10,000 trees planted: a postcard from Cameroon
November 27, 2007 | Posted by Catherine
Encouraging news from Cameroon where the first phase of a tree planting project, supported by our Global Trees campaign, appears to be ahead of schedule.
Matthew Douzart, project director of the Himalayan Institute Cameroon, has just written to tell us that the first 10,000 trees have already been planted in protected reforestation plots and water catchment areas and plans are well advanced to plant more trees after the rains start next spring.
Sponsored by Global Trees, the forestation work is part of a project run by the Himalayan Institute, a non-profit, international organisation committed to humanitarian programmes.
Their new community centre near the town of Kumbo (Google map) is intended to be the first of many spread across Africa offering practical support and empowerment for local communities.
Matthew Douzart reveals that, of the funds allocated, 94% went directly to tree planting with plenty left for thousands more.
If you would like to know more about the project, there are details on the Himalayan Institute Cameroon web page and photographs from the most recent tree planting on our Flickr pages.
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