Kenya: Community forest association helps to protect Mount Kenya forest (Mongabay)
Fire, illegal logging, and invasive species have claimed 20% of the forests on the southwestern slopes of Mount Kenya in […]
Burkina Faso: Farmers plant trees to protect watercourses from silting up
In the village of Bendougou, about 20 kilometres west of Dédougou in Burkina Faso, 100 fruit trees stretch 500 metres […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Communities organize to protect the ecosystem by planting mangroves
On an early morning in September, the dark sky signals imminent rain in Lahou Pkanda, a commune in southeastern Côte […]
Côte d’ivoire: NGOs help communities combat deforestation
It’s a July morning in Affery, in southern Côte d’Ivoire’s Adzopé district, 100 km from Abidjan. The sun is peeking […]
Uganda: As tree cover disappears, so do its medicinal plants (Global Press Journal)
Aisha Rashid Lukwago grew up around medicinal plants. Her father was a prominent herbalist in the 1980s, known for his […]
DRC: Young man makes ecological charcoal to combat deforestation
Guido Murhula Zigabe is a young ecologist with a passion for environmental protection. He lives in the Ibanda commune in […]
Zimbabwe: Community-run tree nursery and garden reduces deforestation and feeds families (Mongabay)
In Nyamukondiwa village, in the Guruve district of Zimbabwe, a local woman named Perseverance Ganga is bringing new hope in […]
Zimbabwe: Beekeepers protects forests (Global Press Journal)
Clad in a white protective suit from head to toe, Willett Mtisi lights a smoker in her hands. As soon […]
Congo-Brazzaville: Seeking alternatives to slash-and-burn agriculture in the Mayombe forest
The Mayombe forest is an important part of the Congo Basin, one of the world’s main ecological lungs. But the […]
Madagascar: Beekeepers persist despite fires and forest losses (Mongabay)
Dobolalina is a village in Madagascar that is home to one of the last primary forests in Madagascar’s Central Highlands, […]