Mbam & Djerem National Park (MDNP) is a living classroom.
At its heart lies the Gangah Research Station, where science, conservation, and community converge. Since 2016, Gangah has grown into a one-of-a-kind platform for professional training—equipped with the tools, data, and setting to advance ecological research, field education, and applied conservation. Whether you come to launch a thesis, teach a course, or engage communities, Gangah offers the foundation to make your work matter.
Why Gangah is Special
- Purpose-Built Infrastructure: A field laboratory, researcher housing, solar array, and reliable Starlink connectivity make long-term projects possible in one of Cameroon’s most remote landscapes.
- Expert Field Staff: A skilled Cameroonian team ensures safety, data quality, and cultural exchange, providing essential support for visiting scientists and educators.
- Continuous Data Collection: Operating 24/7 since 2016, Gangah has tracked tree phenology, forest dynamics, mammal communities, and chimpanzee behavior—creating one of Central Africa’s most extensive long-term biodiversity datasets, uniquely situated in a rare forest–savanna ecotone.
Training Opportunities
- Graduate Research Projects: Launch your thesis at Gangah. With access to long-term datasets, expert mentorship, and full logistical support, graduate students can design and carry out transformative research on topics ranging from primate behavior and forest ecology to cutting-edge conservation technology.
- Field Courses for Professionals: Hands-on programs for conservation practitioners, early-career scientists, and students eager to strengthen their skills in tropical ecology and biodiversity monitoring.
- Education Abroad: Take your classroom to the field. International students join Cameroonian peers in immersive learning experiences—conducting ecological surveys, deploying conservation technology, and engaging with communities to put conservation into practice.
- Community Outreach Projects: Opportunities to contribute to environmental education, local capacity-building workshops, and conservation initiatives that extend science beyond the station into neighboring villages and schools.
A Place to Build and Belong
Gangah is more than a research station—it is a community of practice where knowledge is shared across cultures, generations, and disciplines. Whether your passion is tropical forest ecology, conservation technology, or human–wildlife coexistence, Gangah offers a place to test ideas, launch projects, and leave a lasting legacy.
Bring your science. Leave a legacy.
