Burundi Burundi: Farmers make baskets from banana “stems” to protect the environment Jean de Dieu Ininahazwe | January 4, 2021 This story was originally published in April 2019. In eastern Burundi, nurseries of forest tree species have been planted to […]
Democratic Republic of Congo DRC: Farmers work together to keep animals out of their fields Sammy Mupfuni | January 4, 2021 This story was originally published in November 2017. Beatrice Semahane is up early. The sun is barely above the horizon […]
Tanzania Tanzania: Seawalls and mangroves help island-based farmers fight sea-rise due to climate change (Thomson Reuters Foundation) admin | December 7, 2020 A vibrant community of farmers calls Kisiwa Panza home. Today, this small island off the coast of Tanzania boasts banana […]
Swaziland Eswatini: Understanding the benefits of local wetland encourages community to protect it (IPS) admin | August 31, 2020 Sibonisiwe Hlanze lives just a few metres from Lawuba Wetland, which covers 21 hectares in Eswatini’s Shiselweni Region. She’s proud […]
Democratic Republic of Congo DRC: Ban on bushmeat consumption affects community diets Joseph Tsongo | July 6, 2020 This story was originally published on May 25. It’s 7 a.m. and a fine rain is falling in Virunga National […]
Madagascar Madagascar: Women plant mangroves to protect ecosystem Daniela Loberline | May 25, 2020 It’s 9 a.m. in Ampahazony, a town about 20 kilometres from Mahajanga in the North West region of Madagascar. Along […]
Senegal Senegal: Female entrepreneur makes improved storage containers with plastic waste Hannah Tellier | April 27, 2020 When N’déye Marie Aïda Ndiéguène became a civil engineer, she dreamt of tangible solutions. This dream became a reality in […]
Celebrate forests and water admin | March 16, 2020 March 21 is the International Day of Forests. This year, the day promotes education to “Learn to Love Forests.” March […]