Biodiversity Restoration: Cameroon validated a UNEP-backed environmental restoration project for nearly 100,000 hectares, targeting 10,000 hectares of degraded land across the Western Highlands and Mpem-Djim landscape, with plans to restore ecosystems, support resilient farming, and benefit 5,000 people including women and Indigenous communities. Climate Risk & Food Security: UN agencies warned that El Niño is likely to intensify climate shocks across Africa, with Cameroon among the high-risk countries, as funding appeals target protection measures like climate-resilient seeds, livestock support, and flood-control. Clean Cities: Nkambe Council in Cameroon’s North West won the regional cleanest city prize again, building on its “Clean Habits, Clean City” campaign with community clean-ups and volunteer involvement. Oil & Water Justice: Avaaz-backed litigation challenges Uganda’s EACOP heated pipeline, arguing it threatens freshwater systems and protected habitats—an issue with wider climate and environmental stakes for the region. Sustainable Agriculture: Cameroon’s Rice Value Chain Development Project steering committee met in Bamenda, with government targeting expanded irrigated rice areas to about 17,000 hectares and a processing plant capacity of 100,000 tonnes to cut import dependence. Health & Human Rights: The UN Human Rights Council recognized neglected tropical diseases as a human rights issue, highlighting the need beyond medicines—relevant to Cameroon’s public health and equity agenda.