Jodi recently made a visit to the CAFI study area, in southeastern Cameroon, home to gorillas, elephants, chimps, bongos and several species of hornbills. Southeastern Cameroon is the gateway into the vast Congo Basin forests, and is changing rapidly as timber concessions drive land use change and economic development in this region. During Jodi’s three week visit, she traveled with CAFI colleagues Charlotte Kouna and Armand Zongang. They visited concessions, community forests, Baka and Bantu villages, council forests, safari hunting operations, artisanal mining camps and Lobeke national park.

A foot-path into the amazing forests of Lobeke National Park.

 Jodi in front of a stack of high-value timber.

 A raft of timber will make a 2-3 week journey down the Congo River to Brazzaville.

 Ecogaurd of Lobeke National park, whose job is to prevent poaching within the park boundaries.

 Charlotte poses next to an enormous FSC-certified log which will eventually be exported to Europe.