Gabon

Africa · Middle Africa

2 projects · 2 organizations

Organisation Ecologique des Lacs et de l'Ogooué (OELO)

OELO — Community Conservation of Gabon's Bas Ogooué Wetlands

Fresh Water

Residents of a fishing village on Lake Oguemoué formed their own NGO to police bushmeat and overfishing, turning ecotourism income into wetland protection across Gabon's largest Ramsar site.

50khectaresCommunity-managed habitat

16peopleLocal residents directly employed

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Space for Giants

Fencing Peace Between Farmers and Forest Elephants

Wildlife

Mobile electric fences are letting Gabonese farmers protect their crops from Africa's largest population of critically endangered forest elephants without conflict.

1,458fencesMobile electric fences installed

21.8kpeoplePeople positively impacted

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