31st December Women?s Movement recognized excessive extraction of fuelwood as a major threat to biodiversity conservation and soil conservation in Savelugu-Nanton, Tolon-Kumbungu and Tamale Districts of Northern Ghana. In response, project established three community nurseries and trained community members especially women in environmental protection, sustainable agroforestry, and woodlot establishment to reduce the extraction of fuelwood from the wild and so conserve the habitat for plant and animal biodiversity