OPINION | Africa’s forests are undervalued, and the world can pay the value

OPINION | Africa’s forests are undervalued, and the world can pay the value

Younger forestry champions in attendance on the Zámba Heritage Congress. PHOTO/FSC. By PATRICK MAYOYO pmayoyo@eyewitness.africa When delegates from throughout Africa and past gathered in Nairobi between February 10 and 12 for the inaugural Zamba Heritage Congress, the way forward for African forests felt palpably on the road. I sat via three days of debate satisfied…

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Southern Africa Forests Retailer A lot Extra Carbon Than Beforehand Believed

Southern Africa Forests Retailer A lot Extra Carbon Than Beforehand Believed

New analysis reveals that huge forests in southern Africa retailer way more carbon dioxide than beforehand estimated – probably twice as a lot.  This discovering, printed in a research on Wednesday, highlights the crucial significance of defending these woodlands. The miombo woodlands, named after a dominant tree species, stretch throughout an enormous swathe of Africa,…

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