Cameroon Conservation Foundation (CCF) is an independent non-governmental organization established in 2012, with registration number: 00001401/RDA/J08/BAPP/ in accordance with law Number. 90/53 of December 1990 under article 7 relating to the formation, governing and functioning of associations in Cameroon. The Foundation works with a team of resource persons, consultants, and volunteers to address key issues relating to the conservation of our Wildlife and the protection of the Cameroon fragile ecosystems through training, research, capacity building and community engagement. The Foundation uses Environmental Education as an approach to share information, create awareness, and address issues of global, national, and local concern: climate change, Biodiversity conservation, marine litter, water and waste management, Air Quality monitoring, food security, land degradation, and disaster risk reduction.
The Foundation enforces and pushes conventions, Environmental legal instruments, and mechanisms ratified by Government of Cameroon and African Countries into the national plans of action, and development programs which are translated into local actions and contribute to the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Our Mission
CCF is working to enhance ownership of wildlife and their habitats by implementing actions such as
- Building grassroots capacity and networks for nature conservation
- Promoting participation and equity in natural resource management
- Mobilizing public and political support for nature and Educating young people about nature
- Promoting and supporting effective conservation partnerships locally, nationally and internationally
- Promote primary research on the oceans and atmosphere, which both have a vital impact on the environment as a whole, our climate, and life on the Earth’s surface layer.
- Enhance and promote a safe and sustainable environment protected from harms posed by hazardous
- Develop understanding of the changing climate and to generate climate scenarios to support national resilience Planning
- Foster collaboration with a diversity of partner’s and key stakeholders, working collectively to influence policies and strategies on a whole range of environmental issues
- Contributing valuable insights and best practices to shape global climate policies and advance collaborative solutions
- Foster networked resilience across cities and advance innovative cross-sector solutions that address critical sustainability gaps
Objectives
1. Provide long-term support and action plan towards biodiversity conservation in Cameroon, for the sustainable use and management of forest resources, while preserving the rich biodiversity of Cameroon. Encourage effective community-based forest management that supports biodiversity conservation and supports the implementation of strategies for sustainable use of forest resources by stakeholders.
4. Provides expert advice to support national officials and key decision-making bodies involved in the intergovernmental negotiating committee process towards the development of a new legally binding global agreement to combat marine plastic pollution, including providing input into the development of specific policy papers. provides expert advice to support national officials and key decision-making bodies involved in the intergovernmental negotiating committee.
2. Engages in high-quality scientific research, provides consultancy and policy advice to protect Cameroon’s endangered wildlife and their habitats, and supports biodiversity conservation and sustainable management in the Cameroon forest resources.
5. Provide Decision-makers at all levels with evidence-based analysis and advice to underpin important decisions, develop innovative solutions to environmental problems, and enhance the economic value and sustainable management of aquatic resources and environments.
3. Engages in high-quality scientific research, provides consultancy and policy advice to protect Cameroon’s endangered wildlife and their habitats, supports biodiversity conservation and sustainable management in the Cameroon forest resources.
6. Ensure permanent ecological and socio-economic monitoring systems to assess the trends in biodiversity conservation and livelihoods. Raise Environmental Awareness, Protect the Rights of Indigenous People & empower them to protect the Environment.