Bio-diversity

The submitted project is implemented in the s village d Abang-Minko, Ambam, Ky - Ossi and Olamz situ es l cross-border area in Cameroon, Gabon and e-Equatorial Guin. Since the tarring in 2005 of the axes connecting these three countries and the construction of the two bridges over the river Ntem, this area became the framework trade the most prolific of the CEMAC region sous - r. This results in the intensification and diversification of the activity res s economic whose exploitation foresti re l gale and/or fraudulent and a proliferating ration of palm oil, crops vivri culture such as the banana-plantain and cassava that are tr s s caught in neighbouring countries to strong purchase power. Poaching y prosp re also going into the reserve r Campo - my year and for ts community/local surrounding. The consequence in this wild afforestation d historically is the gradual faction of essences prot g rar es and firewood. This shortage p strongly boosted prices, particularly especially that of wood, main source of energy of families. An inquiry you summary in these s village allowed d counting 600 families s tr vuln considerable, essentially individuals g es, widows with dependent children, siblings of children and orphans of AIDS s abandoned their fate, m medley of sick persons, equipped with d and without resources. Living in an extr me poverty, these families are all particularly particularly touch by rench ripening of wood heating. Once 100 CFA FRANCS for six good pieces of wood there are five ann, it is necessary today hui d touched 200 CFA FRANCS for 03 medium pieces. A c t of the other fl hotel s identified in the village including the ration of the STI/HIV/AIDS proliferating that d cement primarily youth and women in the village, must be added to the suffering of this slice of

Cameroon