Uganda: Greening Gweri County
In Gweri, Uganda, the landscape is shifting. What was once a region characterized by dry, parched earth is becoming a […]
Nigeria: Great Green Wall initiative helps restore degraded land in Garbadu village (IPS)
In Garbadu village in northwestern Nigeria, rows of young trees now grow on land that was once dry and empty. […]
Nigeria: Women shut out of land ownership cultivate a path forward (Christian Science Monitor)
Early one morning at the Longvel market, in Plateau State, Nigeria, a small crowd gathers around a motorized tricycle stacked […]
Senegal: Women plant local fruit tree species to address land degradation
Under the blazing sun of Kaffrine, about 250 kilometres southeast of Dakar in Senegal, a figure moves slowly between rows […]
Ghana: Women plant acacia trees to protect mangroves
In Galo Sota, a coastal community in the Anloga district of Ghana’s Volta Region, a group of women is taking […]
Guinea : Women restore degraded forests and rebuild livelihoods (Mongabay)
In Guinea’s forested Kérouané region, women are playing a central role in restoring degraded landscapes while transforming their own livelihoods. […]
Togo: Beekeepers organize to produce eco-friendly honey and protect the environment
In the early morning, Akowe Loukou puts on his white suit and calmly approaches his beehives lined up beneath cashew […]
Zambia: Farmers restoring soil with anthills
In Batoka community, Zambia, farmers can be seen walking to their fields carrying hoes, shovels, and sometimes sacks filled with […]
Kenya: Investing in irrigation to increase income from vegetables (IFC and SciDev.Net)
Fifty years ago, Kavuru village, in Kenya’s Embu County, was mostly dry grassland. Kinaro Waithaka purchased a 10-acre plot here […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Women turn agricultural waste into eco-friendly charcoal
It’s morning in Sokala-Sobara, Cote d’Ivoire, and Dongui Touré is sitting under a shelter in the village square. This is […]