Two Indigenous organizations in Cameroon are working to strengthen land and forest rights for communities in the country’s south and southeast. The Association Sanguia Baka Buma’a Kpode (ASBABUK) and the Bagyéli’s Cultural and Development Association (BACUDA) lead the project with support from the Tenure Facility.
Project at a glance
- Status: Ongoing according to the Tenure Facility; August 1, 2025–July 31, 2030.
- Country: Cameroon, in southern and southeastern forest areas.
- Lead partners: ASBABUK and BACUDA.
- Fiscal sponsor: Green Development Advocates (GDA).
- Funder: The Tenure Facility. The published overview does not disclose a project-specific budget.
Objectives and activities
The project supports Indigenous Peoples and local communities in areas that include protected areas and other forest zones. Its work concerns the rights and sustainable management of land and forests used by the Baka, Bagyeli and Bakola Peoples. The Tenure Facility identifies approximately 70,000 Indigenous and local community members as stakeholders; this describes the population concerned, not a verified count of people whose rights have already been secured.
Direct support to Indigenous organizations places community institutions at the center of efforts to protect forest rights and strengthen governance. The initiative links recognition of tenure with communities’ capacity to participate in decisions about protected areas and the forests on which they depend.
Source
Tenure Facility: Securing land and advancing sustainable forest management in Cameroon
Project information updated October 2026.