Tag: GLF Accra 2019

Ghanaian entrepreneur Bernice Dapaah on how to build bamboo bicycles, which are proving sustainable, equitable sets of wheels.

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.

Kenya's 27-year-old "Mister Agriculture" on why new seasons require new technologies, and getting youth involved in professional farming.

17 years of footage from wildlife photographer Laurent Baheux show the "king of animals" in its native – and disappearing – habitat.

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

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

Here stands the Great Green Wall: Part 1

Here stands the Great Green Wall: Part 2

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.

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

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

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