Our forests help stabilise the climate, and are home to a diversity of plants and animals. It is also a source of livelihood for people depending on it to live. But the forest is under threat - large areas are being degraded due in large part to unsustainable industrial activities.
With Africa been home to the world’s second largest rainforest, the need to protect it remains more urgent than ever. We need to build a movement of people calling for forest protection, species survival and taking action against climate change.
In Cameroon, about half of my country is covered by forests. Home to incredible biodiversity, they are also central to the lives and livelihoods of many communities including the Baka.…
International development agencies and our own government need to rethink their development approaches. Too often, instead of development, they end up degrading the environment and worsening social problems. Decisions on…
Johannesburg, 23 September. An agreement between the governments of France and Norway and the Republic of Congo to protect its rainforest and peatlands gives a green light to oil exploitation…
