Community action/Cameroon
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
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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
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Networks and sustainability initiatives
[edit | edit source]- Centre for Community Regeneration and Development
- Community Action for Development
- Connected Youth of Cameroon
- Green Cameroon
International events
[edit | edit source]Global or International events
Oct 01, 2026 (Thu) — World Vegetarian Day, Oct 1 each year, bringing awareness to the ethical, environmental, health, and humanitarian benefits of a vegetarian lifestyle, worldvegetarianday.navs-online.org- Oct 02, 2026 (Fri) — International Day of Non-Violence, observed each year on 2 October, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, un.org
- Oct 07, 2026 (Wed) — World Day for Decent Work, October 7 is the World Day for Decent Work, ituc-csi.org
- Oct 10, 2026 (Sat) — World Mental Health Day, Oct 10, annually, wmhdofficial.com
- Oct 10, 2026 (Sat) — World Homeless Day, Oct 10 each year, drawing attention to homeless people’s needs locally and provide opportunities for the community to get involved in responding to homelessness, worldhomelessday.org
- Oct 10, 2026 (Sat) — World Migratory Bird Day, worldmigratorybirdday.org
- Oct 13, 2026 (Tue) — International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, Oct 13, annually, promoting a global culture of natural disaster reduction, including prevention, mitigation, and preparedness, un.org
- Oct 16, 2026 (Fri) — World Food Day, celebrated every year around the world on 16 October, often with a focus on food security, fao.org
- Oct 17, 2026 (Sat) — International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Oct 17 each year, honouring victims of poverty, hunger, violence and fear, with participation by the poorest of people an important aspect of the observance of the Day, un.org
- Oct 17, 2026 (Sat) — International Repair Day, annual celebration for everyone who makes repair happen in their communities around the world. "Repair for Everyone"., openrepair.org
2021-2030, UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, International community action events
Food activism
[edit | edit source]- Better World Cameroon, Permaculture the African Way
- Cameroon Sustainable Sun Bakeries Program
Social inclusion
[edit | edit source]Sustain Cameroon on facebook
News archive
[edit | edit source]- '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
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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 (2015–2026). "Community action/Cameroon". Appropedia. Retrieved October 18, 2026. |