7, 2024. This followed th (...)

Les AMCEZS ou le futur espoir de la conservation au Cameroun

En 2023, le Cameroun à travers le Ministère des Forêts et de la Faune (MINFOF), a adopté le concept d’AMCEZ (d’Autres Mesures de Conservation Efficace (...)

CAMEROON DEFINES GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR MARINE PROTECTED AREAS

The first set of elements to be taken into account in the elaboration of guidelines for drawing up and implementing management plans ...

330000 MANGROVE TREES PLANTED IN TWO YEARS

In just two years, more than 330000 mangroves plants have been planted in Mouanko and Dibombari in the Littoral Region of Cameroon thereb ...

AU MILIEU DE CES DÉFIS, NOUS AVONS OBTENU DES RÉSULTATS ENCOURAGEANTS

Au cours de l’année 2023, le CWCS a collaboré avec le gouvernement, d’autres ONG, le secteur privé, les communautés et les partenaires financiers pour (...)

AMIDST THE CHALLENGES WE DELIVERED EXCITING RESULTS

During 2023, CWCS engaged government, NGOs, private sector, communities and donor partners to shape a better future for humanity and nature....

Commonwealth University confers Honorary Doctorate to CWCS Coordinator

The Academic Council of the Commonwealth University in Kigali on November 22, conferred the honorary title of Doctor of Wildlife and Conservation Mana (...)

Pioneer conservator appointed for Mount Manenguba Herpeto-ornithological sanctuary

The Mount Manenguba Herpeto-ornithological sanctuary was gazetted by the government of Cameroon earlier this year precisely in February 2023 ....

Celebrating Mangrove day and Week 26 July, 2023 National Coordinator’s message

Dear Mangrovists, I am very delighted to be in touch with you on this special day and week “The Mangrove week”...

BIOPAMA Supported Project: Inventories show community hunting zones rich in wildlife, non-timber forest products

The Cameroon Wildlife Conservation Society (CWCS) field team began multiple resource inventories in Community...

APPEL A CANDIDATURES POUR LE RECRUTEMENT D'UN CONSULTANT ETHNOBOTANISTE

CWCS recrute un consultant ethnobotaniste ayant une solide expérience dans la réalisation d'inventaires...

CWCS showcases co-management, Other Effective Areas Based Conservation at African Protected Areas Congress

The Cameroon Wildlife Conservation Society (CWCS) actively participated in the first African Protected Areas Congress (APAC) held in Kigali Rwanda fro (...)

100 chimps still holding out in Douala-Edea National Park

Now confirmed, at least 100 central chimpanzees still live in the Douala Edea National Park, Littoral Region of Cameroon. A dry season survey conducte (...)

Importance of Co-Management in Protected Area Management in Douala-Edea National Park Cameroon

Created in 2018, the Douala Edea national park covers 262,935 ha with 300,000 ha of surrounding multiple use zones comprising community forest areas,. (...)

Communities consulted as process to create Tchabal Mbabo National Park hots up

A Cameroon Wildlife Conservation Society (CWCS) team has organised a series of consultations meetings and public dialogue with indigenous people, trad (...)

Stepping further into the sea

The year 2022 marked a watershed for the Cameroon Wildlife Conservation Society (CWCS). As world leaders, stakeholders and activists for the protectio (...)

Project to combat illegal fishing in Douala-Edea Marine National Park launched

A project to combat illegal, destructive over-fishing in the waters of Douala-Edea Terrestrial and Marine National Park, has been launched in Mouanko (...)

Mangrove Network urges stronger action against destructive fishing

The Cameroon Mangrove Conservation Network (RCM) has come out strongly against Illegal and unregulated fishing, and destruction of the mangroves ecosy (...)

Communiqué aménagement des aires protégées

Un atelier d'élaboration des lignes directrices des directives pour l'élaboration et la mise en œuvre des plans d'aménagement des aires protégées mari (...)