Vicwood-Thanry destroying Cameroon's ancient forests

Publication date: April 2002

Summary
The lowland rainforest of Cameroon forms part of Africa's stunning Forest of the Great Apes. One of the world's last remaining strongholdsof species such as lowland gorillas, chimpanzees and forest elephants, this forest supports countless species of plants and animals and is home to around 12 million forest-dependent people. But today their future is under threat, as illegal and destructive logging companies encroach deeper and deeper into this fragile forest.