Environmental education in Cameroon

The border region between Nigeria and Cameroon is home to the "Cross River Gorilla", the most endangered of the four gorilla subspecies with a remaining population of only 150 to 300 individuals.

This region is also home to the most endangered chimpanzee subspecies, the Nigeria-Cameroon Chimpanzee. Their population is estimated to be about 6500 animals.  Hunting and trapping for bush meat and the destruction by commercial logging in the rainforests are the biggest threats.

Although trading with bush meat is prohibited in Cameroon, it is estimated that around 90 tons of bush meat are being sold at the local markets of its capital Yaoundé annually.

Here we support environmental education projects at local schools, including outreach programmes, like zoo visits and tree planting. The objective of the Schools’ Awareness Program is to create an awareness amongst the children on the value of their biodiversity and the need to conserve it for the future.

With the knowledge the children will have a better understanding and appreciation of their natural resources and know in greater detail about the importance of conserving it.

Our local partner is WPE -Wild Planet Ecoproject .

If you would like to support our work, please donate here.

WPE is still looking for volunteers for the environmental education project for 2010. Find more details here.