November 23

• Cameroon: Forest Communities Cannot Adapt to Climate Change Alone

  Rural communities in Cameroon rely heavily on forests for everything from their nutritional and medicinal needs to fuel for cooking and will be unable to adapt to climate change... Read more »

November 22

• Cameroon: Measuring Carbon Stocks in Logging Concessions

  Deep inside a logging concession in southern Cameroon, scientists from the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) are measuring the carbon content of a huge tree,... Read more »

November 8

• Cameroon: Digital Atlas to Improve Forest Oversight

  The Cameroon government, in collaboration with the World Resources Institute (WRI) has published an updated interactive atlas to help monitor the country's vast woodlands, which... Read more »

October 26

• Cameroon: Floods Spark Call to Cut Disaster Risk

  Following severe flooding in the north of Cameroon, the country is being urged by the United Nations to take steps to reduce disaster risks in the face of extreme weather. Read more »

October 9

• Cameroon: Burning Need for Charcoal Hits Nation's Forests

  Cameroonians are burning increasing amounts of charcoal for cooking and heating as the country's electricity and gas supplies fail to keep pace with demand, raising concerns among... Read more »

September 25

• Cameroon: U.S. Firm Under Fire Over Palm Oil Project

  A huge palm oil project in Cameroon's rainforest, led by a U.S.-based agribusiness, Herakles Farms, is stirring up controversy. Environmentalists warn it will destroy precious... Read more »

August 27

• Cameroon: Nation Enlists Women in Reforestation Effort

  While Cameroon's green forest canopies appear to stretch out endlessly over the horizon, they are in fact getting smaller every year. Read more »

July 19

• Central Africa: Cameroon to Protect Forests With Satellite Monitoring

  Cameroon has joined a Congo Basin initiative that uses satellite imagery to monitor changes in forest cover in an effort to curb deforestation and help Central African countries... Read more »

July 11

• Cameroon: Mother of Five Optimistic Amidst Bleak Conditions

  The drought in the Far North region of Cameroon has left thousands of households without enough to eat and agricultural land that is unfit for cultivation. Read more »

July 6

• Cameroon: Mother of Five Optimistic Amidst Bleak Conditions

  The drought in the Far North region of Cameroon has left thousands of households without enough to eat and agricultural land that is unfit for cultivation. Read more »

June 13

• Cameroon: Investors Seek to Boost Biofuel Production

  Biofuel production initiatives are gaining ground in Cameroon as the government seeks to reduce the Central African country's energy deficit while fighting climate change. Read more »

May 23

• Cameroon: Forests Pressured As Leaders Welcome Palm Oil Investors

  Cameroon is inviting foreign companies to expand lucrative palm plantations, pitting the country's need for economic development against environmentalists who foresee the loss of... Read more »

April 24

• Cameroon: False Starts to Rainy Season Confuse Farmers

  Cameroon's farmers have run into trouble after unusual early rains two years in a row pushed them to begin planting ahead of time, especially in the south. The rain soon dried up,... Read more »

April 17

• Cameroon: Govt Plans Climate Projects to Protect Elephants From Poaching

  In response to the recent large-scale poaching of elephants in and near the Bouba Ndjida National Park, the Cameroon government has announced steps not only to improve security but... Read more »

March 5

• Cameroon: Govt Cracks Down On Illegal Logging

  The government of Cameroon has intensified a crackdown on illegal loggers in a measure aimed at conserving the country's forest resources and combating the effects of climate... Read more »

February 22

• Cameroon: Drought-Hit Region Counts the Cost of Reduced Trade

  Northern Cameroon's renown as the bread basket of West and Central Africa is fading rapidly following a sharp drop in agricultural production due to harsh weather conditions. Read more »

January 5

• Cameroon: Farmers Turn Dung Into Power

  Starved of electricity but with plentiful methane-rich manure, rural livestock farmers in this heavily agricultural nation have become unlikely heroes and beneficiaries of Africa's... Read more »

December 5, 2011

• Africa: Food Processing Curbs Climate Losses for Women Farmers

  Jullienne Engono has good reason to look pleased with herself. The 49-year-old farmer has won first prize for food processing at an agricultural show in Awae town in southern... Read more »