There is a ‘green’ refugee camp in northern Cameroon – literally. You can see for yourself:

And it is a miracle that has happened even as Minawao camp, originally designed for 10,000 refugees, has swelled to more than 70,000 people, fleeing violence from the Boko Haram insurgency in neighbouring Nigeria, 30 kilometers away.

When they go home, ‘they will leave behind a greener and more developed village,” says UNHCR. “Everywhere we look is green now,” says Luka Isaac, president of the Nigerian refugees in Minawao. “The trees have grown, we have shade and we will have enough trees to make our environment beautiful and healthy. Before, the air was very dusty. Now the air we breathe is very good. Today, Minawao is very green.”