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

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

8 Sep 2023

Congo Basin states scramble to restore degraded forests

Forest landscape restoration is a high priority – but structural barriers persist

8 Sep 2023

Congo Basin states scramble to restore degraded forests

8 Jul 2023

Governance issues slow land use planning progress in Central Africa

Experiences from Cameroon, DR Congo, Burundi, and Rwanda

8 Jul 2023

Governance issues slow land use planning progress in Central Africa

26 May 2023

Fielding peatland data in remote Central Congo

Hard-to-get field data essential for calibration and validation

26 May 2023

Fielding peatland data in remote Central Congo

19 May 2023

Central African countries vulnerable to emerging infectious diseases

Conversion of forest ecosystems, poverty, and frequent and close contact with wildlife also make the sub-region a high-risk area for the emergence of zoonotic...