The target local communities we represent and serve are our major partners. Others include local and international stakeholders and/or donors intervening and operating in and around Korup National Park who share our vision and with whom we have been directly or indirectly involved in realisation of our objectives.
Local Partners
Local communities
Local councils (Cooperation agreements under implementation)
Ministry of forestry and wildlife (MINFOF)
Korup National Park Management
Programme for sustainable management of natural resources in the southwest region (PSMNR-SWR)
Ministry of Basic education (MINEDUB)
Ministry of environment, nature protection and sustainable development (MINEPDED)
Ministry of agriculture and rural development (MINADER)
WWF Coastal forest programme, Cameroon
German Technical Cooperation (GIZ), Cameroon
Climate Finance and development, Cameroon (CLIMDEV-CAM; Consultancy partnership - 1000 USD)
International Partners
Wildlife
Research and Conservation Unit (WildCRU), Oxford University, UK
James Madison University (JMU), Virginia, USA
Cornell University, New York, USA
Max Plank Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology, Germany (1 year project; 9,200 USD)
Workgroup Endangered Species Conservation, Georg-August University Göttingen,
Germany
University of North Carolina
Wilmington, USA
SAVE Wildlife Conservation Fund (500 USD)
Donors
Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP ; 15,000 USD)
Darwin Initiative (Ongoing 3 years project in partnership with Oxford university, James Madison and Cornell University, PSMNR; 35,000 USD by April 2015)
PSMNR-SWR (Ongoing cooperation; 25,000 USD by Dec. 2014)
German Development Service (GIZ), Cameroon (Two local subvention projects: 8,000 USD)
US Fish and wildlife (Ongoing project; 10,700 USD by Dec. 2014)
Empowering Future Stewards - CHICS Cultivates Sustainable Futures Through Poultry Farming:
The Chimpanzee Conservation Scholarship (CHICS) program and its poultry farming initiative, focusing on sustainable education and livelihood.
A New Chapter in Community-Based Wildlife Monitoring in Korup National Park:
KRCS renewed its collaborative agreement with PSMNR-SWR to implement collaborative management and ecological activities around Korup National Park.
Empowering the Future: Joint Force for Sustainable Education
KRCS and Earth Charter join forces to provide sustainable education to underprivileged children in communities in and around Korup National Park.
Chimpanzee Conservation Scholarship:Progress Report September - December 2024
The Chimpanzee Conservation Scholarship Scheme provides full secondary school scholarship to less privileged kids from local communities around Korup National Park as an alternation to wildlife hunting for youths and households.
Thank you to our partners and donors for their generous support
Your Support Goes a Long Way
At Korup Rainforest Conservation Society we are working everyday to protect Cameroon's rich biodiversity and improve the livelihoods of the local populations in and around protected areas. By donating to us, you are making a difference and are giving hope to the people and wildlife around the globe.