OUR FOREST

  • Many people in local villages live off the land. For subsistence, bush meat is common. Fair-trade cacao beans are farmed and cassava is a staple part of the daily diet which is supplemented by chickens and fish caught fresh from the River Ngyong. 
  • Hundreds of thousands of prepupal Saturniidae larvae are farmed & harvested each year as a sustainable, high protein, food source - it is a significant part of our diet.  
  • 48% of the land area of Cameroon is forested (30 Million Hectares) – 47% of this is 'managed, protected' forest.
  • BUT..........The forest is disappearing……..Current rate of loss is 1%/year but that is increasing at a rate of 10%/year on average.
  • The time to act is now….what we are setting out to achieve is time-sensitive and potentially clonable to other parts of Africa or even other parts of the world where:
        • Biodiversity is high, but challenged by resource mining/stripping and; 
        • Sustainable, locally suitable businesses are desperately needed for maximum impact and;
        • Education and a global voice is critical
  • But we need help - we cannot do this on our own - we are dedicated to this cause - the impact of what we are doing is not simply local - it is of global importance. 
  • Please consider donating. All donated funds go to the project.
  • Cameroon Ark is set-up as a not-for profit organization in Cameroon. It is supported by a network of enthusiastic volunteers who are passionate about their forest and their country as well as experts and advisors globally who are passionate about the natural world.
  • The Cameroon Ark project has been adopted in the UK buy a UK-registered charity called Kingdom Impact Today, focused on making positive changes in Africa.