The federal government and World Bank have unveiled nine catchment management plans to combat desertification in northern Nigeria.

Nigeria is facing a silent environmental emergency. With an estimated annual deforestation rate of approximately 5% (among ...

The communities of Puntland, Somalia, have long engaged in environmentally harmful practices, including overgrazing, ...

Rice, maize, and cassava crops cumulatively account for approximately 11% of total global deforestation—exceeding that of cocoa, coffee, and rubber—according to an analysis between 2001 and 2022, ...

Desertification is a land degradation process in arid, semi-arid, and dry sub-humid regions driven by complex interactions among climate variability, anthropogenic pressure, and ecosystem sensitivity.

Deforestation has reduced rainfall over the Amazon, suggesting the rainforest could reach a catastrophic tipping point sooner than expected. Satellite observations and rain gauge measurements show ...

A study reveals severe ecological degradation in the Aravalli range due to deforestation, illegal mining, and urban expansion. It proposes a replicable eco-restoration model, integrating scientific ...

KISKUNMAJSA – Oszkár Nagyapáti climbed to the bottom of a sandy pit on his land on the Great Hungarian Plain and dug into the soil with his hand, looking for a sign of groundwater that in recent years ...

Banks have arranged more than $425 billion of financing for the companies most responsible for deforestation over the past decade. That includes $72 billion provided to the beef, palm oil, soy, rubber ...

BRASILIA, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell 11.08% in the 12 months through July compared with the same period a year earlier, hitting an 11-year low, government data ...