Many experts believe they are descended from the original Middle Stone Age expansion of anatomically modern humans.

Botanists have found a stand of rare trees in Tanzania’s Zanzibar archipelago not known to grow wild anywhere else in Africa.

The forest sector contributes about $600 billion annually to global GDP and provides employment to over 50 million people. Africa and South America had the highest net annual loss of forests in ...

A group of zebras in the Akagera National Park in Rwanda. Africa is home to 13 percent of the world’s biodiversity and 20 percent of its forests, making it a crucial player in global ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Africa has lost the largest amount of forest cover globally in the last decade - 3.9 ...

Synod of Livingstonia general secretary the Reverend William Tembo has called for harsher penalties against individuals who ...

[AFP] Gabon has become the first African nation to receive a financial reward for protecting its forests as part of international efforts to fight climate change, the government announced Tuesday.

The Congo rainforest covers the very heart of Africa. From the crowded, competitive centre of the forest to the open edge of the Atlantic ocean, this is all about carving out space in a crowded world.

Experts call them cloud forests, and they only occur at elevations of approximately 800 to 3,000 metres, in regions such as Central and South America, Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Caribbean.

South African rural coastal communities have utilised mangrove products for generations. However, the factors determining use are poorly understood and utilisation is rarely acknowledged in natural ...