by Ayuk Oben | Oct 20, 2019 | Forest and Climate Change, Tree planting and Agroforestry, Livelihood and Economic Development and Perspectives
As a result of the launch of the Rainforest Trust Mak-Betchou project in October 2016 and the Rainforest Trust project in Tofala in January 2017, a staff member from ERuDeF was sent to the Lebialem landscape to execute sensitization, identification and prioritization...
by Ayuk Oben | Oct 20, 2019 | Forest and Climate Change, Tree planting and Agroforestry, Livelihood and Economic Development and Perspectives, Trees for the Future Cameroon Program
Nitcheu Jean Baptiste, a small holder farmer in Bakassa, passionate about agriculture, has achieved prosperity from his farm since he adopted Forest Garden practices. Forest gardening is a low-maintenance sustainable plant-based food production and agro forestry...
by Ayuk Oben | Oct 20, 2019 | Forest and Climate Change, Tree planting and Agroforestry, Livelihood and Economic Development and Perspectives, Mt Bamboutos Initiative
Market gardening, that employs more than 80% of the rural population of the Mt. Bamboutos area and contributes greatly to the country’s per capital income, has been causing social insecurity in the rural communities. These mal practices include nocturnal harvestingof...
by Ayuk Oben | Oct 14, 2019 | Forest and Climate Change, Tree planting and Agroforestry
Some farmers in Bakassa village, Haut-Nkam Division, use tephrosia as a local crop treatment component. Tephrosia is a genus flower belonging to the Fabaceae family. The generic name is derived from the Greek word ‘tephros’ meaning “ash-colored,” referring to the...
by Ayuk Oben | Oct 14, 2019 | Forest and Climate Change, Tree planting and Agroforestry
Thanks to the exceptional richness of its forest ecosystems, the Lebialem Highlands- particularly the Tofala-Mone East corridor is well known for its rich biodiversity. With technical support from the African Conservation Foundation (ACF) and other partners,...
by erudef | Sep 6, 2018 | Forest and Climate Change, Tree planting and Agroforestry, News
Over 75000 agroforestry and medicinal trees have been planted in the West and Littoral Regions of Cameroon. The tree species including Acacia, Leucaena, Prunus, Moringa, and Neems , were planted in some three divisions of the West Region and one division of...
by erudef | Sep 5, 2018 | Forest and Climate Change, Tree planting and Agroforestry, News
The Bakassi mangrove is one of the very rich and diverse ecosystems in Cameroon with the propensity to stabilize coastlines, protect communities from storms, provide critical habitats for many animals, store vast amounts of carbon, refill groundwater, ensure water...
by erudef | Jul 6, 2018 | Forest and Climate Change, Tree planting and Agroforestry, Mt Bamboutos Initiative, News, Newsletter, Press Release
One of the world’s pioneer environmental organisation, International Tree Foundation (ITF) has joined forces with the Environment and Rural Development Foundation (ERuDeF) to restore over 35,000 ha of the degraded landscape of the Mt. Bamboutos ecosystem through the...
by erudef | Jun 20, 2018 | Forest and Climate Change, Tree planting and Agroforestry, News
The Environment and Rural Development Foundation (ERuDeF) is carrying out activities that will culminate in the planting of three million trees in some 15 divisions of the Northwest, Southwest, West and Littoral regions of Cameroon by the end of 2018. Targeted...
by erudef | Jun 20, 2018 | Forest and Climate Change, Tree planting and Agroforestry, News
The Government of Cameroon has created another Community Forest (CF) in the Upper Bayang Sub-division Manyu Division, Southwest Cameroon. The CF called the BEET Community Forest, was created through a Ministerial Decision No 0035/CPG/MINFOF/SETAT/SG/DF/SDFC/SRPSG/AB...