CENDEP have been working with the community since 2006 to tackle montane forest degradation, mainly due to extensive subsistence agriculture and monoculture eucalyptus plantations. These issues have led to deforestation, soil infertility and erosion. CENDEP has worked to address these problems by promoting the conservation of forest resources through the organisation of summer holiday workshops for young people who want to learn how to create a ‘food forest'.