Congo Basin Institute - CBI, Cameroon

20/06/2026

For over four generations, the Barany family has adapted their farming practices to meet new challenges. Learn how by embracing a "One Health approach", they focus on building greater resilience in their flocks to help reduce reliance on preventative medications.

The farmers aiming to reduce reliance on preventative medicine.

15/06/2026

New Pangolin Conservation Grant – Call for Applications
CARN is now accepting applications for the CARN/BOCHCO Pangolin Conservation Grant (applications deadline August 1, 2026) to support African graduate students and early‑career scientists working on threatened pangolin species.

Candidates can apply online in French or English.

Pangolins are extraordinary creatures — the only scaled mammals on Earth, with no teeth and an extraordinarily unique life history. They play unique and irreplaceable ecological roles, consuming tens of millions of insects annually and helping maintain the health of tropical forest ecosystems. Yet...

15/06/2026

Call for Applications: Pangolin Conservation Grant
CARN is now accepting applications for the Bochco Pangolin Conservation Grant, supporting African graduate students and early‑career scientists conducting field‑based research on threatened African pangolin species.
-Eligibility: Applicants must be enrolled graduate students or early-career professionals (within five years of their terminal degree)
-Application Deadline: August 1, 2026

Apply here: https://t.ly/5fUNa

02/06/2026

Ebony project on the CNN, read the updates:
https://fb.watch/HuK1Ypr-Um/

02/06/2026

Apply Now for the Aspire Grant Program 2026 by CARN.
Secure a competitive research grant of up to $5,000 USD to support your impactful work.
Visit our website for detailed information and to submit your application. https://conservationactionresearch.net/aspire-grant-program
Deadline: June 10, 2026 See less

The Aspire Grant Program application period is now open through June 10, 2026! You can apply below in your preferred language.

02/10/2025

We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Jane Goodall at age 91—a visionary primatologist, conservationist, and global voice for the natural world. Over more than six decades, she transformed how humanity understands chimpanzees, revealing their tool use, emotional lives, and social complexity. Her pioneering spirit inspired generations of scientists, conservationists, and dreamers to see our kinship with all living beings and to act as stewards of Earth.

Today, we remember that legacy—and in her honor, we reaffirm our commitment to science, compassion, and conservation.
“We honor the legendary Primatologist, Jane Goodall who passed today at the age of 91. Pictured here with Dr Kevin Njabo in Budapest in 2005 during the World Science Forum.”

Her life reminds us that one person’s steadfast curiosity, courage, and care can ripple through time and across continents—transforming not just our understanding of nature, but how we live with it.

29/08/2025

Essential reading for conservation professionals and policy makers.

In 2017, when Vincent Deblauwe joined the Cameroon-based Congo Basin Institute (CBI) to study African ebony (Diospyros crassiflora) — economically valuable pitch-black, dense wood — the Indigenous Baka people accompanied him on his field trips. As they sat around campfires and trekked through th...

29/08/2025

New publication from CBI scientists: “Declines of ebony and ivory are inextricably linked in an African rainforest.” The study, led by Vincent Deblauwe, shows how the loss of forest elephants threatens the regeneration of ebony trees—highlighting the deep ecological connections between fauna and flora in the Congo Basin.
📖 Read the article:

Loss of critically endangered forest elephants reduce the regeneration of a threatened species of ebony tree.

12/07/2025

At first glance, it’s easy to dismiss the ecological significance of Mbalmayo Forest Reserve in southern Cameroon, one of several degraded forest patches scattered across the country. Located on the outskirts of the town of Mbalmayo, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) from the country’s capital, Yao...

11/06/2025

A Legacy of Conservation in Cameroon Research, community and mentorship driving biodiversity protection
In May 2025, members of the Texas A&M AgriLife Visual Media team embarked on a three-week journey through Cameroon — an immersive expedition rooted in field research, environmental education and a deeper understanding of conservation alongside experts in the field. At the heart of this trip was Katy Gonder, Ph.D., an evolutionary biologist and head of the Texas A&M Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology, Bryan-College Station. Her work has shaped not only our understanding of chimpanzee evolution in Central and West Africa but also how research can meaningfully engage with the communities living alongside biodiversity.

From the team’s first steps in Yaoundé to the forest trails and winding river leading to the Gangah Research Station in Mbam & Djerem National Park, we followed the path of Gonder’s legacy. Along the way, we met the people — students, scientists, educators and wildlife protectors — who now carry that legacy forward. This is the story of what happens when science steps out of the lab and into the hands of people committed to protecting it.