ABOUT THE WRITER
Babatope Akinwande is based in Yaoundé, Cameroon. His broadcasting career started with the BBC as Abidjan correspondent. He also worked for Radio France International and Deutsche Welle Radio as a stringer, and for World Press Review as Francophone Africa correspondent. Since then, he has worked in international development as well as humanitarian and development communications for International Alert, Tearfund, the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
BY THIS WRITER
News
- 20 May 2013
US, EU timber import regulations could bankrupt Central Africa’s small-scale loggers: experts
Small-scale loggers may be driven out of business by international timber policies.
News
- 17 May 2013
Could radio help mitigate climate change in the Congo Basin?
New project aims to provide policymakers and communities with information to help adapt to climate change and reduce carbon emissions.
21 Nov 2012
Forest communities in Cameroon cannot adapt to climate change alone
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (14 November, 2012)_New research shows rural communities in Cameroon rely heavily on forests for everything from their nutritional and...
News
- 14 Nov 2012
Under Threat: Deforestation pressure on Congo Basin forests increasing
Scientists call for a viable scientific information mechanism to deal with drivers of deforestation.
News
- 26 Jul 2012
Palm oil development in Cameroon: An urgent need for a national strategy
If properly managed, oil palm expansion in Cameroon could reduce poverty and lead to strong economic development.
Event Coverage
- 18 Jul 2012
What’s gender got to do with it? Bush meat consumption in the Congo Basin
CIFOR presents new findings at the IUFRO-FORNESSA Africa Congress.