Mundemba · Ndian Division · South-West Cameroon 4.95°N  8.87°E

Restoring nature for future generations.

NACRUDI works hand in hand with rural communities across the Ndian landscape — protecting forests, restoring ecosystems, and building livelihoods that last.

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Who we are

A community-rooted initiative for nature and people.

NACRUDI — the Nature Conservation and Rural Development Initiative — is a Cameroonian NGO based in Mundemba, at the edge of one of Africa's richest rainforest landscapes.

We believe conservation only lasts when it works for the people who live closest to nature. Our programs join forest protection with farming, enterprise, and education — so that thriving ecosystems and thriving communities grow together.

Conserve — protect the forests, rivers and wildlife of the Ndian landscape.
Sustain — build rural livelihoods that don't cost the environment.
Empower — put communities, women and youth at the centre of every project.
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Our impact so far

Measurable change across the landscape.

12,400ha
of forest under community protection
3,200
farmers & families supported
28
partner communities across Ndian
60,000
trees planted in restoration sites

*Indicative figures shown for layout — to be replaced with NACRUDI's verified data.

What we do

Four programs, one connected approach.

Each program supports the others — forest protection makes farming sustainable, sustainable farming funds livelihoods, and education carries it all forward.

01

Forest conservation

Protecting the rainforests and biodiversity of the Ndian landscape through community patrols, habitat protection and species monitoring.

BiodiversityHabitat protectionAnti-poaching
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02

Sustainable agriculture

Helping farmers grow more without clearing more — through agroforestry, improved cocoa, and soil-friendly methods that work with the forest.

AgroforestryCocoaSoil health
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03

Community livelihoods

Building income, savings and small enterprise for rural households — with savings groups and women-led businesses at the heart.

Savings groupsEnterpriseWomen-led
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04

Education & awareness

Bringing environmental learning to schools, youth clubs and communities — growing the next generation of conservation leaders.

SchoolsYouth clubsOutreach
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Where we work

Rooted in Mundemba, gateway to Korup.

Our work spans the rural communities of Ndian Division in Cameroon's South-West Region — around Korup National Park, one of Africa's oldest and most biodiverse rainforests, where forest, rivers and farmland meet.

28partner communities
Ndiandivision, SW Cameroon
KorupNational Park

Korup National Park photography courtesy of the National Parks Association (NPA).

From the field

Stories from our work.

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LivelihoodsAkpassang & Erat

Poultry pens for beneficiary households.

With support from PSMNR, NACRUDI is constructing poultry houses for beneficiaries in Akpassang and Erat — building alternative livelihoods that ease pressure on the forest.

In progressErat village

Carpenters at work in Erat.

Local carpenters frame a beneficiary's poultry house, beam by beam — work carried out by community members and implemented by NACRUDI.

PartnershipPSMNR × NACRUDI

Raising the roof, together.

From frame to finished roof, each pen takes shape with PSMNR support and the hands of the beneficiaries it will serve.

LivelihoodsAkpassang

Goat pens for three households.

At Akpassang, NACRUDI built goat pens for three beneficiaries with PSMNR funding — a productive asset for families and an alternative to income from the forest.