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Here's what was discussed at a two-day forum of global leaders and local land-users discussing the restoration of Africa's drylands.
The Global Landscapes Forum hosted a two-day event on African drylands. Food, youth and narrative were discussed on day-one.
Across the spectrum of science, policy, business, art and activism, these women are the forefront of their fields.
Studies show links between mangroves' height and carbon storage, but development and climate change risks survival in Gabon.
As rainfall increases due to climate change, locust outbreaks are also expected to rise in frequency, devouring crops in the Horn of Africa.
Experts have called for evidence-based approaches and community engagement to grow forests across Africa and improve livelihoods.
New report says more funding is needed to complete the African initiative to restore 100 million hectares of degraded landscapes.
In Southern African, the miombo is a belt of expensive timber and African wildlife. But can it survive population growth?
The extinction of the forest elephant in Central Africa would prevent 3 billion tons of carbon from being stored in forests.
From explorer Taylor Rees to author Bill McKibben, here is Landscape News' best crop of 2019 stories on inspiring change-makers.
Linking local and global restoration efforts at day two of the Global Landscapes Forum Accra
The Global Landscapes Forum in Accra, Ghana, on 29-30 October 2019 focused on local African restoration initiatives across the continent.
Here's what happened at the fourth annual partnership meeting of the African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative (AFR100) held in Accra, Ghana.
Product designer Kennedy Kirui gives the lowdown on Africa’s burgeoning tech scene and how to use design thinking to achieve sustainable development.
17 years of footage from wildlife photographer Laurent Baheux show the "king of animals" in its native – and disappearing – habitat.
