Demand for the patchouli plant’s oils has skyrocketed in recent years, and so too has the number of farmers in the region who now grow and process it.

Local populations feel the effects of climate change, but new research shows only indirect links to violent extremism.Climate change does not directly lead to more terrorism in the Central Sahel.

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As Earth continues to warm, more and more of the planet is becoming dry. A 2024 UN report found that in the last three ...

With COP30 in the Amazon, governments, businesses and funders must step up restoration finance and invest in forests ...

The effects of climate change are evident all around us, but certain places are feeling the heat more than others. These ...

With Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian authorities have been increasingly targetting Central Asian migrants for military recruitment. Russian authorities often use arbitrary detention ...

This battle can be won’: desert expert reveals how China’s technology, funding and strategies aid ambitious environmental ...

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 ...

After years of delays due to insufficient funding and prevailing conflicts, the Great Green Wall in the Sahel, aimed at preventing desertification, gained momentum with an accelerator program ...