The Diamond Village Community Heritage Organisation hosted a community consultation on the Kamacroubou Watershed Community Based Riverbed Stabilization Pilot Project on Tuesday, January 24th in Earlene Horne Square.

The Diamond Village Community Heritage Organisation hosted a community consultation on the Kamacroubou Watershed Community Based Riverbed Stabilization Pilot Project on Tuesday, January 24th in Earlene Horne Square.

The project funded by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations and supported by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, is commited to the advancement of the community through the introduction of riverbed stabilization practices in the Kamacroubou Watershed, using soil conservation techniques and best practices on slope farming.

The programme trains local farmers and provides forest and fruit trees to protect and rehabilitate the river bank. The organisation hopes that the project will mobilise farmers to care for the environment by showing the importance of rivers to our forest, agriculture, and community.

Mr. Fitzgerald Providence, Senior Forestry Officer, stated that by protecting the rivers you are protecting the land that feeds you because rivers are necessary for the agriculture and livelihood development of the country.
Mr. Providence also stated that the work of the Forestry is to “conserve forests with communities” and that the implementation of this project seeks to reach that aim.

The DVCHO has recently implemented a Forest livelihood project which trained 26 persons in drumming and drum making, Tour guiding and research in medicinal plants.