Climate Change – Page 4

Over 88% of Trees Planted at Bulu Water Catchment Using Miyawaki Method Survive!

VoN NewsAugust 22, 2020 1 Comment

The efforts of Ecological Balance to clean recharge and conserve underground water of the Bulu water catchment in Buea is yielding success. Out of the 3000 tree seedlings and cuttings[…]

Gov’t Backpedals on Logging Concession in Ebo Forest

VoN NewsAugust 12, 2020 1 Comment

The Cameroon Government has revoked a decree approving two logging concessions of 68,385 hectares in the Nkam and Sanaga-Maritime divisions in the Littoral Region, that was going to jeopardize the[…]

World Day to Combat Desertification: UN SG Calls for Restoration of 100 Million Ha Degraded Land

VoN NewsJune 17, 2020 Leave a Comment

UN Secretary General, António Guterres, has prescribed the restoration of 100 million hectares of degraded land, as a key requirement for maintaining food security, keeping households afloat and creating jobs. Speaking[…]

Over FCFA 3 billion Agreement Signed to Sustainably Manage Forest Resources in Congo Basin

VoN NewsFebruary 5, 2020 Leave a Comment

By Ndimuh B. Shancho The French Development Agency and the Network of Training Institutions in the Forestry and Environmental Sectors in the Central Africa Region have signed a five-year partnership[…]

Over 600 Trees Planted to Protect Boduma Water Catchment Using Miyawaki Method

VoN NewsDecember 4, 2019 2 Comments

By Ndimuh B. Shancho A Buea based non-profit organization that seeks to reconcile conservation with local livelihoods, Ecological Balance, has planted over 600 trees at the Boduma Water Catchment using the[…]

Nature Conservation, a Myth?

VoN NewsOctober 25, 2019 1 Comment

Beaches all over the world have this 2019 recorded more people than ever before seeking to cool off from increased heat waves all across Europe, glaciers ‘disappeared’ from Alaska and,[…]

Ozone Layer Healing is Human Healing

VoN NewsSeptember 17, 2019 Leave a Comment

Ndimuh B. Shancho Human health is inextricably linked to the health of the Ozone layer, a delicate layer of gas that shields the Earth from harmful sun rays commonly known[…]

Limbe landslide Victims in ‘Siberia’ One Year After

VoN NewsAugust 16, 2019 Leave a Comment

Have not Been Relocated by Gov’t as Promised Decry Discrimination in Compensation Acknowledge the Site is Risky but Remains the Only Option BY NDIMUH B. SHANCHO One odd year has[…]

Flood Leaves Scores of Families Homeless in Babessi Again!

VoN NewsAugust 13, 2019 Leave a Comment

60 Houses Swept Away 48 Families Homeless 4 Quarters Submerged again Fon Expresses Sympatry BY NDIMUH B. SHANCHO Close to seven years after a heavy flood swept across Babessi, one[…]

Wetlands, Watersheds Under Sledge Hammer of Development

VoN NewsFebruary 7, 2019 1 Comment

There is supposed to undoubtedly exist a symbiotic relationship between humans and nature, but we have been caught in the snare of reckless environmental plundering in our insatiable quest for[…]

Baseline Assessment Shows High Human Pressure on Mount Mbam

The Scourge of Illegal Fishing on Artisanal Fishers in Cameroon

South West Mayors Take Measures Against Plastic Pollution

Indigenous Villagers Set Pace in Plastic Waste Management, Climate Action in Buea-Cameroon

On Save the Frogs Day: VoNat Raises Awareness on the Plight of World’s Largest Frog in Cameroon

EcoWarriors Raises Consciousness Against Forest Depletion Through Storytelling

Wither Waste Exchange Plan?

Future of Endangered Species at Mount Cameroon in Safe Hands

Heat Waves in Cameroon; cautions, precautions

LWC at 30, a Beacon of Hope for Confiscated Wildlife