As urbanization reshapes global landscapes, ecological balance is increasingly at risk, especially in Africa. The primary drivers are rapid development and expanding human settlements, often without ...

Moreover, charcoal has adverse health effects for its users. At the same time, charcoal constitutes an important income source in deprived rural areas, while the current alternative, gas, is a mostly ...

urban forestry, reducing the impacts of pests and pathogens. It is, therefore, important that all stake holders must play an active role in restoring the tree cover and protecting forests in Uganda ...

South Africa is facing an escalating ecological crisis – a tiny invasive beetle from Vietnam is killing off trees in urban and natural forests. More than 7,000 trees have been affected by the ...

The beetle, which comes from Vietnam, works by burrowing in the trees and sucking all the nutrients and water out of it, therefore killing it. The beetle arrived in Cape Town three years ago and ...