Samuel Nguiffo Explained

Samuel Nguiffo
Nationality:	Cameroonian
Occupation:	Lawyer
Organization:	Center for Environment and Development
Awards:	Goldman Environmental Prize (1999)

Samuel Nguiffo is a Cameroonian lawyer. He is manager of the Center for Environment and Development in Yaoundé.^[1] He was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1999, for his efforts on protection of the tropical rainforests of Central Africa.^{[2] [3]}

Achievements

In 2001, Samuel Nguiffo wrote a report on Dja Reserve which was published by Forest Peoples Programme. The reserve has been a source of conflict between the local communities in the area and Dja Reserve authorities^[4]

On July 13, 2003 Under his leadership as the chairman of Centre for Environment and Development (CED), CED alongside the Network for the Fight against Hunger (RELUFA) wrote a letter to the US Government as regards the land acquisition and exploitation of the US-owned palm oil farm; Herakles Farms in Cameroon South-west.^[1]

Awards

Samuel Nguiffo was awarded alongside seven environmentalist at San Francisco at the 10th annual Goldman Prizes, he also won $125,000 from the Goldman Environmental Foundation.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Foundation . Thomson Reuters . Cameroon NGOs ask U.S. to investigate palm oil venture . 2023-04-15 . news.trust.org.
2. Web site: Africa 1999. Samuel Nguiffo.Cameroon. Forests. Goldman Environmental Prize. 18 November 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110615064817/http://www.goldmanprize.org/node/138. 15 June 2011.
3. Web site: Koenenn . Connie . 1999-04-19 . To Those Who Love Earth and Humanity . 2023-04-15 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
4. Web site: Watch . Conservation . 2016-12-02 . Under Threat: Cameroon's Dja Reserve and the Credibility of the UNESCO World Heritage System . 2023-04-15 . conservationwatch . en.