{"id":18761,"date":"2022-07-07T19:30:58","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T17:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/planete-urgence.org\/projet-camerr-cameroon-mangrove-ecosystem-restoration-and-resilience\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T10:39:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T09:39:20","slug":"camerr-project-restoration-of-mangrove-ecosystems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planete-urgence.org\/en\/camerr-project-restoration-of-mangrove-ecosystems\/","title":{"rendered":"CAMERR Project | Restoration of mangrove ecosystems"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Our projects<\/h3>\n

Restoring mangrove ecosystems<\/h1>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Project CAMERR – Cameroon<\/h3>\n

On deployment<\/p>\n

The project area is home to several types of vegetation and habitats that are important for maintaining biological diversity in relation to its mangroves. The Cameroon estuary, in which the metropolis of Douala is located, is estimated to contain around 203,600 hectares of mangroves, associated coastal forests, plantations and dwellings and associated non-vegetated land, including 93,550 ha of land \u2018purely\u2019 covered by mangroves.<\/p>\n

Cameroon’s coastal zone is also home to a varied fauna including birds, elephants, antelopes, chimpanzees, monkeys and crocodiles, as well as manatees, aquatic mammals, notable species of turtles, reptiles and molluscs and shrimps.<\/p>\n

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The Wouri estuary (Douala region) is now seeing its mangrove ecosystems severely degraded: 70,000 ha of mangrove forests are thought to have been decimated in Cameroon between 1980 and
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This degradation is worsening at the expense of the biodiversity that inhabits this ecosystem, and the activities of the local populations: less fishing, flooding, rising temperatures, etc.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Objectives<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n
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The restoration and sustainable management of 1,000 hectares of mangrove forests is intended to protect biodiversity and strengthen the resilience of communities in the area. Income-generating activities will strengthen the socio-economic autonomy of these communities.<\/p>\n

The project’s SDGs<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Download CAMERR\u2019s Monitoring Plan<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Key figures<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n

Since 2020, the programme has included :<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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