Community education in Bamumbu village, Bechati-Fossimondi-Besali forest block.
The Lebialem-Mone Forest Landscape is surrounded by close to about thirty two villages with an estimated population of about 65,000 inhabitants. Socio-economic activities in the region revolve strongly around the forest and its resources and people who inhabit most of these villages depend almost entirely on bush meat for their protein requirement. The main activities of the local people inhabiting the adjacent communities of the Lebialem-Mone Forest Landscape includes: farming (with principal crops being cocoa, palms, plantains, Irish potato and cocoyam), hunting, fishing selective logging and collection of non-timber forest products especially the bush mango (irvingia gabonesis).
Community meeting in Chinda village, prioritizing alternative livelihoods.
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