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Côte d'Ivoire Côte d’Ivoire: Communities organize to protect the ecosystem by planting mangroves Issiaka NGuessan | October 26, 2023 On an early morning in September, the dark sky signals imminent rain in Lahou Pkanda, a commune in southeastern Côte […]
Côte d'Ivoire Côte d’ivoire: NGOs help communities combat deforestation Soro Yafolo Sita | October 13, 2023 It’s a July morning in Affery, in southern Côte d’Ivoire’s Adzopé district, 100 km from Abidjan. The sun is peeking […]
Uganda Uganda: As tree cover disappears, so do its medicinal plants (Global Press Journal) admin | October 13, 2023 Aisha Rashid Lukwago grew up around medicinal plants. Her father was a prominent herbalist in the 1980s, known for his […]
Democratic Republic of Congo DRC: Young man makes ecological charcoal to combat deforestation René Barhakaziga Bagalwa | August 18, 2023 Guido Murhula Zigabe is a young ecologist with a passion for environmental protection. He lives in the Ibanda commune in […]
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe: Community-run tree nursery and garden reduces deforestation and feeds families (Mongabay) admin | March 19, 2023 In Nyamukondiwa village, in the Guruve district of Zimbabwe, a local woman named Perseverance Ganga is bringing new hope in […]
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe: Beekeepers protects forests (Global Press Journal) admin | February 20, 2023 Clad in a white protective suit from head to toe, Willett Mtisi lights a smoker in her hands. As soon […]
Congo-Brazzaville Congo-Brazzaville: Seeking alternatives to slash-and-burn agriculture in the Mayombe forest John Ndinga-Ngoma | February 6, 2023 The Mayombe forest is an important part of the Congo Basin, one of the world’s main ecological lungs. But the […]
Madagascar Madagascar: Beekeepers persist despite fires and forest losses (Mongabay) admin | January 6, 2023 Dobolalina is a village in Madagascar that is home to one of the last primary forests in Madagascar’s Central Highlands, […]
Congo-Brazzaville Congo-Brazzaville: Mayombe forest under pressure from illegal logging John Ndinga-Ngoma | August 8, 2022 Birds are flying here and there, criss-crossing the skies of Doumanga, a village in Mvouti district in the heart of […]