Despite being priceless biodiversity hotspots and carbon sinks, Africa’s Indigenous forests remain one of the most poorly understood biomes in the world. All told, Swart did 36 climbs (24 ...

The practice takes place near homes and rivers. Researchers show large chunks of critically important forest are being ...

Forests act as the planet's lungs and are unique havens for biodiversity. But Africa lost nearly 4 million hectares of forest in the last decade, the United Nations Food and Agriculture ...

An African region that was just recently relying on food aid in order to survive today is thriving, with around half a million people feeding off its once drought-ridden land. The Great Green Wall ...

DESCRIPTION: Forest elephants are the smaller of the two African elephant species. They also have straighter, thinner tusks, more rounded ears and differently shaped skulls. Both elephant species ...

More information: Daniel J. Ingram et al, Regional patterns of wild animal hunting in African tropical forests, Nature Sustainability (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41893-024-01494-5 Journal information ...

A group of zebras in the Akagera National Park in Rwanda. Africa is home to 13 percent of the world’s biodiversity and 20 percent of its forests, making it a crucial player in global ...

Africa is home to 13 percent of the world’s biodiversity and 20 percent of its forests, making it a crucial player in global environmental health. However, deforestation, driven primarily by ...