Lomié has taken a significant step toward strengthening local landscape governance as stakeholders reviewed and provisionally validated the framework document for the Municipal Landscape Management Committee (MLMC), paving the way for its official establishment later this month.
Restoration is a long-term process
Restoring tropical forests is about far more than planting trees. It requires understanding how ecosystems function, working alongside communities, and adapting implementation as experience grows.
Partners implementing the GEF-financed Dja Landscape Project have validated a new Grievance and Redress Mechanism (GRM), marking an important milestone in ensuring that conservation efforts are transparent, inclusive, and responsive to the needs of local communities.
Protecting the Congo Basin peatlands depends on more than scientific research—it requires national institutions and experts equipped to manage, interpret, and apply environmental data long after individual projects have ended.
The Ebony Project is a long-term restoration and livelihoods initiative led by the Congo Basin Institute (CBI) in Cameroon. Working across forest landscapes in and around the Dja and TRIDOM regions, the project brings together communities, researchers, and private-sector partners to support forest restoration, sustainable livelihoods, and ecological resilience.
For many communities living around Lobéké National Park in eastern Cameroon, forests support everyday life in multiple ways. Products such as njansang (Ricinodendron heudelotii) and bush mango help households generate income, cover school fees and medical expenses, and maintain long-standing connections with forest landscapes.
Funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF-8) and implemented by Cameroon’s Ministry of Environment, Protection of Nature and Sustainable Development, the Dja Landscape Project is designed to strengthen governance and enhance ecosystem connectivity for biodiversity conservation, while creating sustainable livelihood opportunities for local communities.
Élaborée par le groupe de travail de l'ARRC dans le cadre du projet « Congo Basin Peatlands » financé par l'IKI et dirigé par le PNUE, cette infographie fournit des conseils pratiques et fondés sur des données scientifiques concernant l'application de la hiérarchie des mesures d'atténuation afin de réduire les impacts de l'exploitation pétrolière et gazière sur les grands singes et leurs habitats.
With one of Africa’s most substantial and strategically composed delegations present, Cameroon arrived in Nairobi not as a passive participant, but as an active contributor. As the global community gathered, the country emerged as one ready to share concrete, field tested solutions from the Congo Basin.