The mid-Volta Region of Ghana is essentially a forest zone of the dry semi-deciduous type but is experiencing severe deforestation because of excessive extraction of fuelwood, bushfires and slash and burn agriculture leading to the disappearance of the forest ecosystem and its biodiversity. The project aimed at reducing deforestation by helping 4 communities to establish their own nurseries and practice afforestation and agroforestry. Communities were also taught how to prevent and control bushfires. Even though the NGO could not implement the final part of the project on Fuel Efficient Woodsaving Stoves, the four communities planted over 30 A of woodlots and members practiced agroforestry on their farms.