A journey across the world’s largest rainforests
In-depth / 19 June 2024A journey across the world’s largest rainforestsScroll
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Urban Kenyan youth get their hands in the soil on World Environment Day
With almost a quarter of Earth’s land area degraded, affecting 3.2 billion people – 40% of our total population –…
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A biodiversity plan for all
Biodiversity – an abbreviation of biological diversity – is the variety of life on Earth, from the tiniest bacteria to…
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Advancing Ethiopian agroforestry
In a world of increasing populations, dwindling biodiversity and growing climatic challenges, agroforestry – a multifunctional land management system that…
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Can Rural Resource Centres bring Cameroon’s conservationists and local communities together?
Biodiversity conservation is a crucial issue, particularly in regions such as North Cameroon, which is home to a rich variety…
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Proof of concept: The landscape approach yields results in DRC
In-depth / 14 March 2024Proof of concept: The landscape approach yields results in DRCThe evolving Yangambi Engagement Landscape demonstrates what…
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Côte d’Ivoire’s neglected botanic gardens key for conservation
In recent decades, Cote d’Ivoire’s botanic gardens and reserves have been woefully overlooked. But that is changing: recognition of the…
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Innovation in forestry: Where it’s happening, why it matters
The theme of this year’s International Day of Forests: ‘Forests and Innovation: New solutions for a better world’, is perhaps…
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Tackling wild meat quandaries to protect Cameroon’s biodiversity
Millions of people around the world depend on wild meat for food and income. It’s an important source of protein,…
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Communities and evidence at the centre of Africa restoration success
Twenty percent of global land area is degraded to some extent. In Africa, it is estimated that two-thirds of productive…
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“People’s lives are very complex”: Why conditional payments aren’t enough to protect and restore forests
If you were around in the ‘90s, you might remember those ‘sponsor a child’ ads that popped up a lot…
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