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IDUAI 2022: Environmentalist, Inclusion advocate, Journalist make case for an Information Act in Cameroon

By Hilltopvoices  Several voices have expressed the need for an information Act in Cameroon. The need for the public information accessibility tool was expressed during an online event to observe the 2022 International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) organised by Hilltopvoices Communications Group Ltd.  Lohshie Eugene Velon host of the live stream (in blue) and Chick Sama (in red t-shirt) on Set  While stating that public information should be a right and not a privilege, Wirsiy Emmanuel Binyuy Environmentalist and Director of Cameroon Gender and Environment Watch (CAMGEW) noted that the work of journalists should reflect the local realities. Information users especially the press should angage meaningful information search especially from the grassroots with the hope that an information Act can facilitate the obtaining of information from policy makers. The environmentist recommended effective collaboration between the press and non-profit organisation, net

Environmental Education: Holiday school kids trained on urban gardening with plastic bottles

By Bakah Derick  A Bamenda based not-for-profit nongovernmental environmental and gender sensitive organisation has trained over 160 holiday school going pupils on the use of waste plastic bottles for urban gardening.  CAMGEW Director addressing the learners at start of training  The Friday 22 July 2022 outreach by Cameroon Gender and Environment Watch (CAMGEW) according to the executive director of the Organisation had as focus the conversion of waste plastic bottles to wealth for "use in planting spices, vegetables, medicinal plants, flowers and also for teachers to use it for demonstration when teaching children on plants and plant growth."  Wirsiy Emmanuel Binyuy explained in a post on the organisation's Facebook page that the outreach was based completely on practical demonstrations "We had demonstrations with various plants like huckleberry, Aloe vera, water leaf, lettuce and spices growing from plastic containers. Demonstrations were ma

Environment: Thousands petition government for policy on Women’s rights

By Bakah Derick  A petition with over 2500 signatures from grassroots women on policy consideration and support in the promotion of women’s socio-economic and environmental rights has been handed to government in Bamenda.  The petition coordinated by the Cameroon Gender and Environment Watch (CAMGEW) was handed to the North West Regional Delegate for Environment, Protection of Nature and Sustainable Development on Tuesday 12 July 2022 in Bamenda.  The Regional Delegate, Mue Denis Kpue received the petition from the Director Wirsiy Emmanuel Binyuy and Sevidzem Ernestine Leikeli Women Empowerment and Environment officer all from CAMGEW at his up station office with the hope of it reaching Yaounde soonest.  Speaking prior to handing over the petition, the Director of CAMGEW stated that the petition is a result of other activities and a “round table discussions that CAMGEW have held in Bamenda since January 2022 to promote women inclusion in social, environmental and economic d

Opinion: How to identify good brown or white honey

By Wirsiy Emmanuel Binyuy  Apiculture and Nature Conservation Campaigner  HOW TO KNOW GOOD BROWN OR WHITE HONEYHOW TO KNOW GOOD BROWN OR WHITE HONEY • Keeping honey open outside should attract bees. Any expose honey that do not attract bees should be questionable • A stick of match should still light fire after deeping in honey • Honey dropped in water should not dissolve immediately. It should move and settle below water because honey is heavier or denser than water. It will dissolve slowly when stirred • Good honey should crystalize or develop granules like sugar after some months of harvesting. Remember honey is fructose which is natural sugar • The type of container that honey is stored or package in can tell you whether honey is good or not.  If you see honey put in pesticide containers or engine oil container can that be good honey? • Honey should not wet a normal exercise book paper or A4 paper when dropped into it • Good honey should not ferment (behavin

World Biodiversity Day 2022: Nature Conservation Campaigner calls for valourisation of ecosystems, species

By Bakah Derick  A Bamenda based Nature Conservation Campaigner has express the wish for everyone to valourise species and ecosystems in an effort to protect biodiversity. Wirsiy Emmanuel Binyuy, Environmentalist and Director of Cameroon Gender and Environment Watch (CAMGEW) was speaking to www.hilltopvoices.com on Monday 23 May 2022 a day after the observance of the International Day for Biological Diversity.  Observed with the slogan “Building a shared future for all life”, world Biodiversity Day according to Wirsiy Emmanuel concerns everyone.  Picture courtesy CAMGEW Facebook page  "It is a reminder to us all to know that all species and ecosystems matter. The world genetic resources is a gift from nature to us. The various species, ecosystems and genetic resources are also needed by future generation and so we have the obligation to use it and hand it to them in a healthy state." He said  The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) explai

