Wouri mangrove restoration and community resilience

The CAMERR Project: Restoring Cameroon's Vital Mangroves

Mangroves are disappearing—and the communities that depend on them are suffering. The CAMERR Project (CameroonMangrove Ecosystem Restoration and Resilience) is changing that.

Over four decades, this ambitious initiative will restore 1,000 hectares of degraded mangrove ecosystems in the Wouri estuarynear Douala. But restoration is only part of the story.

CAMERR takes a holistic approach:

• Restoring ecosystems through active mangrove rehabilitation
• Building awareness among local communities about mangrove preservation
• Creating livelihoods through sustainable agriculture and fish smoking practices
• Strengthening governance with improved legal frameworks and community-based management

By combining environmental restoration with economic opportunity and local empowerment, CAMERR addresses the rootcauses of mangrove loss. The result? Thriving ecosystems, resilient communities, and a model for conservation that works.

This is restoration that benefits both nature and people.