The Environmental and Rural Development Foundation (ERuDeF) was founded in 1999. Today it is one of the only few emerging indigenous non-profit organisations that is dedicated to the conservation of wildlife, including great apes, in Cameroon. ERuDeF raises and spends its resources on four key areas:
    1– Education and awareness
    2– Assessment and analysis of the factors that influence the health and vitality of the natural ecosystems
    3– Support and production of critical areas, habitats, and fragile environments
    4– Support the development of community and legal frameworks as well as alternative means at local levels that promote the protection and conservation of key habitats and species such as the great apes, endanged birds and plants.

Initial results are encouraging, but the need for active conservation and networking is never-ending. If ERuDeF is to continue to create important changes and reverse this acute situation, your urgent assistance is needed.

President/CEO - Louis Nkembi
Vice President - Francis Leku
Executive Secretary - Dr. Stephen Fomin

The forests of Cameroon are part of the second largest contiguous rain forest in the world. This expanse of forest is of extreme importance to millions of local inhabitants who depend on forest resources. Cameroon's forests contain a large number of species of medicinal and scientific value and also yield products of local cultural and economic importance.

The Korup National Park and the Banyang-Mbo Wildlife Sanctuary are the main protected areas in this region. Due to the unique mix of ecosystems, the region supports a rich variety of birds, plants and mammals including the Cross River gorillas, elephants, leopards, crocodiles, tortoise, chimpanzees, drills, mandrills, putty-nose monkeys, red river hogs, Mt Kupe bush-shrike, Bannerman's Turaco and banded wattle-eye.

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