agroforestry Stories

75 per cent of Kilimanjaro’s natural plants have been wiped out – and climate change isn’t the biggest threat
The Conversation  |  Nov 13, 2025

Since biodiversity is the base of ecosystem services, the destruction of Kilimanjaro’s natural habitats affects not only plants and animals living in...

Kilimanjaro’s vanishing nature: How people, not climate change, are destroying Africa’s iconic mountain
The Conversation  |  Nov 12, 2025

Scientists warn that 75 per cent of Kilimanjaro’s native plants have vanished — not because of climate change, but because of human land use, farming,...

Land is Africa’s best hope for climate adaptation: It must be the focus at COP30
The Conversation  |  Nov 09, 2025

The continent’s negotiators must push for governments, investors and development partners to invest in African nature-based solutions. Most importantl...

Government launches 10-year mega plan to revive Mau Forest Complex
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 18, 2025

The programme forms part of President William Ruto’s 15 Billion Tree Growing Campaign, which the Environment CS described as “a social contract and a...

33 million women grow food on plots in Sub-Saharan Africa: Greener farming can boost their earnings – Study
The Conversation  |  Aug 14, 2025

Despite this, many smallholder women farmers are still seen as farmers’ wives, rather than farmers in their own right, and don’t get the support they...

Smallholder farmers in Africa lead climate change adaptation: G20 should fund their efforts
The Conversation  |  Jul 28, 2025

The funds raised should be used to roll out digital extension services, endorse indigenous knowledge, and advocate for inclusive and gender-responsive...

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