About us

About AMMCO

Our Vision

Making the coastal and aquatic environment of Africa a threat-free home for aquatic wildlife, taking into account the best interest of the local people.

Our mission

Our mission is to contribute to the protection of aquatic megafauna and their habitats in Central Africa by developing synergies to improve scientific knowledge, the livelihoods of fishing communities and law enforcement.

Our intervention axis

  • Synergies development for the marine wildlife conservation ;
  • Improvement of knowledge on marine wildlife ;
  • Reduction of the economic vulnerability of fishing communities ;
  • Advocacy for marine wildlife law enforcement 
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OUR STRATEGIES

To achieve our mission, we identified four strategies including applied research and monitoring, integrated management, awareness and capacity building.

Synergies development for the marine wildlife conservation

Synergies development for the marine wildlife conservation

Facilitate collaboration between stakeholders on marine and coastal issues

Improvement of knowledge on marine wildlife

Improvement of knowledge on marine wildlife

Scientific research on aquatic species, their habitat and riparian communities

Reduction of the economic vulnerability of local communities

Reduction of the economic vulnerability of local communities

AMMCO is conscious about the fact that species-based conservation alone is not sustainable for the long-term management

Advocacy for marine wildlife law enforcement

Advocacy for marine wildlife law enforcement

Verification of the application of conventions on aquatic megafauna and its habitat

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Where we work

AMMCO is located in Dizangue near the Lake Ossa Wildlife Reserve, an African manatee sanctuary in Cameroon. We have a second office on the coast at Batoké, Limbé in the Southwest Region of Cameroon. Over the past years, we have implemented several research and conservation projects along the Cameroon’s coastal line from Campo at the border with Equatorial Guinea to Bamusso at the border with Nigeria including the South, Littoral, and Southwest regions. AMMCO looks forward to extending its activities across and beyond West and Central Africa.


AFRICAN MARINE MAMMAL CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION


Initiated on December 17th, 2012, the African Marine Mammal Conservation Organization (AMMCO) received the official accreditation as a non-profit organization on May 8th, 2014 by the Prefecture of Sanaga-Marine in Edea under the administrative authorization N°: 086/RDA/C18/SAAJP.


AMMCO has been implementing research and conservation projects on the African manatee and other African Megafauna such as cetacean, sea turtles, sharks and rays along the coastline of Cameroon.

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OUR Team

Thanks to our dynamic team, we do our best to safeguard our mother nature.

Dr. Aristide TAKOUKAM KAMLA
Dr. Aristide TAKOUKAM KAMLA

Founder and President of AMMCO


Eddy NNANGA
Eddy NNANGA

Kribi-South Coast Site Coordinator - Protected Areas and Wetlands program manager


Cedrick FOGWAN
Cedrick FOGWAN

Limbé Site Coordinator, Marine and Coastal program manager


Clinton FACTHEU
Clinton FACTHEU

Chief Scientifc Officer


Fadai MOUTCHENA
Fadai MOUTCHENA

Focal point - Kribi


Joseph NKEMBE
Joseph NKEMBE

Boat pilot


Cedric Ingrid BIANKEU
Cedric Ingrid BIANKEU

Douala-Wouri Site Coordinator


Guy MENGOUE
Guy MENGOUE

Marine Habitats program manager - Limbé


Annick ZANGA ADA
Annick ZANGA ADA

Dizangué site coordinator - ( Lake Ossa )


Sandra FORBAH NGWEMETOH
Sandra FORBAH NGWEMETOH

Volunteer - Environmental Education program manager - Limbé


Ghofrane LABYEDH
Ghofrane LABYEDH

Rays and Sharks program manager - Kribi


Morgane NIGON
Morgane NIGON

Yaoundé Site Coordinator - Human Resources Manager - Stop IUU Fishing


Noëlla MBOTIJI
Noëlla MBOTIJI

Deputy coordinator of the Stop IUU Fishing - Yaoundé


NZEUSSEU Ruben
NZEUSSEU Ruben

Communications Manager


Cyndi-Karel-NGNAH
Cyndi-Karel-NGNAH

Volunteer - Technical Assistant - Limbé


Lionelle ADJIMI
Lionelle ADJIMI

SIREN Back-end Developer - Yaoundé


Mounirou MOHAMADOU
Mounirou MOHAMADOU

SIREN Full-stack Developer - Yaoundé


Boris TCHOUANFE
Boris TCHOUANFE

SIREN Front-end Developer - Yaoundé


Daniel TALA
Daniel TALA

Administrative and Finance Manager


Thierry AVITI
Thierry AVITI

Volunteer - Freshwater Habitats program manager - Dizangué


Suzanne MAYANG
Suzanne MAYANG

Volunteer - Technical Field Assistant - DIzangue


Ulrich NJEUTATH
Ulrich NJEUTATH

Volunteer - Technical Field Assistant - Douala



ADVISORS

Dr. Lucy Keith Diagne
Dr. Lucy Keith Diagne

Advisor for AMMCO's manatee projects


Paul Thomson
Paul Thomson

Strategic Advisor to AMMCO


Thomas Bacha
Thomas Bacha

Stratégic advisor to AMMCO


Laurent Sanchez
Laurent Sanchez

Development