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 […]
Community development through the promotion of education is an integral part of the strategic plan of the Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park (NNNP) in Congo. It is within this framework that this TNS protected area is implementing several projects to ensure the academic development of Bomassa village youths, particularly and recently through the construction of a new […]
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the FTNS investment capital portfolio grew by +4.94% in 2020, exceeding the 4% performance target set out in its Investment Policy. As a result of this performance, the trust fund’s investment capital was at €63.8 million at the beginning of 2021, a monetary growth of approximately €3 million. While 2019 saw […]
The last FTNS Board of Directors meeting, held on the 25th & 26th may 2020 at Brazzaville, Congo, was marked by several major events, including the election of a new Board Chairperson. At this 26th edition of the trust fund’s decision-making body meeting, the 11 directors chose Mr. Raymond Mbitikon, the current Co-Facilitator of the […]
For the year 2021, a sum of 1,800,000€ (1,2 billion FCFA) will be made available to the TNS park managers to cover at least a third of their operating needs. This decision comes as one of the resolutions taken during the 25th session of the Sangha Tri-National Trust Fund’s Board of Directors meeting held in […]
Like any site with an Exceptional Universal Value, the TNS is subject to several variations related to the different human interactions and threats it faces (poaching, deforestation, population growth, etc.). The above presents the need to assess it regularly, through a scientific approach. This evidence transcribes the need for scientific expertise of international standard, a […]
