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Forests are cleared to make space for housing, industries, businesses and for agriculture. (Photo by ADITYA AJI/AFP via Getty Images)
CARBON

Unpacking deforestation, forest loss and carbon sinks

What does deforestation look like in South Africa

  • Gemma Gatticchi
3 min read
Six countries house the Earth’s African lung — Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Republic of the Congo.
AFRICA S THERMOSTAT

Congo Basin: Earth’s African ‘lung’ is it most resilient

The Congo Basin – the world’s second-biggest rainforest – resists extreme heat and drought and deserves the spotlight at COP26

  • Susana Edjang
4 min read
AFRICAN CENTRE FOR CITIZENSHIP AND DEMOCRACY

Plan to uproot 100 000 trees in Limpopo ‘sacrilege’, says baobab expert

Relocating ancient trees such as the baobab is possible but comes at a cost to its micro-habitat

  • Sheree Bega
4 min read