Stories written by Sylvie Djacbou Deugoue

Tap Into Indigenous Knowledge To Preserve Our Forests

By Sylvie Djacbou Deugoue
A few years ago, I found myself in the Baka indigenous sacred forest in Assok, in Cameroon in the course of my work in supporting them to preserve their forest against land grabbers. We were building a forest hut using only leaves and the knowledge of our indigenous partners.

Massive Deforestation in the Congo Basin Will Lead to Poverty

By Sylvie Djacbou Deugoue
Growing up amid under the leafy canopy of the Congo Basin rainforest, the woodland was more than our home. It was our playground, our medicine cabinet, our teacher, our therapist. And it was a source of livelihood with its rich biodiversity and helped shield us from the effects of climate change.