Mbam et Djerem

Mbam et Djerem National Park (MDNP) spans 4,165 km2 and is the largest forest-savanna protected area and National Park in Cameroon. MDNP is bordered by four logging concessions, a safari hunting zone, council forest, community forest, community hunting zones, and multiple uses areas, and lies approximately 20 km southeast of the Deng-Deng National Park. MDNP is a vital stronghold for forest elephants, with the healthiest population in northern Cameroon and the northernmost in Africa. The park is also a remaining stronghold for the Nigeria-Cameroon Chimpanzee, especially in the east, and home to three pangolin species. Despite its importance, MDNP faces significant threats to its integrity. These threats include poaching, both legal and illegal logging, habitat degradation due to shifting agriculture, and uncontrolled burning for grazing pasture, as well as infrastructure and extractive industry development in the surrounding areas.