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 […]
Senegal: Rural women restore ecosystems with traditional knowledge
This story was originally published in August 2025. The sun blazes overhead in Lower Casamance. In Diembéring, a village in […]
Ghana: Communities plant fast-growing trees to save shea trees (Mongabay)
As demand for charcoal and firewood threatens Ghana’s shea trees, communities near Mole National Park are turning to fast-growing alternatives […]
Ghana: Living yam sticks help reduce deforestation and boost yields (Mongabay)
Yam is one of the world’s most important root crops, especially in West Africa, where Ghana and Nigeria produce over […]
Nigeria: Ogoni women lead reforestation efforts in the Niger Delta (Mongabay)
In Nigeria’s Niger Delta, women are restoring mangrove forests destroyed by decades of oil spills, logging, and invasive species. Since […]
Kenya: Indigenous women organize to protect their forests (IPS News)
The Great Rift Valley is a breathtaking, diverse region in Kenya, home to dramatic landscapes and the Maasai Mara National […]
Kenya: Reforestation reduces risk of drought and brings back the forest (MongaBay)
This story was originally published in June 2022. On a hot, sunny afternoon in early 2022 in Migori county, Kenya, […]
Malawi: Restored forests sweeten lives through apiculture
On a cold Saturday morning, 62-year-old Henry Chaperewera Banda cycles to Chamadzi Forest in Group Village Head Kambewa, Traditional Authority […]
Nigeria: Bees bring honey and hope to a forest reserve (Mongabay)
Nightfall at the Ngel Nyaki Forest Reserve field station is rich with the whispers, chirps, and trills of insect song. […]
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 […]