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Women holding tree saplings to be planted near the Daka River in Ghana. Courtesy of Tree Aid Ghana

The trees that help the Daka River flow

In northern Ghana, riverine tree-planting along the vulnerable Daka River proves how trees can nourish water-based ecosystems – and pocketbooks.

 
The gilled mushroom genus Pleurotus is known also as oyster, abalone or tree mushrooms. Suzie's Farm, Flickr

Meet the oyster mushroom producer changing urban Ghanaian diets

Afriyie Obeng-Fosu on why the oyster mushroom is great for cities and how entrepreneurs can turn industrial waste into profit.

 
A 2011 satellite photo of the divide between the Sahara and the Sahel and southern forests of Africa. NASA

As the Sahel dries, the Sahara advances

Here stands the Great Green Wall: Part 1

 
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.

 
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.

 
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

 
Gliricidia sepium

How evergreen agriculture could feed the world

Global Evergreening Alliance CEO Christopher Armitage on how agroforestry can both feed a growing population and restore the planet’s degraded landscapes.

 
Delegates at the Global Landscapes Forum New York 2019 at the U.N. headquarters. Justin K. Davey, GLF

To combat climate change this decade, restore the Earth

Efforts to restore the Earth's degraded ecosystems, from forests to oceans, rises as a solution to climate change at the Global Landscapes Forum NYC 2019.

 
Patagonia, Chile

Landscapes 101: Get briefed on our planet’s ecosystems

What exactly are peatlands and rangelands? Here’s all you need to know about the planet’s major ecosystems, the challenges they face, and why they matter.

 
South Dakota Black Hills

Fast facts: Drylands and rangelands

A quick rundown on our planet’s ecosystems

 
Wetlands, Kerala, India

Fast facts: Wetlands

A quick rundown on our planet’s ecosystems

 
Rice paddy fields

Fast facts: Agriculture

A quick rundown on our planet’s ecosystems

 
Fires burning in Central Kalimantan, a province in Indonesian Borneo. Sumarni Laman

How Indigenous youth are fighting the Indonesian fires

In Indonesian Borneo, young people are taking action on the raging peatland fires by providing safe shelter and educating locals on the air they breathe.

 
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