Cameroon is home to 315 sacred forests, according to reporting by ThinkLandscape published on 11 September 2026. The outlet highlighted the sites in a report titled "The 315 sacred forests of Cameroon," drawing attention to the number of forest areas recognised under the country's traditions.
According to ThinkLandscape, these are sacred forests, a category of woodland set apart under long-standing community practice rather than formal state protection. The report presents the 315 sites as a distinct feature of Cameroon's landscape.
The reporting from ThinkLandscape places the sacred forests within the broader context of community-led land use. Because such areas are governed by tradition, they represent a form of conservation that sits outside conventional protected-area systems, according to the outlet's framing.
The full details of the report were not available beyond its headline and summary. Questions about how the 315 sites are distributed across Cameroon, how they are managed, and what pressures they face are not addressed in the material available.
What to watch next: whether ThinkLandscape or other outlets publish further reporting on how these sacred forests are protected and what role they play in the country's wider conservation efforts.
