Earth's drylands expand, affecting billions as climate warms
As Earth continues to warm, more and more of the planet is becoming dry. A 2024 UN report found that in the last three ...
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2025 is the year to invest in forests – and the people who depend on them
With COP30 in the Amazon, governments, businesses and funders must step up restoration finance and invest in forests ...
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Nature’s groceries and safety net: how forests help feed the world better
Dr QU Dongyu | Our forests play a vital role in feeding the world. From wild foods to fresh water, from shelter to energy, ...
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Nature’s groceries and safety net: Forests help feed the world better
Studies have shown that a major underlying driver of deforestation is the need to ... program has been working in Africa’s Sahel region to ensure that the traditional knowledge and interests ...
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Lake Chad isn’t shrinking — but climate change is causing other problems
The Sahel goes through long ... the legacy of those droughts further increases flood risk, Mahamat-Nour says. Deforestation and urbanization compound the problem, he says. Devastating floods ...
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QU DONGYU: Nature’s groceries and safety net - How forests help feed the world better
Studies have shown that a major underlying driver of deforestation is the need to ... programme has been working in Africa’s Sahel region to ensure that the traditional knowledge and interests ...
Why is China quietly helping Africa build a Great Green Wall across the Sahara?
This battle can be won’: desert expert reveals how China’s technology, funding and strategies aid ambitious environmental ...
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Why is China quietly helping Africa build a Great Green Wall across the Sahara?
The Sahel, a semi-arid belt stretching from Senegal to Djibouti, has long been ground zero for climate-driven human catastrophe. Decades of drought, deforestation and overgrazing have turned vast ...