Africa's Great Green Wall has restored just 4% of its target area, while China's decades of sustained funding turned back the ...

The Trump administration's sweeping new antiabortion-related restrictions on foreign aid has had a chilling effect on ...

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The African proverb, "A family tie is like a tree, it can bend but it cannot break," highlights the strength of family relationships. Discover its meaning, origin, symbolism and why its message ...

Stretching from the Atlantic coast of Senegal to the shores of Djibouti on the Red Sea, Africa is undertaking one of the most ambitious environmental projects ever attempted. Known as the Great Green ...

For decades, one of the most contested questions in the Kruger National Park has been whether elephants are destroying the trees. The issue has shaped the park’s most controversial management decision ...

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Deforestation is a major problem across Africa. It is widely recognized that deforestation harms biodiversity, but tree loss also harms dietary quality, as nutritious fruits, nuts, seeds and leaves ...

A new University of Cape Town (UCT)-led study has found that planting trees in African savannas may undermine biodiversity without delivering the expected gain in carbon storage. The study, led by Dr ...

There is an old saying in our neighbourhood. The moment one family paints its house or buys a new car, Sharma Aunty peers ...

A highly mechanised forestry tree planting machine featuring mechanised planting technology created by South African ...