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A man shows a branch of a coffee tree at the coffee cultivation field in Mbale, Uganda. While countries such as Ethiopia and Kenya stand out with their coffee production in eastern Africa, the contribution of Ugandan coffee, known as “natural coffee”, to the country’s economy has been increasing in recent years. (Photo by Gokhan Kavak/Anadolu via Getty Images)
ANIMAL INDUSTRY AND FISHERIES

Uganda’s coffee amendment Bill brews public distrust in the government

Ugandans don’t trust the National Resistance Movement government with our coffee, forest reserves, welfare, natural resources and taxes even when it has a social contract with…

  • Robert Kigongo
5 min read
Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo teams collecting trees for planting
2020 GLOBAL FOREST REVIEW

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?

  • Tunicia Phillips
4 min read
Unrooted: New research shows that Africa is losing trees at an unprecedented rate. Areas of particular concern are the DRC, Madagascar, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire. (Brent Stirton/Getty Images)
ALFRED BROWNELL

Africa in a battle to save forests

Rapid loss of primary rainforests is a double blow to the planet’s biodiversity

  • Simon Allison
4 min read