Women, Forests and COP30: RADD's Forest Immersion in CameroonCEFR B1
24 Nov 2025
Adapted from Laura, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Joseph Siewe, Unsplash
Environmental groups focused on forests during COP30, held from November 10 to 21, 2025, in Belém, Brazil. In Cameroon, the Network of Sustainable Development Actors (RADD) organized a forest immersion for women on November 17, 2025, to bring local forest experience into the global climate debate.
RADD grew out of the Kids For Forest project launched by Greenpeace International in the Congo Basin in 2009. RADD said it chose women because of their close relationship with land and forests. The organization also noted that over 40 percent of Cameroon is forested, but modern pressures—extractive industries, agro-industries, mining, dams and large projects—have weakened local ties to the forest.
The immersion included panels on a world without forests and on gender and climate finance, seed and handicraft exhibitions, a hike, a virtual link to Belém, tree planting at Sanaga Beach, a film and meetings with local forest representatives. RADD said the training helped women understand how forests support adaptation and mitigation and that women can propose solutions for COP30.
Difficult words
- conservation — Protecting and preserving natural resources.
- participate — To take part in an activity or event.participated
- advocate — To support or promote an idea or cause.advocating
- immersion — Deep involvement in a particular activity.
- impact — The effect or influence of something.impacts
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Discussion questions
- How can women’s involvement impact environmental planning?
- What are some potential solutions women shared about climate change?
- Why do you think forest conservation is crucial for local cultures?
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