Norbert Sonne News Today

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) in Cameroon is nurturing the next generation of conservation leaders through its Young Graduates Internship Program. This initiative aligns with AWF Cameroon's 2020-30 strategic plan to cultivate a pipeline of future conservationists. The Young Graduates Internship Program empowers passionate graduates, transforming them into highly skilled conservation professionals.

The 5-year agreement seals the partnership between AWF and MINFOF to provide support for protected area management, counter wildlife trafficking, and sustainable development through conservation.

AWF’s leadership in Uganda, Cameroon, and DRC share how strategic partnerships with wildlife authorities and local communities sharpen their response to threats like illegal wildlife trade and habitat loss.

An 8-month-old chimpanzee rescued in southern Cameroon's Campo Ma'an landscape during a routine anti-poaching patrol signals the impact of AWF's support.

AWF is running a workshop from September 7-10, 2022 in Soa, Cameroon to discuss the renewal of its Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife.

From March 9-11, 2022, AWF gathered conservation and development stakeholders in Mbankomo for a workshop to address conservation challenges in the Dja landscape.

Received by African Wildlife Foundation's team in Campo Ma'an, the delegation from the German Development Bank assessed the impact of biodiversity conservation projects in the landscape.

Efforts to reduce transhumance in the Faro landscape and foster community conservation were appreciated by delegates visiting AWF's ECOFAC 6 projects in northern Cameroon.