Environmental policy and administrative management

Increasing land degradation in Wum (Waindo, Bu, Aguli, Zonghofu and Kesu) caused by wildfires, unsustainable farming practices, inappropriate fuel wood extraction and inappropriate animal husbandry practices has led to loss of biodiversity, poor farm yield, out migration, gender inequality and household poverty. Currently, the land is degraded at a speedy rate with wildfires at the top of the list. Subsistence farming is now practiced unsustainably and over 1, 000 trees are uprooted annually to expand farms. The situation is worsened by the fact that economic trees are used for fuel wood with impunity. If actions are not taken immediately to safeguard the situation, most of the land would be degraded in future. The main objective of this project is to promote community involvement in land restoration and sustainable management of natural resources for the socio economic well being of the people of five communities (Waindo, Bu, Aguli, Zonghofu and Kesu) in Wum central subdivision.

Cameroon