More than 700 million hectares of land in Africa has been degraded by human activity. Everyone can get involved in restoring the ecology.
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The carbon stored by forests can be bought by polluting companies to offset their emissions. This can displace communities who depend on natural forests for their livelihoods.
A massive new nature reserve has just been declared in South Africa’s Drakensberg mountain range. It’s good news for communities, landowners, the land and local wildlife.
The El Niño drought in Malawi decimated the maize harvest this year. It has left the country with few options other than importing food.
Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, South Sudan and Uganda are investigating whether deep groundwater bores could support drought stricken communities. Could a networked approach help?
Sweet sorghum has multipurpose post-harvest uses. It can produce grains, animal feed and sugary juice, making it unique among crops.
Ghana’s government should shift to a community-based and voluntary approach to forest restoration and conservation
Africa’s Great Green Wall must immediately speed up to meet the needs of people along the edges of the Sahara Desert.
A changing climate threatens the balance that communities in drylands have created.
Regreening Africa works directly with 500,000 households to restore one million hectares of agricultural land.
The Environmental Justice Atlas highlights the most pertinent findings of environmental conflicts facing the world today.
Top contributors
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Post-Doctoral Researcher, Environmental Justice Atlas, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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Adjunct Research Scientist, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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Global Landscapes Forum science advisor and Senior Scientist, Center for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF)
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Senior Research Fellow & Malawi Country Program Leader, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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Senior Fellow in Forest Governance and Leader of Ecosystems Governance Group, University of Oxford
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CGIAR
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Environmental Social Science Research Fellow, University of Oxford
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Sustainable land management specialist, World Resources Institute
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PhD Student in Agriscience, Stellenbosch University
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Collaborator, Centre for Sustainable Development, University of Cambridge
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Planning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
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Board Chair, Global EverGreening Alliance & Distinguished Senior Fellow, World Agroforestry (ICRAF), Center for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF)
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Planning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
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Senior Fellow, Center for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF)