African rainforests Stories

No evictions from Ngong forest land until Cabinet decision, says CS Barasa
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 13, 2025

Residents living on the disputed 34-acre part of Ngong Forest will not be evicted, Environment Cabinet Secretary Deborah Barasa has confirmed.

Africa has the highest rate of forest loss in the world – What the G20 can do about it
The Conversation  |  Jun 04, 2025

South Africa’s G20 presidency could link the ecological health of the continent’s forests with economic progress and social equity.

Humans lived in African rainforests 150,000 years ago, far earlier than believed -new research
The Conversation  |  Apr 24, 2025

These discoveries suggest that humans were able to live in rainforest before they left Africa, the home of our species. Until now, though, the oldest...

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