Africa's forests that were once considered a powerful ally against climate change have changed sides. Trees in Africa have flipped from being carbon absorbers to carbon emitters, a shift scientists ...

An analysis led by the University of Leicester shows that the African continent lost around 106 billion kilograms of forest biomass each year between 2010 and 2017. New research suggests that Africa’s ...

Africa’s great rainforests were long treated as a quiet ally in the climate fight, soaking up vast quantities of carbon dioxide and helping to steady a warming planet. New research now shows that ...

New research warns that Africa's forests, once vital allies in the fight against climate change, have turned from a carbon sink into a carbon source. A new international study published in Scientific ...

Professor Heiko Balzter, Dr Nezha Acil (right) and University of Leicester colleagues at a zoobotanical garden at the Museu Emilio Goeldi in Belém, with trees and animals from the Amazon.

Researchers policymakers, and civil society gathered at the African Urban Forest Forum in Johannesburg to discuss the role of urban forests in African cities. The forum centered on how trees can make ...

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