The Kugha Watershed covers an area of about 90 ha of the Kugha hill. It is located in Ndu Sub Division, Donga Mantung Division of the North West Province of Cameroon. The Kugha hill is the highest point in Ndu which is known to be the coldest place in Cameroon due to it’s altitude. It is bounded by Mbandfung village to the south-west, Ntumbaw village to the south, Wowo village and Kakar Quarter to the north and Sehn village to the east. Of the numerous springs that flow from this watershed, 11 catchments have been tapped to provide portable water by villages, quarters and even individuals within the communities of Kugha. With some water catchments still left unexploited, the water shed is seen to be a potential potable water source for surrounding communities and its environs if properly managed. While there are still some traces of natural forest on this water shed, some of the villages enjoying portable water from it are aware of the gradual disappearance of this forest and so have taken some measures to protect the water shed over their catchments. On the other hand, this Kugha hill has witnessed an increase in human activities leading to the disappearance of the natural forest and the watershed within the years. Some Fulanis who were considered Nomads have settled on this hill for their forth generation now (about 100 years) with cattle rearing as their livelihood. Other indigenous people now use the advantage of the availability of grazing land on this hill to rear their cattle, while farmers mostly women are scrambling for the fertile farmlands, due to long existence of cattle rearing in this area. Some have gone as far as putting boundaries on a land that was known since the past (as far back as 1910) to be a sacred place and a “no mans land”. This has gone a long way to increase human activities on Kugha watershed. During feasibility study trips, conflict-related activities were identified between the stake holders of the Kugha watershed. A number of human activities pose some threats to the watershed: deforestation, expansion of farm land, eucalyptus plantations, tea plantations and human settlement.
