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Planting trees is widely recognized as a climate-change solution. But what if those trees go up in flames? Converting the grasslands of African savannas into new forests poses a fire risk that could call into question its proclaimed benefit, according to a recent study published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution. “If you’re doing it […]
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Intact forest landscapes show no signs of significant human activity or habitat fragmentation. Despite their list of benefits, new data shows they are shrinking.
CLIMATE-CHANGE/AFRICA-FARMING (FEATURE, PIX):FEATURE-Africa's Great Green Wall aims for fresh growth spurt after sluggish start
8 Min Read ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Growing up in a village in Burkina Faso, Georges Bazongo remembers his parents and neighbours cutting down trees each year to expand their farmland so they could “grow enough food for our families to eat”. He also noticed some trees becoming drier in the drought-prone region, an indication too that the soil was deteriorating as heavy rains washed away its fertile layer. Some of his relatives moved to Ivory Coast in search of a better life, Bazongo, 48, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. But things started improving a decade ago when the gov...