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African forum on urban forests calls for greater access to green spaces
Urban forests create employment, provide quality space for recreation and tourism and strengthen city neighbourhoods’ ...
Discovery of a new species of fossil tree helps paint picture of ancient African forest
Recent research by scientists at the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT), Texas Tech University, and several other ...
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Seeds of 19 African tree species added to Svalbard Global Seed Vault
Seeds from 19 species of African trees have been added to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway. The trees were selected by the World Agroforestry Center for their value to communities across ...
The Urban Developer2d
Africa Meets Australia in Rare Show Garden
With urban cooling and tree growth in mind, Ratio’s design helps developers plan green spaces for high-density ...
Mongabay News on MSN4d
Bleak future for Karoo succulents as desert expands in South Africa
Sometimes words fall hopelessly short. This might explain the silences between the two botanists as their vehicle crunches ...
The Conversation26d
Why Freetown’s celebrated tree planting scheme won’t work for other African cities, or the planet
From the spiritual meaning of trees in Indigenous west African cultures, through to their use in colonial planning schemes, trees in Freetown have been central to political struggles over the ...
The Debrief1d
Scientists Have Discovered a Previously Unknown Forest Giant in the Remote Mountains of East Africa
A previously unknown gigantic species has been discovered by researchers working in the remote Udzungwa Mountains of East ...
South Africa’s famous fynbos must be preserved – but burning invasive plants on site isn’t the best strategy
In South Africa’s Western Cape, a common feature of clearing efforts is the “stack burning” method. This is where invasive ...
Phys.org26d
Why Freetown's celebrated tree planting scheme won't work for other African cities, or the planet
From the spiritual meaning of trees in Indigenous west African cultures, through to their use in colonial planning schemes, trees in Freetown have been central to political struggles over the ...
AllAfrica.com26d
Sierra Leone: Why Freetown's Celebrated Tree Planting Scheme Won't Work for Other African Cities, or the Planet
From the spiritual meaning of trees in Indigenous west African cultures, through to their use in colonial planning schemes, trees in Freetown have been central to political struggles over the ...