Women, Forests and COP30: RADD's Forest Immersion in CameroonCEFR A1
24 Nov 2025
Adapted from Laura, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Joseph Siewe, Unsplash
- COP30 meetings took place in Belém, Brazil, in November.
- RADD organized a forest immersion for women on November 17.
- The event connected local experience with global climate debates.
- Cameroon is part of the Congo Basin forests.
- More than forty percent of Cameroon has forest cover.
- The program had panels, a hike and tree planting.
- Women from seed banks and indigenous groups joined.
- RADD will help forest representatives and include seed programs.
Difficult words
- environmentalist — A person who protects the environment.Environmentalists
- forest — A large area with many trees.forests
- conference — A meeting for discussion.
- climate — The weather conditions in an area.
- participate — To take part in something.
- protect — To keep safe from harm.
- community — A group of people living together.communities
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Discussion questions
- Why do you think forests are important?
- How can communities help protect the environment?
- What actions can individuals take to address climate change?
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