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AFFORESTATION

Climate expert: Scandal that Africa gets so little research funding

Scientist Guy Midgley calls for action on avoiding a climate disaster from an African perspective

  • Sheree Bega
6 min read
Restoration: Illegal charcoal production and logging are the main threats to the conservation of Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Alexis Huguet/AFP)
AFFORESTATION

Afforestation can hinder fight against global warming if done wrong, study says

A simplistic approach to tree restoration without not properly accounting for the complexities of plant and atmosphere interactions can cause problems

  • Chris Gilili
3 min read
Despite the country’s globally significant biodiversity, ecosystems across terrestrial, freshwater, estuarine and marine environments are under escalating pressure.
AFFORESTATION

Tackle climate change and biodiversity loss together, not separately, scientists say

Some climate adaptation and mitigation projects end up harming the natural environment and people, a new report warns

  • Sheree Bega
6 min read