Meg Wah seeks to create an environmentally conscious and passionate community in Cameroon. The organisation combats deforestation through ecosystem-based approaches, agroforestry, afforestation, and permaculture. Meg Wah empowers youth via EcoKids and outdoor education, promotes organic farming with indigenous seeds, improves water access, advocates for sustainable policies, and trains youth leaders for environmental and social change. The community intervention program comprises both curative and preventive interventions, addressing water scarcity, deforestation, landscaping, and watershed management while promoting indigenous seeds, organic farming and permaculture.
Project story
Deep in Southwest Cameroon's Tinto Community Forest, fewer than 60 Nigeria–Cameroon chimpanzees survive in the wild. Habitat fragmentation is pushing these endangered primates toward farms and villages, escalating dangerous human-wildlife conflict.
This project reconnects their world. We'll restore 10 hectares of forest across two critical corridors, planting 10,000 indigenous trees—40% fruit-bearing species like Ficus—to rebuild food sources, nesting sites, and canopy highways.
The community leads the way: 20 youth monitors and 10 Village Forest Management Committee members will track chimpanzee activity quarterly along marked routes, recording nests, tracks, and vocalisations. 30 local farmers will adopt wildlife-safe farming practices.
The impact is measurable: increased corridor use, fewer farm-edge encounters, and a community invested in long-term coexistence. By combining forest restoration with local stewardship, we're not just protecting chimpanzees—we're building a sustainable future where wildlife and communities thrive together.
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Restoring chimpanzee corridors in Tinto, Cameroon
Meg Wah seeks to create an environmentally conscious and passionate community in Cameroon. The organisation combats deforestation through ecosystem-based approaches, agroforestry, afforestation, and permaculture. Meg Wah empowers youth via EcoKids and outdoor education, promotes organic farming with indigenous seeds, improves water access, advocates for sustainable policies, and trains youth leaders for environmental and social change. The community intervention program comprises both curative and preventive interventions, addressing water scarcity, deforestation, landscaping, and watershed management while promoting indigenous seeds, organic farming and permaculture.
Project story
Deep in Southwest Cameroon's Tinto Community Forest, fewer than 60 Nigeria–Cameroon chimpanzees survive in the wild. Habitat fragmentation is pushing these endangered primates toward farms and villages, escalating dangerous human-wildlife conflict.
This project reconnects their world. We'll restore 10 hectares of forest across two critical corridors, planting 10,000 indigenous trees—40% fruit-bearing species like Ficus—to rebuild food sources, nesting sites, and canopy highways.
The community leads the way: 20 youth monitors and 10 Village Forest Management Committee members will track chimpanzee activity quarterly along marked routes, recording nests, tracks, and vocalisations. 30 local farmers will adopt wildlife-safe farming practices.
The impact is measurable: increased corridor use, fewer farm-edge encounters, and a community invested in long-term coexistence. By combining forest restoration with local stewardship, we're not just protecting chimpanzees—we're building a sustainable future where wildlife and communities thrive together.
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Cameroon