Africa
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Long-term finance and quality tree seed are key to Africa’s restoration, experts say
“Anyone can plant a tree. But restoring a degraded forest landscape requires a lot of skills. You need the right…
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Scaling up agroecology for Africa’s climate-resilient future
A call to scale investment in agroecology for climate resilience took centre stage at the second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2)…
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From the ground up: Farmer-managed natural regeneration revives degraded lands in Africa
When Tony Rinaudo first attempted to restore land through tree planting in Niger over four decades ago, his initial attempts…
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Seedballs: A simple innovation helping farmers face climate extremes
In the semi-arid plains of Northern Cameroon, every seed sown is a wager against the weather. Erratic rains, depleted soils…
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Building resilience through innovations in northern Cameroon
When late rains, sudden floods and unexpected dry spells after sowing threatened her groundnut harvest – and with it her…
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Prioritizing options for women’s empowerment and resilience in Malawi’s food tree value chains
Women’s empowerment in Malawi is central to food security and economic stability. Across the country, women are responsible for much…
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Defining ‘sustainable use’ of wildlife in West and Central Africa: is it possible?
Forests News sat down with Charles Emogor, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Cambridge and the Center for International…
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Faith and science align on Africa climate resilience at Vatican-led summit
As the early morning sun lit the green hills around Nairobi on the cusp of July, a quiet urgency gripped…
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Great Green Wall: Five lessons on restoring land and peace
Land degradation is both a cause and consequence of conflict, fuelling a vicious cycle that renders societies, economies and ecosystems…
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Building restoration skills from the ground up: Tree nursery training takes root in Kenya
Knowledge is like a garden: If it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested. That’s why the Center for International…
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Kenyan tree-seed sector needs policy overhaul to boost ecosystem restoration
Policy, planting and training are the three pillars of Africa’s tree-seed sector, which underpins the continent’s ambitious ecosystem restoration goals.…
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Restoration starts at home: Training couples to heal land and livelihoods
Successful forest and land restoration just might begin at home, according to a recent experience in training married couples to…
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COVID-19 at five: Lessons on wild meat perceptions in Central Africa
Five years after COVID-19 was declared a global health emergency, the world is taking stock of lessons learned from a…
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A race against ticks: How one Zambian Chiefdom is taking livestock health into its own hands
In southern Zambia’s Nyawa Chiefdom, where rural life still beats to the rhythm of livestock bells and dry-season rains, three…
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Mapping the wild meat trade in Cameroon: A shared tool for smarter, fairer management
What does it take to manage wild meat sustainably in Central Africa? A key step is developing a shared understanding…
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