Forest Communities Complicity with Illegal Loggers
The forested areas in the Center, East, and South regions of Cameroon are abundant in natural resources that are...
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Subsistence farming topples forests near commercial operations in Congo
The effects of commercial logging, mining and farming can ripple beyond the boundaries of the operations, leading to the... -
Cameroun: L’assurance indicielle pour protéger les agriculteurs contre le…
Sorry, this entry is only available in French. Suite à une étude de faisabilité réalisée par la Banque Mondiale,... -
Mitigating Deforestation Risks of Palm Oil Expansion in Africa
For all the economic benefits the palm oil industry has brought to Indonesia and Malaysia, which together produce more... -
Swapping Coffee, Cocoa for Pepper to Adapt to Extreme…
Andrew Kombe of Penja village located about 350 kilometers from Cameroon’s capital, Yaounde happily combs his four hectare Penja... -
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InfoCongo invites journalists, designers, developers, cartographers and data experts to submit a proposal for our stories, maps, and data... -
Celebrating Pangolins
The global development community celebrates World Pangolin Day on Saturday, February 18, 2017, under the theme “Together let’s protect... -
The Road to Destruction?
There is a growing network of logging roads in Cameroon’s eastern region, particularly along national parks and forest reserves.... -
Major Congo Basin forest conference Underway in Rwanda
More than 500 participants are gathered in Kigali, Rwanda, to discuss the problems facing the Congo Basin and to... -
How Cameroon Farmers Are Coping with Drought
Self-driven small scale irrigation schemes near river banks and running streams are helping farmers in Akum, and Santa in... -
Here’s where tropical forests have been destroyed for palm…
Most oil palm is grown in areas that were once species-rich and carbon-rich tropical forests, thanks to the fact... -
Outcome of the Kigali Congo Basin Forest Partnership Meeting
A release sent out Tuesday, Nike Pas Cher December 06, NMD 2016 details out the major conclusions of the... -
Cameroonian Farmers Drag Palm Oil Company to Court
SG Sustainable Oils Cameroon PLC (SGSOC), a palm oil developer in the Southwest Region of Cameroon has been dragged... -
Africa’s palm oil surge builds in Cameroon
Tucked amongst the hilltops of Yaoundé are the signs of a country and an economy on the move. Cameroonians... -
InfoCongo Feature Stories fund Launched
As part of the InfoCongo initiative we set a fund that will last for the next 3 years to... -
INTERPOL Links Environmental Crimes to Other Serious Crimes
The world’s largest police organization, INTERPOL has published a report examining the nature of “crime convergence” within the context... -
Why Dependence On Natural Resources Is Bad For DR…
Many African countries have in recent years shown phenomenal economic growth. But recent developments on global markets – including... -
Environmentalist sentenced in Cameroon
Mr. Nasako Besingi, Director of the NGO Struggle to Economize our Future Environment (SEFE) was sentenced today by a... -
Un défenseur de l’environnement condamné au Cameroun
Monsieur Nasako Besingi, Directeur de l’ONG Struggle to Economize our Future Environment (SEFE) a été condamné ce jour par le... -
Pistes Pour La Relance De La Production D’huile De…
Après deux jours des travaux en atelier, du 28 au 29 octobre au Centre catholique Nganda à Kintambo, une... -
Sustainable Palm Oil Manifesto group’s High Carbon Stock forests…
In the wake of escalating public attention to the impact of palm oil plantations on the environment and global... -
Biodiversité au Cameroun: des citoyens prennent le relais de…
Au Cameroun, l’État ne parvient pas à assurer le respect de la biodiversité. “Absence de stratégies”, “Faible capacité des... -
Exploitation industrielle de l’huile de palme dans le Bassin…
Les investissements à grande échelle dans l’exploitation de l’huile de palme dans le Bassin du Congo a pris une... -
Industrial Palm Oil in Congo Basin: Are Countries Ready?
Large-scale palm oil investment in the Congo Basin has taken a new dimension in recent years. For many, the... -
Palm Oil Boom?
“Oil palm cultivation has expanded tremendously around the world. Indonesia and Malaysia are the epicenter of this development. In...