Community action/Cameroon
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| Location | Cameroon, West Africa |
| Coordinates | 5° 29' 2.10" N, 9° 51' 37.26" E |
The aim of this page is to recognise, celebrate and encourage the self-empowerment of community agency networks (CANs) and community groups' activism for climate, environment and many other sustainability topics across Cameroon.
News
Participatory monitoring breathes life into Cameroon’s Marine Protected Area, by Leocadia Bongben, globalvoices.org (Dec 03, 2025)
- Forest and water source restoration in Cameroon offering sustainable solutions, news.mongabay.com (Sep 16, 2024)
- Farming support to communities living near wildlife reserve in Cameroon lowers rates of hunting, news.mongabay.com (Dec 19, 2023)
- The Ancient ‘Wonder Material’ Sucking CO2 Out of the Atmosphere, reasonstobecheerful.world (May 22, 2023)
Video
Networks and sustainability initiatives
- Centre for Community Regeneration and Development
- Community Action for Development
- Connected Youth of Cameroon
- Green Cameroon
International events
Global or International events
Feb 02, 2026 (Mon) — World Wetlands Day, Feb 2, annually, worldwetlandsday.org- Feb 20, 2026 (Fri) — World Day of Social Justice, Feb 20 each year, un.org
- February 21 - March 1, 2026 (Sat - Sun) — Real Bread Week, annual, international celebration of additive-free bread and the people behind its rise, sustainweb.org
2021-2030, UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, International community action events
Food activism
- Better World Cameroon, Permaculture the African Way
- Cameroon Sustainable Sun Bakeries Program
Social inclusion
Sustain Cameroon on facebook
News archive
- 'A quiet conservation success story, the likes of which aren't told enough', Feb 26, 2021...[1]
- Better World Cameroon: Permaculture—The African Way, Mar 23, 2017...[2]
- Sustainable farming reaping benefits for women in Cameroon, August 17, 2015...[3]
- 'Permaculture the African Way' in Cameroon's Only Eco-Village, August 2, 2015...[4]
References
About Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Its coastline lies on the Bight of Biafra, part of the Gulf of Guinea, and the Atlantic Ocean. Due to its strategic position at the crossroads between West Africa and Central Africa, it has been categorized as being in both geostrategic locations.
External links
| Authors | Phil Green |
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| License | CC-BY-SA-3.0 |
| Cite as | Ethan, Phil Green (2015–2025). "Community action/Cameroon". Appropedia. Retrieved February 26, 2026. |