by erudef | Jun 2, 2020 | Mount Bamboutos initiative (MBI), News, Newsletter
“No! Despite the COVID-19 pandemic threatening us, we farmers of Ngui village will continue to plant trees in our farms while ensuring every safety measures put in place by the government of Cameroon are respected. No matter what it takes, we need to take care...
by | Jun 1, 2020 | Mount Bamboutos initiative (MBI), Newsletter
By Shuimo Trust The environment and Rural Development Foundation has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dynamic Eco sustainable and Development Association, DESDA, a local organization based in Bamenda and Protection de L’Environment et Development de...
by | May 1, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter, Uncategorized
Covid-19 has pervaded every aspect of our lives; and although we may feel the various impacts in different ways, there is one factor that affects majority of the population: food. In order to ensure continuous sustainability of the Forest Gardens and the security of...
by erudef | Apr 30, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
The Sustainable Farming and Critical Habitat Conservation (SUFACHAC) through its implementing partner, the Environment and Rural Development Foundation (ERuDeF), developed and signed agreements with some community initiative from Kupe Muanenguba and Lebialem...
by erudef | Apr 30, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
Lake Oku is a crater lake on the Bamenda Plateau in the Northwest Region of Cameroon. It is located at 2,227 metres (7,306 ft) on Mount Oku, and is completely surrounded by cloud forest. Lake Oku has no specific protection but is surrounded by montane forest, with a...
by erudef | Apr 30, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
The problem of land degradation and declining soil fertility is a reality in the steeply sloping lands of Mount Bamboutos. In order to fight against this land degradation and biodiversity loss, a “Forest Garden” project was initiated to plant trees and...
by erudef | Apr 30, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
The Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Cameroon have been going through untold hardship in their new settlements. These people, who have been displaced because of the Anglophone crisis, now live at the mercy of God and largess of people of good will, since they...
by erudef | Apr 7, 2020 | Blog, Mt Bamboutos Initiative, Newsletter
The Mount Bamboutos area is a cosmopolitan environment characterized by varied land use patterns which generate conflicts between farmers and grazers, farmers and farmers and between villages. Also the population is facing a decrease of agricultural yields, a lack of...
by erudef | Apr 7, 2020 | Blog, Mount Bamboutos initiative (MBI), Mt Bamboutos Initiative, Newsletter
The Forest Gardens Project II kicked off on March 2020, with the training and practical establishment of nurseries in each locality in Mount Bamboutos landscape. Nursery establishment is the preliminary stage of trees planting. Being a special site for the production...
by erudef | Apr 7, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
Mangroves are facultative halophytes that occur as forests at the confluence of the land-sea interface and are limited to the tropical and subtropical coastlines of the world. Despite their limited geographical range, mangroves are among the most productive ecosystems...