Leocadia Bongben

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Freelance Multimedia Journalist/Science Reporter, content producer for online platforms, Zenger News, Bird Newsroom, Global Voice, Wanadata 2021 Fellow. Ex-The Post, Ex-BBC Pidgin Reporter. Passionate about online content production, Environment and Health Reporting and Factchecking. Speaks English and French. Mother. Loves of music and traveling. Ready to learn and take on new challenges.

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Elephant society is dynamic and very complex. Image by O’Connell’s & Rodwell.

Male African elephants develop distinct personality traits as they age, study finds

Leocadia Bongben 25 Feb 2025

Elephants, gorillas and chimps hold out in Cameroon’s largest protected landscape

Leocadia Bongben 16 Jan 2025

Second edition YOFAFA Conference in Yaounde. Image by Leocadia Bongben.

Young people in Africa call for a fair increase in funding for climate adaptation

Leocadia Bongben 16 Dec 2024

Women's cooperative farm in Dogba. Image by Leocadia Bongben for Mongabay.

How the Zai farming technique is transforming soil fertility in North Cameroon

Leocadia Bongben 11 Sep 2024

Prince Bissiemou measures a tree in a logged forest in Gabon. Image by Megan Sullivan.

Logging done sustainably doesn’t have to harm ecosystem services, study finds

Leocadia Bongben 22 Aug 2024

Mothers and children wait in Changanine community (Chibuto District), Mozambique to collect their seeds from the Red Cross. The community has been hit very hard by the current drought, many have lost their crops and locals have to walk up to five kilometres to dig for water. Image by Aurélie Marrier d'Unienville / IFRC via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

Climate change threatens public health, raising the spread of food-borne diseases

Leocadia Bongben 15 Aug 2024

Gorillas in Cameroon.

Cameroon government again opens way for logging in Ebo Forest

Leocadia Bongben 1 Aug 2023

News and Inspiration from Nature's Frontline.

A closer look at the unknown Brazilian fox

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