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Our Work

Programmes for sound ecosystems and better livelihoods

FAAFNET works across conservation, agro-pastoral production, beekeeping, empowerment, education and community development.

Thematic Areas

Where FAAFNET focuses

Sunlight filtering through a tropical forest rich in plant and insect life

Biodiversity Conservation, Environmental Management and Landscaping

Environmental education, climate change and ozone awareness, landscape management and sustainable land use.

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Dense tropical forest with tall trees and green undergrowth

Agroforestry / Tree Planting

Tree planting and reforestation programmes that combine productive land use with forest recovery.

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Farmers tending rows of leafy vegetables in a community garden

Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock

Food crop production, organic market gardening, animal production and fish pond management.

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Beekeeper holding a honeycomb frame covered with bees

Sustainable Beekeeping

Modern beekeeping for women and youths, honey production, processing, packaging and marketing.

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FAAFNET women's group activity in the field

Women Empowerment

Supporting rural and urban poor women to organise, build income-generating skills and take part in decision-making.

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Young people planting seedlings in a tree nursery

Youth Empowerment

Training youths in income-generating activities, entrepreneurship, volunteerism and community participation.

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Misty rainforest canopy seen from above

Education for Sustainable Development

Environmental education, school clubs, school gardens, tree nurseries, training and participatory research.

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Close-up of honeycomb frames in warm light

Green Entrepreneurship

Alternative income generating and wealth creation activities built around natural resources.

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Community members gathered at a village facility

Information and Communication Technology

ICT education, resource centre services, newsletters, magazines and public awareness documentation.

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Programme

Environmental Management

  • Environmental Education
  • Ozone awareness
  • Climate Change awareness
  • Disaster / Natural Disaster Management
  • Landscape Management
  • Sustainable utilisation of wetland resources including mangrove ecosystems
  • Awareness on man-made disasters including fire and deforestation
  • Sustainable Land Use Management
Tropical forest interior with ferns and filtered sunlight

Agro-Pastoral

Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries

  • Food Crop Production
  • Organic Market Gardening
  • Field-level Demonstration Trials
  • Agribusiness
  • Agriculture Value Chain
  • Seed Multiplication
  • Mushroom Cultivation
  • School Gardens
  • School Garden Based Learning Initiative / Discovery Learning
  • Animal Production — pigs, goats, poultry, rabbits, guinea pigs and snails
  • Fish Farming / Fish Pond Management
Farmers working rows of vegetables in a community field

Programme

Sustainable Beekeeping

  • Sustainable beekeeping activities
  • Reducing forest degradation associated with bush fire by wild honey collectors
  • Modern beekeeping for women and youths
  • Low-cost technology development
  • Research on bees
  • Pollination and melliferous plants
  • Production of honey, extraction and processing
  • Packaging, transformation and marketing
  • Beeswax, pollen and propolis
Beekeeper inspecting a honeycomb frame

Programme

Sustainable Forest & Wildlife Management

  • Community Forestry
  • Urban Forestry
  • Biodiversity Conservation
  • Ecotourism
  • Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs)
  • Tree Planting
  • Reforestation Programmes
  • Village Wildlife Committees
  • Local Craftworks for Ecotourism
  • Agroforestry
Tall trees in a dense tropical forest

Empowerment

Women Empowerment

  • Supporting rural and urban poor women to establish groups
  • Self-reliant development
  • Women's participation in sustainable development
  • Income-generating skills
  • Market gardening
  • Animal husbandry
  • Beekeeping
  • Small enterprise development
  • Women's participation in decision-making
  • Gender Based Violence awareness and prevention
Women working together in a community market garden

Empowerment

Youth Empowerment

  • Training youths in income-generating activities
  • Agriculture
  • Beekeeping
  • Agroforestry
  • Animal husbandry
  • Common Initiative Groups
  • Cooperative Societies
  • Economic Interest Groups
  • School gardens
  • Environmental education
  • Volunteerism
  • Youth entrepreneurship
Young people planting seedlings in a nursery

Knowledge

Education & Communication

  • Training / Capacity Building
  • Services to Partners
  • “HOW TO……” publications
  • Environmental Education
  • Radio / TV public awareness documentation
  • Scaling Up / Extension
  • Participatory Research
  • Newsletters
  • Magazines
  • ICT education
  • Library / Resource Centre
  • Local and International Volunteerism
  • Research
  • Institutional Strengthening
Forest canopy at sunrise

Communities

Community Development

  • Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) facilities
  • Community facilities
  • School facilities
  • Public Toilets
  • Community Halls
  • Solar energy facilities
  • Village Development Plans
  • Village Development Committees
Village community gathered around a water point

From the Field

Photographs from FAAFNET activities

FAAFNET community members gathered at a tree-planting site
Farmers preparing a demonstration plot with planting bags
Participants around a tree nursery during a field training
Poultry raised through a FAAFNET agro-pastoral activity
Community member building a livestock pen
Tarpaulin fish pond used for small-scale aquaculture
Beekeeper assembling a top-bar hive in the field
Trainees in protective bee suits during a beekeeping session
Jars of honey harvested by supported beekeepers
Community members preparing organic compost
Community stakeholders assembled at a FAAFNET event
Coastal landscape in the South West Region of Cameroon