Activity highlights include, Climate Day,Education Day, Cultural Evening, KING’S Birthday Party
Photo exhibition and wildlife photo award ceremony were some highlights to mark Climate Day at BHC-Cameroon
By Elias Ngalame
The British High Commission.BHC, Yaounde Celebrates British Week from 17-20 November 2025.
The celebrations that also marks the enduring partnership between the United Kingdom and Cameroon is holding the year under the theme
“ Connect, collaborate, celebrate”
According to a release from the BHC, this years theme “reflects our shared commitment , to progress across climate action, education, cultural exchange and economic development.”
Throughout the week activity highlights included, Climate Day featuring wildlife photo exhibition to spotlight biodiversity and UK-Cameroon climate cooperation, Education Day showcasing UK quqlification and celebrating UK alumni in Cameroon with an evening reception, Cultural evening with black tie event featuring a UK ballet reimagined with Cameroon artistry, celebrating diversity , KING’S Birthday Party, honouring His Majesty The King.
The celebrations began on Monday 17 November with wildlife photo exhibition and award of the winner of “Young photographers competition.”
The winner, Epoh Durel-Landry got an award of 300pounds.
The competition had invited young photographers from Cameroon to amplify climate and biodiversity awareness ahead of COP30 and the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition.
Applicants were between the ages of 18 and 40, passionate about photography and driven to protect nature.
The release from the British High Commission specified that emerging photographers were supposed to spotlight Cameroon’s rich biodiversity and climate realities through powerful visual storytelling.
“Aligned with the themes of the world-renowned Wildlife Photographer of the Year (WPY) exhibition , this initiative offers a unique platform to amplify environmental awareness ahead of COP30,” the release stated.
Speaking at the award ceremony, the BHC charge d’affaire, representing the high commissioner, Robert Fritz Patrick, saluted the winner whose photo captured the realities of nature.
He noted that entries were to reflect one of the official categories inspired by the Natural History Museum’s WPY, like wild places,animal portraits, behaviour (mammals, birds, reptiles, invertebrates),urban wildlife,underwater worlds,documenting biodiversity, climate and nature,young voices for nature etc.