ERuDeF is a Cameroonian non profit dedicated to the conservation of wildlife and protection of fragile environments through research, training, education and community engagement. ERuDeF was founded in 1999 as a membership organization.

It runs a number of core programmes including Biodiversity Conservation, Forest Landscape Restoration, Conservation Finance, GIS for Development, Climate Change, Ecotourism and Women & Gender under the auspices of the Centre for the Advancement of Women Initiatives (CAWI).