Energy
60 kWp of solar panels cover 70% of our annual needs, and all the hot water is solar. The backup generator still runs, mostly in the rainy season: about 30% of our energy. We say so because it is true.
70%solar energy
100%solar hot water
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70%of our electricity from solar over the year
0plastic bottles: carafes and a free flask
85%of the team hired within 30 km
1,000 FCFAper night donated to sea turtle monitoring
Water
A 180 m³ tank collects rainwater for the garden and the bathrooms. Drinking water is filtered on site, showers have a reduced flow and towels are only changed on request.
180 m³rainwater tank
Waste and plastic
No plastic bottles: filtered-water carafes in the rooms and a free flask on arrival. 62% of our waste is composted or recycled. Every Saturday morning the team and village volunteers clean the beach.
62%of waste composted or recycled
Jobs and local sourcing
The lodge employs 34 people, 29 of them (85%) hired within 30 km. Training is ongoing: languages, first aid, cooking. 80% of fresh produce is bought in Kribi and the neighbouring villages.
34people employed
80%of fresh produce bought locally
Sea turtles
1,000 FCFA per night goes to the village turtle monitoring programme in Ebodjé: 3,182,000 FCFA in 2025, for 3,182 guest nights. Participants on the “Turtle night” outing add 5,000 FCFA each. This contribution is never added to your bill.
3,182,000 FCFAdonated in 2025
Building and forest
Raffia roofs, stabilised-earth walls, reclaimed timber for threatened species (azobé, moabi, ebony). Two and a half hectares out of four are left as forest, and a 2,000-plant nursery has allowed 640 trees to be replanted since 2022.
2.5 haleft as forest
640trees replanted since 2022
Why “AZOBÉ”?
Azobé is a dark red hardwood from the Central African forest, so dense it sinks, and so tough it never rots in seawater: the old jetties along this coast were built from it. The species is now listed as vulnerable by the IUCN, so we only use reclaimed azobé: our bar counter is an old fishing jetty.
Honesty
What we still have to do
- 2028Replace the generator with battery storage (target: 90% solar energy).
- 2028Run the transfers in electric vehicles.
- 2028Remove the air-conditioning from Suite Bubinga in favour of natural ventilation.
- 2027Publish a third-party verified carbon footprint.
During your stay
What you can do
- Keep your flask
- Report a leak
- Never light or touch the turtles
- Buy crafts directly from the craftspeople
- Leave sand and shells on the beach
- Take the shared shuttle from Kribi
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