Amindeh Blaise

ABOUT THE WRITER
Amindeh Blaise Atabong was born in Batouri, a town close to the lush bushlands within the species-rich Congo Basin. He grew up in Cameroon within this ecosystem and has since 2013 worked as a freelance journalist with a bias for environment and conservation reporting. Amindeh has written for respectable local, regional and international news outlets, amongst them Reuters, Mongabay, The Times UK, African Arguments and Equal Times. He has won many awards for his work including an African Climate Change and Environment Reporting (ACCER) Award by Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA). Since 2020, he has been serving as editorial consultant for the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR).
BY THIS WRITER
18 Apr 2025
Where the desert advances, women push back
From Nigeria to Mali, women are leading bold, grassroots efforts to reverse desertification in Africa’s Sahel
18 Apr 2025
Where the desert advances, women push back
16 Dec 2024
EU’s flagship conservation initiative looks back on 30 years in Central Africa
ECOFAC celebrates sizable successes in biodiversity protection, but challenges remain
16 Dec 2024
EU’s flagship conservation initiative looks back on 30 years in Central Africa
9 Dec 2024
Mixed review for three-decade EU programme in Gabon’s Lopé National Park
Report shows ECOFAC considerably mitigated poaching and encroachment, but serious management flaws persist
9 Dec 2024
Mixed review for three-decade EU programme in Gabon’s Lopé National Park
2 Dec 2024
“Difficult legacy” for 30-year programme in Cameroon’s Dja Wildlife Reserve
ECOFAC built infrastructure and capacity but lacked attunement to context, and poaching remains a concern
2 Dec 2024
“Difficult legacy” for 30-year programme in Cameroon’s Dja Wildlife Reserve
20 Jul 2024
African youth unite to regreen the Sahel
At K4GGWA webinar, young climate + restoration heroes chart next steps
20 Jul 2024
African youth unite to regreen the Sahel
24 May 2024
In DRC, mining matters for forests + people
Maintaining livelihoods whilst keeping carbon in the ground
24 May 2024
In DRC, mining matters for forests + people
18 Dec 2023
How can the DRC cut its carbon emissions?
Carbon finance and benefit-sharing in the spotlight
18 Dec 2023
How can the DRC cut its carbon emissions?
5 Oct 2023
Indigenous rights recognition a “work in progress” in Central Africa
But such rights are intrinsically linked to successful forest restoration, say researchers
5 Oct 2023
Indigenous rights recognition a “work in progress” in Central Africa