Camera trap deployed on a forest transect
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Biodiversity Monitoring & Research

6
Ecosystem types
12
Monitoring sites
2021
Programme start
5
Partner institutions

We generate ecological knowledge through field surveys, community monitoring, remote sensing and data analysis — so that communities, practitioners and policymakers can act on evidence rather than assumption.

Field team installing a camera trap on a forest transect

Field team installing a camera trap on a forest transect — photo credit to be added.

The Challenge

In many of the landscapes where we work, the last reliable population survey is more than a decade old. Habitat fragmentation, illegal wildlife trade and escalating human-wildlife conflict are intensifying — and decisions about how to respond are being made without current data.

Our teams start by closing that gap: establishing baselines, identifying the specific pressures on each population, and putting monitoring into the hands of the communities living alongside them.

Our Approach

01 Baseline & monitoringCamera-trap grids, transect surveys, remote sensing and genetic sampling establish where populations actually stand before any intervention begins.
02 Threat reductionTrafficking intelligence, conflict-mitigation infrastructure and patrol support, delivered alongside national wildlife authorities.
03 Community stewardshipLocal monitors are trained and equipped to collect data themselves, making protection a livelihood rather than a restriction.
04 Policy & publicationFindings are published peer-reviewed and carried into national legislation, so results outlast the funding cycle.

"Protecting biodiversity is not merely an environmental issue — it is a matter of human survival and justice."

Name, Role — Biodiversity Action

Results to Date

6
ecosystem types under active monitoring across Cameroon
12
community monitoring sites established since 2021
5
partner institutions collaborating on data and analysis
6
connected programmes drawing on this evidence base

Updates From the Field

Field officer crossing a swollen forest river Latest activity Update headline goes here — replace with a real post Wildlife signs recorded on a forest transect Success story Update headline goes here — replace with a real post Field officers interviewing community members Report Update headline goes here — replace with a real post