Work for local farmers: another postcard from Cameroon
November 28, 2007 | Posted by Catherine
A couple of questions have come in to follow up yesterday’s post on the Global Trees project in Cameroon.
Claire wants to know the extent to which these trees help the local community in addition to offsetting global carbon emissions.
Good question. Happily the people of Kumbo and the surrounding areas are benefiting on several different levels, including local employment and income generation.
- All the trees were nursed locally and planted by local farmers.
- The 10,000 new trees will protect the land from erosion and preserve water catchment areas.
- Many planted are medicinal trees highly valued by the traditional herbalists of the area.
- The tree programme is also combined with a apiary venture generating revenue from bee farming.
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