CITIZEN SURVEILLANCE IN AFRICA

Protecting our lands,
together

Vigiland is the citizen land-monitoring app for Africa. Report, alert and protect your lands and forests in real time.

1,384+ active citizens on the ground

FEATURES

A clear, useful platform built for the field

Every essential feature is organized to be understood quickly: report, verify, track and mobilize the community across Africa.

Report in seconds from any territory

Take a photo, add the location and send the alert instantly. Vigiland streamlines field reporting for all of Africa.

2,947

reports processed

1,384

active citizens

Community verification

Each report can be quickly confirmed by the local network and partner teams.

Instant alerts

Emergencies are visible immediately to trigger a faster response.

Interactive map

View reports on a forest map of Africa with simple, readable filters.

Citizen network

Unite engaged communities around the protection of forests, lands and resources.

WHO IS IT FOR?

A platform for every actor on the ground

Citizens, civil society and institutions come together on Vigiland to protect land and forests.

Local & indigenous communities

Report harm to your land and forests, and make your voice heard.

NGOs & associations

Document, verify and mobilize around field reports.

Civil-society organizations

Track trends and support advocacy with reliable data.

Institutions & administrations

Receive geolocated alerts and coordinate responses.

Technical & financial partners

Measure impact and support citizen monitoring.

Researchers & media

Access an open map of environmental harm.

HOW IT WORKS?

As simple as 1, 2, 3

01

Download

Install Vigiland for free on Android or iOS and create your citizen profile in 2 minutes.

02

Observe & report

In the field, photograph an anomaly — deforestation, fire, poaching — and submit your geolocated report.

03

Protect together

Your report is sent to the relevant authorities and the Vigiland community for a fast response.

2,947Reports submitted
1,384Active citizens
10Regions covered
94%Verification rate
COVERAGE

Available across all of Africa

Vigiland works throughout the continent — report and act wherever you are.

55African countries covered
🇿🇦Afrique du Sud
🇩🇿Algérie
🇦🇴Angola
🇧🇯Bénin
🇧🇼Botswana
🇧🇫Burkina Faso
🇧🇮Burundi
🇨🇲Cameroun
🇨🇻Cap-Vert
🇨🇫Centrafrique
🇰🇲Comores
🇨🇬Congo
🇨🇩Congo (RDC)
🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire
🇩🇯Djibouti
🇪🇬Égypte
🇪🇷Érythrée
🇸🇿Eswatini
🇪🇹Éthiopie
🇬🇦Gabon
🇬🇲Gambie
🇬🇭Ghana
🇬🇳Guinée
🇬🇶Guinée équatoriale
🇬🇼Guinée-Bissau
🇰🇪Kenya
🇱🇸Lesotho
🇱🇷Libéria
🇿🇦Afrique du Sud
🇩🇿Algérie
🇦🇴Angola
🇧🇯Bénin
🇧🇼Botswana
🇧🇫Burkina Faso
🇧🇮Burundi
🇨🇲Cameroun
🇨🇻Cap-Vert
🇨🇫Centrafrique
🇰🇲Comores
🇨🇬Congo
🇨🇩Congo (RDC)
🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire
🇩🇯Djibouti
🇪🇬Égypte
🇪🇷Érythrée
🇸🇿Eswatini
🇪🇹Éthiopie
🇬🇦Gabon
🇬🇲Gambie
🇬🇭Ghana
🇬🇳Guinée
🇬🇶Guinée équatoriale
🇬🇼Guinée-Bissau
🇰🇪Kenya
🇱🇸Lesotho
🇱🇷Libéria
🇱🇾Libye
🇲🇬Madagascar
🇲🇼Malawi
🇲🇱Mali
🇲🇦Maroc
🇲🇺Maurice
🇲🇷Mauritanie
🇲🇿Mozambique
🇳🇦Namibie
🇳🇪Niger
🇳🇬Nigeria
🇺🇬Ouganda
🇷🇼Rwanda
🇪🇭Sahara occidental
🇸🇹Sao Tomé-et-Principe
🇸🇳Sénégal
🇸🇨Seychelles
🇸🇱Sierra Leone
🇸🇴Somalie
🇸🇩Soudan
🇸🇸Soudan du Sud
🇹🇿Tanzanie
🇹🇩Tchad
🇹🇬Togo
🇹🇳Tunisie
🇿🇲Zambie
🇿🇼Zimbabwe
🇱🇾Libye
🇲🇬Madagascar
🇲🇼Malawi
🇲🇱Mali
🇲🇦Maroc
🇲🇺Maurice
🇲🇷Mauritanie
🇲🇿Mozambique
🇳🇦Namibie
🇳🇪Niger
🇳🇬Nigeria
🇺🇬Ouganda
🇷🇼Rwanda
🇪🇭Sahara occidental
🇸🇹Sao Tomé-et-Principe
🇸🇳Sénégal
🇸🇨Seychelles
🇸🇱Sierra Leone
🇸🇴Somalie
🇸🇩Soudan
🇸🇸Soudan du Sud
🇹🇿Tanzanie
🇹🇩Tchad
🇹🇬Togo
🇹🇳Tunisie
🇿🇲Zambie
🇿🇼Zimbabwe

Impact stories

African citizens protecting their lands with Vigiland

“Vigiland let me report an illegal logging. Within 48h, the authorities were on site.”

JN

Jean Nkolo

Yaoundé

“The app is simple. I can report from a basic phone, even without a stable connection.”

SM

Sylvie Mvondo

Douala

“Thanks to the points system, my community is motivated to protect our forest.”

AB

Amina Bello

Ngaoundéré

“An effective tool to mobilize citizens and quickly alert the authorities.”

PA

Pierre Ateba

Yaoundé

Join the movement
to protect the forests.

Download Vigiland for free and become a guardian of your lands. Together, let’s build a strong citizen network for Africa.

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Citizen land monitoring in Africa. An initiative of the Centre for Environment and Development.

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