Environmental Education: CAMGEW continues induction of children

By Bakah Derick Caneroon Gender and Environment Watch (CAMGEW) Saturday 16 April 2022 continued her environmental education program for children with focus on the importance of honey bee to man and the environment.  "We saw that it is important to build future nature lovers and to make them real nature lovers with what is happening now where very few people care about the environment; that we should start instilling in some children that live for nature. So we decided to run this program every Saturday for about two hours and you see how they play here which is like a child friendly space though we oriented it towards the environment and love for nature." Wirsiy Emmanuel Binyuy, CAMGEW's Director told www.hilltopvoices.com.  For over two hours the CAMGEW center Bamenda, the children were given lessons on how honey bee world and how they help in plants pollination. The children were shown some of the products of honey like wax, soap, vaseline,  Power detergent

Forest Conservation: CAMGEW "seduce" traditional leaders, others into promotion of women's socio economic and Environment rights advocacy

By Bakah Derick  An advocacy workshop on women's socio-economic and environmental rights has ended in Bamenda.  Organised by Cameroon Gender and Environment Watch (CAMGEW), the Saturday 26 March 2022 workshop within the framework of promoting women inclusion in forest conservation, building solidarity and empowerment amongst others provided an opportunity for reflections on cultural practices that constitute barriers to the economic empowerment of women.  Workshop participants  According to Shufai Wàa-bin a traditional leader from Nso Bui Division, early and forced marriages, refusal to educate the girl child, restriction of inheritance rights to male children are some of the cultural practices that reduce opportunities for women to grow economically. He has committed himself to work with his colleagues and the youth especially in his community to promote efforts to remove these barriers.  While corroborating, Sevidzem Ernestine Leikeki, CAMGEW Women Empowerment officer

No to Bushfires: Prevention and Management

By Bakah Derick As the dry begins in Cameroon, concerns over the return of bushfires are on the increase. Areas of the Kilum-Ijim forest Bikov, Atumekui, Belo, Abassakom, Oku and Njinikom and other protected areas mostly affected by bushfires are in risk of being consumed again if nothing is done. In this edition of our No to Bushfires series, we talked to our environmental protection consultant Wirsiy Emmanuel Binyuy Apiculture and Nature Conservation Campaigner, Director of Cameroon Gender and Environment Watch (CAMGEW) on the best practices to prevent and manage bushfires Bushfires burning a bee hive "Summarily, Fire tracing and back burning, patrols, sensitization against bushfires,  communicating on various punishment that awaits defaulters, Developing of agroforestry systems in farms around forest peripheries, Green Firebreaks that separate the forest from the farms with evergreen vegetation, Ban of smoking in the forest and farms around the forest are some of th

No to Bushfires: Understanding the causes and consequences

By Bakah Derick It is that time of the year when we have bushfires in the North West Region. These bushfires have remained a serious threat to livelihoods and the environment. These bushfires have been been largely responsible for the destruction of biodiversity, water catchments, bee hives, farms, research sources and sometimes human life. Fighting bushfires is key and to get this work community solidarity is important.  Our consultant on environmental protection is Wirsiy Emmanuel Binyuy. He is the Director of Cameroon Gender and Environment Watch (CAMGEW) working in the Kilum-Ijim forest area located in parts of Bui and Boyo Divisions. He shared the following with Hilltopvoices as the potential causes of bushfires at this time.  The activities of hunters in and around the forest area. Some of them deliberately introduce flames with the intention to scare animals from their hideouts. This eventual turn to uncontrollable wide fires.  Slash-and-burn or Ankara is a common fa

No to Bushfires: Community stakeholders at the front

By Bakah Derick  One of the measure tools in bushfire prevention and management is the identification of stakeholders. These are the people or institutions that can make decisions that will enhance the fight against bushfires. Their decisions can facilitate sensitization, community engagement as well handling defaulters.   With several years of working around the Kilum-Ijim forest area, our environmental protection consultant Wirsiy Emmanuel Binyuy Director of Cameroon Gender and Environment Watch (CAMGEW) has identified the following as community stakeholders in the bushfire prevention and management process.  The traditional administration represented by Kwifon/Fon respected and feared by community members,  Municipal council represented by the Mayor and councilors elected by the community members and consequently can be listened to The Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife (MINFOF) and Ministry of Environment, Nature Protection and Sustainable Development (MINEPD

No to Bushfires: How to communicate for better prevention and management

By Bakah Derick  Effectly preventing or managing bushfires requires good communication. While organisations with the competences like Cameroon Gender and Environment Watch (CAMGEW) are engaging from several fronts including communication and sensitisation, community leaders and other stakeholders will require to also communicate effectively at this time. When we contacted our consultant Wirsiy Emmanuel Binyuy, Director of CAMGEW on ways of communication at this time he suggested the following  "The organisation of training workshops, seminars, sensitization in social and cultural groups by key actors and concerned individuals and institutions.  Radio talks targeting communities with potentials of bushfires Production and distribution of posters/flyers, booklets, Forest signpost The use of community announcers generally known as Town criers.  Create Forest users platform (hunters, bee farmers, herbalist, firewood fetchers), Men’s traditional club like Manjong, Mfuh hous