Once hailed as a solution to Ethiopia's creeping desertification, a foreign tree is now spreading uncontrollably across the east African nation, threatening fragile ecosystems and the very survival of ...

Communities in Somaliland are turning the fast‑spreading prosopis tree from an environmental threat into a valuable resource.

A team of scientists led by CABI have conducted a new study which shows that three ways to fight the invasive Prosopis juliflora tree in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania all proved very effective in ...

Chennai, Apr 28 (PTI) The Madras High Court today asked authorities not to remove ‘Seemai Karuvalam’ (Prosopis Juliflorais) trees till further orders, as the matter has been referred to a larger bench ...

The researchers observed that mechanically removing Prosopis significantly increases native grassland plant diversity whereas lopping did not significantly increase plant diversity. -- A study finds ...

Each tree can draw up to seven litres of water a day through its deep roots, drying out the soil and crippling agriculture. The prosopis also harms livestock, local pastoralists say. "The plant has ...