Little is left of the once sprawling acacia forest south of Sudan's capital The economic devastation of the war has driven the logging, while the conflict has prevented enforcement Vast stretches of a ...

Windhoek — A TOTAL of 110 concerned residents of Rehoboth signed a petition against apparent plans by the town council there to lease out a portion - Plot number 9 - of the endangered Acacia forest ...

Where the Blue and White Nile meet in Khartoum, the Sunut Forest has long been one of the capital's defining landmarks. More than just a green space, it serves as a natural barrier protecting the ...

Where once there was a dense acacia forest, only stumps remain: in Sudan, a centuries-old natural area is being turned into a source of fuel during the war. This has consequences for animals, people - ...

AS A spectacle, the four-hour drive to Teluk Binjai from Pekanbaru, capital of Riau province on the island of Sumatra, tends to the monochrome. Mile after mile of palm-oil plantation alternates with ...

The government, in the name of social afforestation, has replaced a vast natural stretch of Sal forest in Sherpur district with “alien” Acacia trees, which scientists say has social, economic and most ...

Vast stretches of a once-verdant acacia forest south of Sudan's capital Khartoum have been reduced to little more than fields of stumps as nearly three years of conflict have fuelled deforestation.