Africa
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Increasing Central Africa’s profile in global environmental funding
Central Africa’s forests and their rich biodiversity are increasingly recognized as vital carbon sinks, regulating the global climate while sustaining…
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Digging deeper: How soil spectroscopy is revolutionizing agriculture in The Gambia
“It could be a ‘game-changer’ for our work” A breakthrough in efficient, accurate, and scalable soil diagnostics is taking root…
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Hands-on learning from Gergera: Training brings watershed restoration to scale in Tigray
In late March 2025, dozens of natural resource professionals from across Tigray gathered in Wukro town for an intensive, three-day…
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Gergera Watershed: Where floods are controlled and gullies reclaimed
The floods were taking away more and more farmland. Not just crops—even houses were being swept away When we arrived…
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Great Green Wall innovations hailed on Desertification and Drought Day
From food made with overlooked native plants to handbags crafted from wild grasses—and even a simple rope tool to prevent…
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Bridging science, people and policy: How evidence-based storytelling shapes environmental action in the Congo Basin
With the intensification of the global environmental crisis, deforestation, biodiversity loss, climate change and land degradation are no longer abstract…
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Is ecosystem restoration sufficiently guided by evidence?
As global attention turns to the challenges of land degradation and water scarcity on this Desertification and Drought Day, the…
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Trapped and wasted: Africa’s iconic wildlife face an uncertain future
Deep in the heart of Africa’s forests and savannas, a silent crisis threatens the continent’s rich and varied wildlife. A…
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Innovating for resilience: Cultivating climate-ready, multifunctional landscapes through Living Labs
In an era defined by climate instability and biodiversity loss, land management strategies must evolve. Solutions must be as interconnected…
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Hope takes root in Africa: How community-led restoration is driving change
Across Africa, communities are restoring degraded landscapes, creating jobs and strengthening local economies. With new investments and a deepening commitment…
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Ethiopia moves toward a national agroecology strategy
In late November 2024, Ethiopia’s Ministry of Agriculture—together with the Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF), the…
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Land tenure and restoration: A dual challenge for African landscapes
Managing land sustainably and improving local people’s living standards are major challenges for environmental conservation. Faced with these challenges, the…
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Sowing the seeds of transformative agriculture: The Gambia’s journey to soil security
Detailed soil fertility maps that will give farmers in The Gambia essential information to manage their land more sustainably, while…
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Planting change: How AfroGrow is rethinking agroforestry in Africa
“Through this initiative, we are laying the foundation for a future where agroforestry is not only a sustainable solution but…
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Where the desert advances, women push back
The Sahel region – a fragile belt stretching across the girth of Africa – is one of the world’s most…
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