Natural water catchment points play an essential role in managing water resources and providing a reliable supply of fresh water. However, these points are under threat from a variety of sources, including deforestation, water pollution, and climate change. In this blog post, we'll explore the threats faced by natural water catchment points, (the case of the Mbembo Fall in the Bamunkumbit vilage in the North West Region of Cameroon).One major threat to natural water catchment points is deforestation. When trees and other vegetation are removed from an area, the land is left vulnerable to flooding and erosion, which can damage ...

Cameroon is a country located in Central Africa. The economy of Cameroon is diversified, with an emphasis on agriculture, mining, and oil production. However, the manufacturing sector is growing in importance, and the country has developed an industrial ecosystem. The benefits of an industrial ecosystem include increased economic activity, employment opportunities, and tax revenue. The challenges of an industrial ecosystem include environmental degradation and social inequality. The future of industrial ecosystems in Cameroon is uncertain, but the potential for growth is significant.Cameroon's Industrial EcosystemCameroon's industrial ecosystem is made up of a number of different industries, including agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, ...

The workshop is a great place for reusing items formally destined for the landfill. Even if you do not have a shop or craft area you can always donate the items mentioned in the following paragraphs to friends, schools, shops, youth centers… The concept of reusing is as limitless as your imagination.Screws, bolts, picture hooks, plant hangers, curtain hooks, and hinges are common hardware items used in most homes. Although not overly costly when purchased a few pieces at a time, they can add up over the years. Salvage any reusable hardware and parts from old cabinets, furniture or mechanical ...

If one person can change things to reduce their Carbon Footprint and make a positive difference on the environment, imagine the difference a whole office can make.The things we do in our everyday lives have a huge impact on our environment. Whether we realise it not, everyday, we are adding to the problem of global warming.The idea of this article is to offer some tips which can help you reduce your office carbon footprint and help the environment by not adding to the global warming issue.Did you really need to print that?So, you’re sitting at your desk and receive an ...

The last five years has seen a revolution in how governments, people and industry view energy. The positive aspects of biomass energy have come to the forefront in this discussion.Why Use Biomass for Our Energy Needs: The ProsThe primary positive aspect of biomass is it is part of the biocycle of life. This means it isn’t toxic to the environment because it is more or less the environment. An additional benefit is the fact biomass almost always breaks down relatively quickly to its natural elements. This means a biomass fuel spill would be far less damaging than an oil spill, ...

The tropical rainforest is a unique ecosystem that is home to many plants and animals, in fact more plants and animals than we even know about. The plants found in the tropical rainforest produce much of the oxygen that is essential for our planet. In addition, many of the plants have unique healing properties against illness and disease.Tropical rainforest is home to many rare animal species such as the Brazilian Tapir, found only in some areas of South America. Brazilian Tapir is a mammal which likes to live near water swimming and diving, feeding on leaves and small branches. Being ...

Light Emitting Diode or LED lighting has been in existence for many years, mainly in niche applications like small trinkets and indicator lighting. However, due to LED lighting being highly energy efficient, not to mention technologically superior over other light sources such as incandescent and fluorescent lighting, it is forecasted to reach beyond electronic applications into commercial and home LED lighting as well. In a recent report by Global Industry Analysts it is predicted that the market for fluorescent and LED lighting could climb to $97 billion by 2010. The spike in growth would be mainly from construction and industrial ...

When politicians start talking about renewable energy, you know we have problems. Solar energy is a significant renewable energy and here is an overview of how the technology has developed.Historical Advances in Producing Electricity From the SunSolar electricity is simply energy produced by harnessing the sun. It comes in many forms including electricity production through panels, home heating through passive systems and mobile packets for powering devices like laptops and RVs to mention only a few platforms.Historically, sunlight has been used by mankind to produce heat ever since we first built structures. Without electricity, mankind soon learned to orient structures ...

The last example of this specific phenomenon was apparent in the early 70’s, when there was a crude oil trade embargo, and hence, no gasoline. Substitute energies began to pop up here and there with many people jumping on the band wagon. But, gasoline soon returned in plentiful supplies and unconventional energy sources fell beneath the average consumers radar screen again. In 2009, the common consumer is seeing petrol prices move higher and found a realization that global warming will be affecting finances soon. Substitute energy is back in the sentiments of the ordinary consumer and, maybe, this time for ...