National Forestry School Mbalmayo Graduates 76 th Batch

By Monica Eboh  and Ahone Shalom

The Cameroon National Forestry School in Mbalmayo has graduated its 76th batch of students.

The graduation ceremony took place on August 29th on the school’s campus with some 317 graduates.

The ceremony was attended by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife, Joseph Nyongwen, representing Minister Jules Doret Ndongo, who was unable to attend, along with elites, administrative, traditional, and municipal authorities from Nyong and So’o, and the parents of the graduates, who attended in large numbers.

The National School Forestry, abbreviated in French,ENEF according to the authorities of the institution trains in forestry and environmental education and research, the fields of environmental science, conservation and natural resource management.

Forests according to experts has the capacity to capture and store carbon dioxide and this play an undeniable role in the fight against climate change.

It is against this backdrop that the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife (MINFOF) is bent on sustainably manage the country’s natural heritage to save the planet, which is suffocating due to global warming.

Thus acquiring the needed human resources to carry out these tasks become imperative.

The National School of Forestry (ENEF) in Mbalmayo, play this role  of training the needed expertise in this field. It has been training and supplying forest management professionals since 1949.

The newly graduated  forest “Technical Agents,” “Technicians,” and “Senior Technicians received their graduation diplomas after two years of rigorous, disciplined, and supportive training.

 Some of the graduates however express uncertainty with their career given their non-integration into the public service  This concern was expressed by their spokesperson, Ange Armelle Menye Ayangma. “For those of our colleagues who wish to apply for the civil service, a sense of frustration has taken over their peace of mind because for three sessions now, senior technicians from Forestry Department have not had the opportunity to participate in the civil service entrance exam,” lamented the young graduate.

ENEF’s operations are also affected by difficulties inherent in the social situation facing certain regions, and even the entire country. This situation diverts resources to other priorities and has reportedly caused the significant reduction in the salaries of teachers in the school.

However, the school director, Germain Mbock, expressed confidence and commended the teachers who despite the ups and downs, worked hard to achieve good results.

The Secretary General, representing Minfof. Joseph Nyongwem announced the start of construction of modern infrastructure at ENEF in the first quarter of 2026, with the support of Japanese Cooperation, and the continuation of negotiations to open the doors of the civil service to graduates of the National School of Forestry.