Guardians of the Water: Counting Crocodiles in the Lac Télé Community Reserve (RCLT)

In the heart of Central Africa, in the Congo Basin, where ancient rivers wind through dense rainforests and floodplains stretch beyond the horizon, a quiet revolution in conservation is taking place. Deep within the Lac Télé Community Reserve (RCLT), a team of researchers armed with spotlights and GPS devices are conducting one of the most sophisticated crocodile monitoring programs ever undertaken in the Congo Basin.

From Kribi to Action: How South-South Cooperation is Catalyzing Africa's Expanded Forest Conservation Partnership

The landmark 2025 Annual Conference of the GEF-funded Critical Forests Integrated Programmes in the Congo Basin and the Guinean Forest Regions held in June in Kribi, Cameroon has set the stage for an ambitious new chapter in African forest conservation. The Conference  saw the launch of the GEF-8 Congo Forest Integrated Programme and the GEF-8 Guinean Forest Integrated Programme, which adopt an expanded approach under the Amazon and Congo Critical Forest Biomess Integrated Programmes (IPs). 

Representatives from Cameroon, CAR, Republic of Congo, and Gabon Propose Five-Phase Roadmap to Combat Transboundary Environmental Crime Through Regional Eco-Security Cooperation

The illegal exploitation of natural resources by international criminal networks, exacerbated by climate change which drives habitat loss and forces communities into illegal activities for survival, undermines Central Africa's stability, economy, biodiversity, and peace. The region's rich primary forests and exceptional biodiversity make it especially vulnerable to these challenges. Combating environmental crime, particularly in transboundary areas, requires a coordinated, innovative, and sustainable regional response.

From Villages to Ministries: How Participatory Land Use Planning is Transforming Congo Basin Conservation

The most effective conservation strategies emerge when traditional knowledge meets modern planning systems, supported by targeted capacity building. This principle is being demonstrated across multiple countries in the Congo Basin, transforming conservation practice in the Republic of Congo's Lac Télé landscape, to participatory land use planning covering over 1.2 million hectares in Cameroon and transboundary conservation efforts spanning Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, and Gabon. 

A New Model for Landscape Governance

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