I am Walo Michel, the president of the Agropastoral Group of Moussapoula. I practice fruit farming, fish farming, beekeeping and general agriculture. It all started following an awareness campaign from Redd+ which motivated us to start farming and as we are in a conservation area, I also chose to engage in these activities to help […]
The Sangha Tri-national Trust Fund (FTNS), under the umbrella of the African Consortium of Environmental Funds (CAFÉ), organised the 12th General Assembly of CAFÉ from 12 to 16 September 2022. The event took place in the economic capital of Cameroon, Douala, under the theme “Mixed financing, strategies and contributions for protected areas in Africa”. This […]
Cocoa cultivation is one of the major agricultural activities carried out by the populations living on the periphery of the Lobéké National Park (TNS Cameroon). Despite the interest in this activity, the cocoa farmers of Lobéké and its surroundings face several difficulties that prevent them from making a decent living from their products, a situation […]
The 29th session of the Board of Directors of the Sangha Tri-national Trust Fund was held on 22 and 23 November 2022 in Congo Brazzaville. The bi-annual gathering saw the participation of about 30 people (members of the Board of Directors, FTNS staff, Technical Assistance, as well as the managers of the TNS parks) in […]
This is unprecedented! The Nouabale Ndoki National Park (NNNP) has just completed, with the financial support of the German Cooperation (via FTNS), the construction of a school for the children of Bomassa. Initiated in 2020, the project’s objective was to provide a modern and comfortable building for the 120 schoolchildren of the village of Bomassa. […]
If you travel along the transboundary coasts of the Sangha River, you will certainly see some beautiful new buildings along Nyangouté! These are the new-look buildings of the Anti-Poaching Brigade (BLAB TNS)! Since its creation in 2010, the BLAB headquarters, thanks to the financial support of FTNS and its partners, has been equipped with several […]
For nearly 15 years, the Sangha Tri-national Trust fund – FTNS (a foreign association under English law) has positioned itself as a major player in conservation in Central Africa, and in Cameroon in particular. This is justified by the fact that it provides annual grants of around 2-3 million euros to the three parks of […]
The TNS Anti-Poaching Brigade (APB) is a joint cross-border unit set up to combat cross-border poaching in TNS, a real symbol of cross-border cooperation between the TNS three countries of this transboundary forest complex. Consisting of ecoguards from the three protected areas of this World Heritage site, the establishment of the APB in the Nyangouté […]
At the centre of conservation, operations in all parks are the indispensable ecoguards. Anti-poaching patrols and park protection rest entirely on the shoulders of these brave ‘green gladiators’, often at great risk to their lives. Despite the honourable nature of their profession, these trained and equipped people most often leave their families and social settings […]
Globally, tourism is one of the sectors most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, with a negative impact on economies, livelihoods, public services and opportunities throughout the world. One of the consequences of this situation has been additional pressure on the protection of natural forest heritage and the ability to improve the socio-economic conditions of local […]
