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The African Butterfly
The Papillon Source is a network of green and autonomous
cities promoting scientific partnership and the return to the
roots.
Project under the EL4DEV program, the Papillon Source cities
will be open to all world’s citizens and will reunite on all five
continents today’s actors for a better tomorrow. Depending
on the geographical areas of implantation, the project will
count multiple labels dedicated to the cities in specific
geographical areas.
The Inner Africa label of the Papillon Source covers all the countries on the continent, from the
Mediterranean coasts to the Indian Ocean’s islands. It means that the African countries that are
members of the Papillon Méditerranée label are also part of the Inner Africa label.
Africa, the cradle of humanity. The continent is often represented under a dark light, as a land of
violence and lacks. It couldn’t be further from the truth. Africa is home to great civilizations, and a land
of unique material, cultural and demographical wealth.
It was therefore logical for the
continent to have its own label.
The Inner Africa label was first
launched by a project of agro-climatic
and touristic city in Cameroon’s forest
region, within the Congo basin’s
forest. The primary objectives of this
project are the practice of sustainable
forestry management, the conciliation
between economic and human
development,
and
nature’s
preservation.

GOING BACK TO THE ROOTS: THE PAPILLON SOURCE’S INNER AFRICA LABEL | EL4DEV - January 2021