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Vegetation in the Sahel region is composed of mainly stunted and scattered trees, shrubs, bushes and grasses. Daniel Tiveau, Flickr

Why trees could bring water back to the Sahel

Here stands the Great Green Wall: Part 2

 
Children in Africa. Daniel Tiveau, CIFOR

Will the Great Green Wall’s architecture support its future?

Part three of a Landscape News series on the Great Green Wall focuses on the future of the restoration initiative that could change the landscape of Africa.

 
A lone tree stands in the Sahara, whose encroachment on the Sahel has led to the desertification of lands and inspired the Great Green Wall. orientalizing, Flickr

Here stands the Great Green Wall

An in-depth look at the progress and holdbacks of Africa's Great Green Wall, one of history's most ambitious restoration efforts.

 
New methods for using fire to clear land in Ghana are explained. Melle Meivogei, Form Ghana

In Ghana, reasons for updating – not outlawing – controlled burning

Responsible use of fire to clear land, known as controlled burning, incentivizes farmers keep forests in-tact while profiting from their lands.

 
The community of Litoy in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Ahtziri Gonzalez, CIFOR

It takes a village to restore Africa’s degraded land

In the fallout of unsustainable logging in the DRC, locals begin replanting

 

A visual journey across African landscapes

From the Sahel to the Sahara and from ancient cities to gleaming beaches, here's a photo journey across African landscapes and their eight distinct regions.

 
Mark Burrows speaks at the Global Landscapes Forum New York. Justin K. Davey, GLF

Sustainable finance veteran Mark Burrows on the responsibility of banks

Investment banker Mark Burrows presents a new concept for green bonds to help farmers and other innovations to change the dynamic of sustainable finance.

 
Philippe Zaouati, CEO of Mirova, speaks at the Global Landscapes Forum New York. Justin K. Davey, GLF

Mirova’s CEO on how the Great Recession helped grow green finance

Asset management firm Mirova CEO Philippe Zaouati speaks on investing in a more socially and environmentally sustainable world.

 
On the way to Song-kol lake, the largest freshwater lake in Kyrgyzstan. Sathish J, Flickr

New initiative ECCA30 sets out to restore an oft-overlooked region

Restoration expert Paola Agostini on restoring 30 million hectares of Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia in new country-led commitment ECCA30.

 
Figs grow on an ancient species of ficus trees and are among the most vitamin- and mineral-rich fruits. Faith Kashefska Lefever, Flickr

Landscape News’ top 5 food stories for World Food Day 2019

From a Michelin-star chef Q&A to a defense for agroforestry, we've pulled the best stories from our archives for World Food Day.

 
Women and their families present their traditional recipes at a community cook-off in Chiapas state, Mexico. Kevin Ferrara, DAI

In Mexico, Indigenous recipes are improving backyard farming

A new cookbook of Indigenous recipes in Mexico's poorest state reignites pride in tradition, native seeds and sense of place.

 
An orchid in Gunung Simpang, West Java, Indonesia. Yayan Indriatmoko, CIFOR

100 questions to prevent biodiversity loss in Southeast Asia

Scientists identify the top research questions needing answers in preventing biodiversity loss and aiding conservation in the region.

 
Christiane Paulus, Germany's director general for for nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources, at the Global Landscapes Forum New York, 28 September 2019. Justin K. Davey, GLF

Q&A with Christiane Paulus from the German Ministry for Environment

The director general on the youth movement and Germany's "duty" to conserve global biodiversity

 
Schoolgirls in South Africa

Why the Day of Girls matters

On the International Day of the Girl Child, here’s why better childhoods mean better futures, for girls and for the world.

 
A leader of West Africa, the low-lying country of Ghana is rich with natural resources that feed into a growing market-based economy. crosby_cj, Flickr

Getting to know the landscape of Ghana

10 fast facts on the sub-Saharan African country

 

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