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When a towering African zebrawood tree falls in the forest, it certainly makes a sound. During a survey of the Ebo forest from August 2020 to March 2021, Eric Nana and his team from Cameroon’s Agricultural Research Institute for Development (IRAD) witnessed the destruction caused whenever one of these forest giants, supported with huge buttress […]

Mary Kingsley’s journey to climbing Mount Cameroon © Provided by Daily Maverick Her apparel was unlikely: long, black, trailing skirts, tight waists, high collars, a small fur cap, lace-up shoes and a parasol. In every respect she was unusual. With no formal schooling, she consumed her father’s considerable London library and nursed her ageing parents, never travelling far, until they died. Then she packed her portmanteau, created some scientific equipment and headed for West Africa. She ...

Her apparel was unlikely: long, black, trailing skirts, tight waists, high collars, a small fur cap, lace-up shoes and a parasol. In every respect she was unusual. With no formal schooling, she consumed her father’s considerable London library and nursed her ageing parents, never travelling far, until they died. Then she packed her portmanteau, created some scientific equipment and headed for West Africa. She charmed and spent time with the cannibal Fang tribe up the Ogooue River in what is n...

Facebook Ali Mohamadou and Mildred Kitang are champions of the 26th edition of the Mount Cameroon Race of Hope in the male and female categories respectively. The race took place Saturday, February 27, 2021, in Buea, capital of Cameroon’s South West Region. Ali Mohamadou covered the 38-kilometer racecourse from the Molyko Omnisport Stadium to the summit of Mount Cameroon and back in 4hours, 30 minutes, 46 seconds, emerging overall champion and first in the male category. He smil...

Kao Sok National Park is the worlds oldest evergreen forest Credit: GETTY Have woodland walks got you dreaming of something bigger? Here are some of the best rainforest adventures on earth. For more holiday ideas, see our 1,000 Dream Trips. Ecuador’s mighty Amazon Explore the jungle-lined channels of the narrow, meandering Rio Napo by canoe, for birdwatching, animal spotting and memorable encounters with indigenous people. Why it’s special The headlands of the Amazon in Ecuador are known t...

St. Bride. John Duncan, 1913. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en Water is crucial to all life on Earth, and from the earliest records of human history we have venerated its healing and regenerative powers. It is no surprise that many healing water deities are goddesses: the life-giving, wellness-nurturing properties of water are often associated with the feminine, and one can easily draw both biological and poetic parallels between the waters o...