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the raffia palm is used by many cameroonians for basket weaving, water management, the tasty wine it produces, and more. however, widespread development is clearing out many of the spaces where the raffia was once found and threatening the environment. in this short documentary, several of the thousands of people who make their livings from products obtained from this plant, discuss the risks of of losing such an important fixture in cameroonian ecology. please watch, share, and tell us what you think.<\/p>\n\n\n

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in cameroon, many people’s livelihoods depend on the raffia palm for basket weaving, wine production, and other uses. increased development throughout the country now threatens not only the area’s ecology, but the local economy as well. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15596,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4907,4935,4900,4914,4904],"tags":[],"storyfest_categories":[],"class_list":["post-33149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-economics","category-conservation","category-green-living","category-sustainability","category-water"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nraffia palms threatened by development in cameroon<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"in cameroon, many people's livelihoods depend on the raffia palm which is now facing threats due to increased development.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" 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