Africa’s forests have turned from a carbon sink into a carbon source, according to research that underscores the need for urgent action to save the world’s great natural climate stabilizers. The ...

Africa needs its forests for sustainable development, poverty reduction, food security, and to make the continent more resilient to climate change. They take up 23% of the continent. At 674 million ...

An agroforestry initiative in a cocoa-growing community on Cameroon aims to prevent the expansion of cocoa farms into the nearby forest while also providing additional income to farmers. A community ...

DNA pulled from the dung of African forest elephants has given experts a more accurate -- and higher -- population estimate for the elusive animal, but the species remains critically endangered, a ...

Africa’s great rainforests were long treated as a quiet ally in the climate fight, soaking up vast quantities of carbon dioxide and helping to steady a warming planet. New research now shows that ...

Populations of the African forest and savanna elephant have declined sharply. The populations of Africa's elephants are now in more danger than they ever have been. The African forest elephant is now ...

The elephant is the largest existing land mammal on Earth, weighing anywhere from 4,000 to 10,000 pounds. There are three species of elephants: the African bush elephant (also known as the African ...

The first authoritative population assessment for African forest elephants estimates there are more than 145,000 individuals. Researchers say new survey techniques relying on sampling DNA from ...

CIFOR-ICRAF receives funding from more than 50 donors, so I am not going to list them all. You can consult our annual financial reports Africa needs its forests for sustainable development, poverty ...