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Fires ablaze in a stolen land: Israel’s trees planted over Palestinian villages are in flames
Opinion
/ 7 May 2025

Fires ablaze in a stolen land: Israel’s trees planted over Palestinian villages are in flames

The genocidal state asks the West for help to fight the fires while its military burns children and adults alive in Gaza.

By Ronnie Kasrils
Illegal mining a profitable but harmful way to address unemployment
Thought Leader
/ 1 April 2025

Illegal mining a profitable but harmful way to address unemployment

Out of poverty people have turned to illegal mining, destroying not only the forests but also farmlands and waterways

By Mellissa Mlambo
Cobalt crush undermines future of DRC’s community forests
The Green Guardian
/ 24 July 2024

Cobalt crush undermines future of DRC’s community forests

A historic UN deal to restore degraded forest ecosystems in southeastern DRC is being torn apart by mining companies

By Jonas Kiriko
The dark light: Zimbabwe’s energy nightmare
Opinion
/ 13 June 2024

The dark light: Zimbabwe’s energy nightmare

Power shortages across the country are fuelling deforestation through the illegal charcoal trade

By Nqobile Tshili, Yolanda Moyo & Nkosana Vuma
Unpacking deforestation, forest loss and carbon sinks
The Green Guardian
/ 5 June 2023

Unpacking deforestation, forest loss and carbon sinks

What does deforestation look like in South Africa

By Gemma Gatticchi
Forage for edible mushrooms in Cape Town
Friday
/ 13 June 2022

Forage for edible mushrooms in Cape Town

Mary Corrigall went on an expedition and turned up edibles you seldom find in a supermarket

By Mary Corrigall
World leaders promise an end to the ‘chainsaw massacres’ causing deforestation at COP26
The Green Guardian
/ 5 November 2021

World leaders promise an end to the ‘chainsaw massacres’ causing deforestation at COP26

As long as agribusinesses and global financial institutions continued to fuel and make money from global deforestation these carbon sinks will continue to be razed

By Sheree Bega
Save forests to protect us from future pandemics — Harvard scientists
Coronavirus
/ 28 August 2021

Save forests to protect us from future pandemics — Harvard scientists

Risk of next pandemic greater than ever, scientists say, but world can act

By Sheree Bega
Myths shroud Mulanje mountain
Africa
/ 21 August 2021

Myths shroud Mulanje mountain

The stunning scenery of Malawi’s only mountain is a drawcard for local and foreign visitors

By Edwin Nyirongo
Afforestation can hinder fight against global warming if done wrong, study says
The Green Guardian
/ 25 July 2021

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

By Chris Gilili
South Africa’s potential to expand tree cover as a climate mitigation tool
The Green Guardian
/ 18 April 2021

South Africa’s potential to expand tree cover as a climate mitigation tool

Should Africa’s largest emitter rely on tree planting initiatives to mitigate?

By Tunicia Phillips
Rare Gabon burial cave reveals clues to African history
Africa
/ 9 March 2020

Rare Gabon burial cave reveals clues to African history

There are 30 skeletons in the Iroungou cave, and carbon dating has shown they are from the 14th century. It is only the second cave burial site to be unearthed on the continent

By Camille Malplat

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