by erudef | Feb 4, 2016 | News
A few years ago, Echinops giganteus was just an ordinary plant in the Mt. Bamboutus area. The locals here had only used its roots, flowers and leaves to spice traditional dishes called nkui and achu. Outside the kitchen, Echinops was, and still, is, a favourite...
by erudef | Feb 4, 2016 | News
One of the hurdles in environmental conservation is the livelihood of communities living adjacent to protected areas. Suppressing them from exploiting the natural environment for their survival in the name of conservation is often confrontational, hence the need to...
by erudef | Feb 4, 2016 | News
“I quit hunting to pursue a more meaningful future,” says 19-year-old Bobson. After spending the better part of his childhood and teenage years hunting animals in the Proposed Mak-Betchou Wildlife Sanctuary in Lebialem, Bobson Achia Tajouck decided to return to school...
by erudef | Feb 4, 2016 | News
Embola Simon Mossisa is a farmer whose life has been transformed by the growth of nusery development with the aim of replanting threatened trees species. Together with his wife and children, Embola has constructed a 10-000 capacity nursery of Prunus africana and...
by erudef | Feb 4, 2016 | News
The new conservation thinking that environmental protection cannot be done on “an empty stomach” is increasingly driving the growing concern to attend to human needs and problems that would make conservation more feasible. By Blaise Jumbam, Payong Prudence &...
by erudef | Feb 4, 2016 | News
Nowadays with internet access, humans are able to read and learn about places that you will never imagine they even exist and you will never ever imagine you can be there. My name is Ana Paula. I live in México City, one of the biggest cities in the world. And here I...