Protecting Mount Cameroon's Ecosystems
Mount Cameroon — the highest peak in Central and West Africa — is surrounded by some of the continent's most biodiverse ecosystems. But deforestation and environmental degradation threaten these landscapes, undermining the livelihoods, water security, and biodiversity that communities depend on.
Agricultural expansion, charcoal production, and unsustainable land use have degraded vast areas around the mountain. Without intervention, these trends will accelerate — with cascading consequences for both people and nature.
Our approachMobilizing Communities for Environmental Action
The Green Future program takes a community-first approach to environmental conservation. Rather than imposing external solutions, we mobilize schools, youth groups, women's organizations, and local councils to take ownership of environmental restoration in their own areas.
Tree Planting Campaigns
Large-scale community planting events targeting degraded land around Mount Cameroon, using native species suited to local conditions.
School Environmental Clubs
Structured environmental clubs in partner schools, building a generation of young conservation advocates across the region.
Community Cleanups
Regular organized cleanup campaigns tackling waste and pollution in communities, rivers, and public spaces around the mountain.
Climate Awareness Events
Community forums, school assemblies, and media campaigns raising awareness of climate change impacts and community-level responses.
100,000 Trees for Mount Cameroon
Our flagship project, running 2024–2028. Here's where we stand:
50% complete · Expanding into five communities
Beneficiaries
The Green Future program works with schools, local communities, and youth groups across Buea and five surrounding communities. Environmental club members receive training in conservation techniques, biodiversity, and climate change — becoming local advocates who carry the message beyond the classroom.
Community cleanups and planting campaigns are open to all residents, creating shared ownership of environmental outcomes and building social cohesion around a common goal.
Our results50,000 Trees and Counting
Since launching in 2021, the Green Future program has planted over 50,000 trees across five communities around Mount Cameroon. In 2024, we launched the 100,000 Trees campaign — a five-year initiative to double that count and restore degraded landscapes across a wider area.
School environmental clubs now operate in over a dozen partner schools, with hundreds of student members actively engaged in conservation advocacy and community education.
