Kenya comes together to restore landscapes
By Tengetile Zanele Mphila-Nguru Seeking national unity to restore the vast areas of degraded dryland, a unique coalition has formed. ‘The President has committed the country to achieving 10% tree cover on all agricultural land,’ said Chief Administrative...
Kenya’s Bioenergy Strategy supported by World Agroforestry
By Yvonne Baraza The African nation is pushing ahead with an ambitious goal to optimize use of bioenergy, supported by World Agroforestry (ICRAF). Bioenergy is an important form of energy in Kenya, contributing 68% of the country’s final energy demand for...
Ethiopia’s ‘engagement landscape’: hope for the future
By Eyob Getahun The CIFOR-ICRAF team is establishing a site where focused efforts can be made to overcome the huge challenges posed by climate change. ‘The major challenges in restoring degraded land in Ethiopia are ensuring the required quality and quantity of...
Niger formally adopts farmer-managed natural regeneration
By Gilberte Koffi and Patrick Worms A farmer-managed natural regeneration pilot site after successful harvest in Niger. Photo: World Vision/ Abdourhamane Djibo The African country is one of the first in the world to decree FMNR as a pathway to...
A mobile application helps African farmers manage and restore their land
By Susan Chomba A new mobile application is bringing the science of monitoring land restoration to the fields of farmers in Africa. The Regreening Africa App is developed under the EU- funded project that goes by the same name. The App helps lead farmers,...
Farmers restore land in Africa with natural regeneration but how can we learn what practices work where and for whom?
Review of the scientific evidence on farmer-managed natural regeneration confirms its potential as an effective restoration strategy but identifies gaps in knowledge about what will regenerate where and how it benefits people. These need to be addressed through...
A new generation of environmental activists: meet Kaluki Paul Mutuku
Kaluki Paul Mutuku is a 26 year-old environmental activist born and raised in Kenya. Kaluki grew up in Machakos, a rural community in the Kenyan countryside, where he spent his childhood among nature. He recounts seizing every opportunity to go to the forest;...
World Vision Rwanda commits to plant over 7 million trees
By Jean de Dieu Nsabiman World Vision Rwanda through its partnership with the Regreening Africa and Forest Landscape Restoration projects has committed to plant a total of 7,695,300 trees throughout the 2020/21 tree planting season to address climate change and...
Agroforestry as part of Nature-Based Solutions: Exploring Evidence and Knowledge Gaps
Q+A: Building just societies and resilient landscapes alongside rural women
Gender equality key to sustainable resource management, says Markus Ihalainen