Africa
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Developing thriving nurseries and diverse tree seed supply options
Across Ethiopia’s highlands and drylands, millions of hectares of once-productive soil lie degraded — stripped of vegetation, battered by erosion…
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Leap-frog: Amplifying women in amphibian conservation
When Sandra Owusu-Gwamfi was in high school, she never imagined she would one day be known as the ‘Frog Woman…
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Biochar for socio-ecological systems resilience is the next frontier in Yangambi
Healthy soils are the quiet lifeblood of a healthy landscape. They hold water through dry spells, recycle and retain nutrients, and keep…
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Dust to dividends: How livestock is restoring Africa’s rangelands
Rangelands, or the vast landscapes grazed by livestock or wildlife, sustain the livelihoods of around two billion people around the…
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Southern Africa’s agroecology network charts a path for regional food sovereignty
Agriculture has shaped Southern Africa’s landscapes, cultures and economies for generations. From Zambia’s maize belt to the sorghum and millet systems of Zimbabwe and…
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Africa Food System Forum 2025 in Dakar: Africa’s solutions pave the way for sustainable food systems
From August 31st to September 5th, Dakar became the meeting point for a shared ambition, pulsed to the rhythm of…
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Ethiopian National Agroecology Strategy validated
The Ethiopian National Agroecology Strategy was validated at a national workshop held on 11 December 2025 in Addis Ababa, marking the conclusion of more than…
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Ethiopia launches its National Agroforestry Development Strategy
Ethiopia has officially launched its National Agroforestry Development Strategy 2026–2035, marking a transition from years of policy development to nationwide implementation. The launch was…
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Biodiversity and livelihoods at the centre: Planting native or introduced tree species
“Biodiversity doesn’t vote. Biodiversity is not what wins elections,” said Paul Smith, Secretary-General of Botanical Gardens Conservation International (BGCI), at a recent webinar on Choosing between native and introduced tree species during tree planting. This…
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Green jobs restore hope and landscapes in southwest Ethiopia
Mohammed Jemal remembers a time when the days felt long and empty. Before August 2021, the young man from Seko,…
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Enriching the land and farmers’ lives through agroforestry in Ethiopia
In Gechi District, Oromia Region, where coffee has long been the backbone of rural livelihoods, a quiet shift is taking…
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Not just another media training: Rethinking environmental journalism in Central Africa
When journalists from across Central Africa gathered in Yaoundé in August, it quickly became clear that this was not just…
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Gedeo’s agroforestry legacy: Farming without losing forests
This article follows a visit to the Humbo Carbon Project, where communities restored degraded land through collective action. In Gedeo,…
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Learning from the Humbo experience: How community-led forest restoration delivers climate and livelihoods
A group of 25 people from various faith-based non-governmental organizations and government offices visited the South Ethiopia Region from 12…
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From emergency response to resilient food systems in Yangambi
Food insecurity remains a daily reality for many households in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Tshopo Province, where a…
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