Erratic rainfall and rising temperatures have hit farmers in Ghana’s semiarid Upper East region hard in recent years. Planting rows of trees and allowing goats and sheep to graze their fields is helping retain soil moisture and fertility, while encouraging birds and bats to return, helping to control pests. The trees and small livestock also provide additional sources of income for farmers. By Caleb Ahinakwah
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Agroecology offers blueprint for resilient farming in northern Ghana
Farmers in Ghana’s Upper East region traditionally decided when to plant and harvest their crops in rhythm with regular rainfall cycles. But the ...
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Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum proposed allocating 1% of the military’s annual spending, or around $24 billion, to support six million tree planters in the reforestation of around 15 million hectares (37 million acres). If carried out successfully, it would be the largest reforestation effort in the country’s history, equivalent to the surface area of all of Guatemala, Belize and El Salvador combined. By Maxwell Radwin
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Nations should redirect 1% of military spending towards reforestation, Mexico proposes
MEXICO CITY — President Claudia Sheinbaum has proposed dedicating 1% of the military annual budgets of the world’s biggest economies to sup...
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Mau Forest is one of the largest forests in East Africa, and the most important water catchment in western Kenya, providing water for millions of people. Mau is also home to a plethora of wildlife, including endangered species such as African bush elephants, African golden cats and bongo antelopes. But Mau lost some 25% of its tree cover between 1984 and 2020, and satellites show continuing loss. By Morgan Erickson-Davis
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Western Kenya's most important water-capturing forest is disappearing, satellites show
Encompassing some 2,700 square kilometers, Mau Forest is considered the most important water catchment in western Kenya, providing water to million...
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Over the past two years, three significant vulture poisoning events in Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park have claimed the lives of more than 400 vultures. Conservationists identified the deaths using satellite tags, discovering birds without heads and feet alongside evidence of targeted poaching. By Sean Mowbray
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Vulture poisonings in the Serengeti alarm conservationists
In July this year, conservationists from North Carolina Zoo in the U.S. and the Grumeti Fund in Tanzania went searching for a white-backed vulture ...
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