If you see a forest in Ethiopia, you know there is very likely to be a church in the middle, says Alemayehu Wassie. Wassie, a forest ecologist, has spent the past decade on a mission: preserving, ...

In the face of Africa’s rapid deforestation in past decades, many countries in the continent are now starting to see progress in combating forest loss—and making inroads in reforestation efforts.

They, in turn, are granted exclusive user rights to that tract. Such a grassroots approach is intended to conserve Ethiopia's remaining forests, which once blanketed upwards of 35 percent of the ...

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Recent research by scientists at the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT), Texas Tech University, and several other ...

Thousands stuck after leaving camps in Amhara region Refugees say they face robbery, beating and abduction UN seeking $175mln in funding, $400,000 received Case highlights lack of options for those ...

A delegate stands in front of a backdrop for the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) during the opening of the High-Level Leaders Summit in Addis Ababa, on Sept. 8, 2025. Credit - Luis Tato—Getty ...