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
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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
July 2026 — Plastic Free July, plasticfreejuly.org- Jul 04, 2026 (Sat) — International Day of Cooperatives (CoopsDay), 1st Saturday of July. The celebration aims to showcase co-operatives’ role in building ‘inclusive, resilient, and sustainable communities’, coopsday.coop
- Jul 18, 2026 (Sat) — Mandela Day, global celebration 18 July annually, to honour the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela. A call to action for individuals, communities, and organisations to take time to reflect on Mandela's values and principles and to make a positive impact in their own communities, mandeladay.com
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, Philralph (2015–2025). "Community action/Cameroon". Appropedia. Retrieved July 9, 2026. |