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Burundi: The European Fan Palm is a tree species at risk of extinction
In Burundi, the European Fan Palm, an important tree species in citizens’ lives, has lost an essential part of its life cycle ...
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 ...
The Citizen2d
Fighting back against invasive alien plants – bugweed trees threatening South Africa’s biodiversity
Invasive bugweed are spreading rapidly in Melville and the Koppies, threatening local biodiversity, however Wendy Carstens ...
Mongabay News on MSN8d
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 ...
Nature10d
Baobab and acacia trees among latest African deposit in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
Thousands of seeds from native African tree species and indigenous varieties of crops have been deposited in the cold, dry rock vaults of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in the permafrost of ...
Phys.org1mon
Why Freetown's celebrated tree planting scheme won't work for other African cities, or the planet
More than a million trees have been planted in the city of Freetown in Sierra Leone since 2020. This reforestation scheme, known as "FreetownTheTreeTown," has been celebrated for its innovative ...