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Banyang-Mbo Bakossi Landscape Forest Management Association
The rising climate crisis, the and biodiversity loss acted as an inspirational factor towards the creation of Banyang-Mbo Bakossi Landscape Forest Management Association (BAOBALAFMA) in the month of November 2021, and registered officially as a non-profit and non-governmental organization by Cameroon’s Ministry of Territorial Administration on the 24th of January 2024 (Registration No: 383/AR/G.42/162/AJPAS). Our goal envisages at planet where there is the peaceful co-existence of man and nature.
Our Mission
BAOBALAFMA Advocating for indigenous people users ‘rights, biodiversity conservation and ensuring human welfare within the landscape and beyond
Our Vision
BAOBALAFMA champion the course in valuing, conserving, and sustainably managing within the Banyang -Mbo landscape ’s natural environment and resources, ensuring lasting benefits for communities and their livelihoods within and beyond.
OUR OBJECTIVES
- Support forest restoration, biodiversity conservation, and increased resilience to climate change through support for Indigenous Peoples, traditional owners, and local communities.
- To enhance of the sustainable use of land and sustainable livelihoods of indigenous and local communities through accelerated, values-driven voluntary action and private-sector investment
- To enhance communities’ and government involvement in endangered species conservation
- To provide alternative sustainability strategies to underprivileged children, youths and women within the indigenous people societies.
Areas of Operation
OUR THEMATIC AREAS
BABALAFOMA’s programs and projects include the following: Our Services We offer a holistic approach involving a range of cross-cutting interventions that are essential to address the problems of the poor or people living in remote areas. Through collaborative effort with livelihood promotion institutions worldwide we build local capacities to provide livelihood services in the areas of agricultural development and food security, development of vocational skills and access to finance. The specific activities that are undertaken are;
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RESTORATION AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE
Restoring degraded landscapes and promoting climate change mitigation and adaptation to reduce adverse climate change impact on rural livelihoods
BABALAFOMA promotes and supports climate-smart sustainable agriculture (e.g., organic agriculture, agroforestry, and regenerative agriculture) and climate impact reduction activities such as eco-restoration, forest landscape restoration, and sustainable land management, along with planned biodiversity protection activities. Our aim is to bring about a win-win situation for both conservation and communities, while also enhancing farmers’
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SPECIES AND HABITATS CONSERVATION
Working with local communities to protect and conserve biodiversity and ecosystems services at high-risk ends are those high-profile species such as elephants, pangolins, giant frogs, gorillas, chimpanzees, and drills, requiring uncompromised conservation efforts. At BAOBALAFMA, we believe careful management of resources, correct approaches and an ever-growing of people committed to protecting the environment can create systems in which man and wildlife can co-exist in harmony.
BABALAFOMA’ conservation efforts have been focused on conserving key threatened species and their habitats through research, in-situ conservation measures, alternative livelihood support, and adoption of appropriate ecosystem-based approaches to species and habitat conservation
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SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD PRACTICES
Developing environmentally sustainable income generation opportunities for communities Experiences have shown that active engagement of communities in conservation is influenced by tangible socio-economic benefits they get from conservation. For the purpose of alleviating poverty and fostering conservation in communities, BAOBALAFMA supports the development and consolidation of agro-based income-generating activities, based on the sustainable use of natural resources.
BAOBALAFMA empowers communities in livelihood development initiatives (e.g. organic vegetable farming, agroforestry, beekeeping, piggery, poultry and NTFPs enterprise
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ENVIROMENTAL EDUCATION
Preparing environmentally friendly citizens who care for and protect nature and instilling a sense of environmental responsibility. Human is a part of nature, and his universal responsibility lies in keeping the environment intact for posterity. This attitudinal change can be effectively brought about through environmental education programs by way of developing communication and outreach strategies for improving information sharing among communities.
If environmental conservation is to succeed, humans’ behavior and attitude towards the environment must change. BAOBALAFMA has taken the advantage of spreading the important message of a caring attitude towards the environment and has affected lifestyle changes to support conservation since creation
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FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURAL VALUE CHAINS
We work with smallholder and marginal farmers to increase their productivity – from subsistence farming to surplus generation – and improving economic conditions. This generates employment opportunities in the rural areas through increased farm work and discourages rural-urban migration.
6. EMPLOYABILITY AND SELF-EMPLOYMENT
In the human resources and entrepreneurial training areas we work with rural populations, with a focus on poor youth and women. We assist key local government institutions to develop best practices for vocational training on a regional basis as well as providing direct training of skills to individuals for employment and self-employment.
7. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
BABALAFOMA assists in community monitoring and surveyance to establish the frequency of animal activities in enclaves’ communities inside the protected area and encroachment surveys Sustainable livelihood impact assessment and land use surveys with the context of collaborative management of protected
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The Core Values of
Banyang-Mbo Bakossi Landscape Forest Management Association
BABALAFOMA, work is guided by the following core values;
Equity for All
We promote fairness and equal opportunities, ensuring no one is left behind regardless of background or status.
Accountability/Transparency
We uphold openness and responsibility in all our actions and decisions, fostering trust with our stakeholders
Upholding Human Dignity
We respect and protect the inherent worth of every individual in all our engagements.
Dedication to Community
We are committed to serving and uplifting communities through inclusive and sustainable development.
Professionalism and Learning
We maintain high standards of conduct and continuously seek knowledge to improve our impact.
Integrity
We act with honesty, consistency, and strong moral principles in everything we do.
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