People – nature relationships

Roadmap to protect Africa’s savannas from flawed reforestation thinking

This article was originally published by Daily Maverick Global climate maps wrongly mark Africa’s vast savannas as ‘degraded’ lands in need of trees. This forest-first thinking risks damaging some of the planet’s richest ecosystems. Latest research shows that true reforestation potential is far smaller than once imagined – and that protecting savannas may be as important

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Living with danger: How moral dilemmas shape conservation in Africa

This Article was originally published by Daily Maverick Living with wildlife in Africa comes with real danger – and tough moral choices. A growing body of research shows that the voices of the people living alongside lions, elephants – and armed poachers – are often the ones least heard in global conservation debates. The research team

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