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    Freshwater
    Africa
    Update
    August 10, 2026

    WRI's ProTana Project Starts First Seedling Planting Across Four Watersheds in Ethiopia

    • urban water resilience
    • Water Security
    • restoration
    • Climate Resilience
    • nature-based solutions
    Planting seedlings in Ethiopia
    • urban water resilience
    • Water Security
    • restoration
    • Climate Resilience
    • nature-based solutions
    Cities
    Africa
    Insights
    June 8, 2026

    Tackling Central Africa's Water and Power Challenges Starts with Restoring Nature

    • nature-based solutions
    • urban water resilience
    • adaptation
    • floods
    • restoration
    • Climate Resilience
    • Solutions in Focus
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    The bare hillsides of Bukavu being restored and stabilized
    • nature-based solutions
    • urban water resilience
    • adaptation
    • floods
    • restoration
    • Climate Resilience
    • Solutions in Focus
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Cities
    Africa
    Insights
    May 18, 2026

    African Cities Use Nature to Fight Floods and Climate Change

    • Cities
    • nature-based solutions
    • Urban Development
    • floods
    • Climate Resilience
    • restoration
    • Solutions in Focus
    Workers remove invasive species in Johannesburg, South Africa.
    • Cities
    • nature-based solutions
    • Urban Development
    • floods
    • Climate Resilience
    • restoration
    • Solutions in Focus
    Forests
    Insights
    March 10, 2026

    Could AI Unlock Finance for Nature Restoration?

    • data
    • forest monitoring
    • restoration
    • Forests
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • mapping
    Holding saplings at a restoration site in Africa
    • data
    • forest monitoring
    • restoration
    • Forests
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • mapping
    Cities
    Africa
    Update
    March 6, 2026

    Rwanda’s Cities Turn to Green-Gray Infrastructure to Address Climate Risks

    • nature-based solutions
    • urban water resilience
    • climate policy
    • restoration
    • Urban Development
    At the Rwanda Forum for Urban & Peri-Urban Nature-based Solutions, practitioners and experts identified potential interventions for addressing the biggest climate risks in their districts.
    • nature-based solutions
    • urban water resilience
    • climate policy
    • restoration
    • Urban Development
    Forests
    Africa
    Outcomes
    March 2, 2026

    Ethiopia’s Federal Government Finances Large-Scale Nature Restoration

    • Top Outcome: 2025
    • Forests
    • restoration
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • agriculture
    • nature-based solutions
    • deforestation
    People in southern Ethiopia taking part in a tree planting initiative.
    • Top Outcome: 2025
    • Forests
    • restoration
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • agriculture
    • nature-based solutions
    • deforestation
    Cities
    Africa
    Insights
    November 24, 2025

    South Africa Is Fighting Back Against Invasive Plants

    • Water Security
    • urban water resilience
    • nature-based solutions
    • biodiversity
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • floods
    • Solutions in Focus
    A street in Johannesburg, South Africa, lined with jacarandas in bloom with their purple flowers and petals sprinkled on the road.
    • Water Security
    • urban water resilience
    • nature-based solutions
    • biodiversity
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • floods
    • Solutions in Focus
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Insights
    November 4, 2025

    Why Once-Scarce Water Is Coming Back in North Mecha, Ethiopia

    • Water Security
    • Water Quality
    • restoration
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Solutions in Focus
    A group of people working the land.
    • Water Security
    • Water Quality
    • restoration
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Solutions in Focus
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    October 15, 2025

    From Degraded Land to Thriving Farms: A Regeneration Story in Ghana's Cocoa Belt

    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • biodiversity
    • Climate Resilience
    • Solutions in Focus
    Farmers restore degraded land in Ghana's cocoa belt
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • biodiversity
    • Climate Resilience
    • Solutions in Focus
    Forests
    Africa
    Update
    September 15, 2025

    Responsible Commodity Contracts Can Accelerate Africa's Restoration Economy

    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Finance
    • Forests
    Harvesting avocados.
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Finance
    • Forests
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    August 22, 2025

    Trees Revitalize Farms and Fisheries in Africa’s Lake Kivu and Rusizi River Basin

    • Forests
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • Freshwater
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Solutions in Focus
    People in canoe.
    • Forests
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • Freshwater
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Solutions in Focus
    Forests
    Insights
    July 29, 2025

    The Challenge with Tree-Planting Initiatives — and How to Get Them Right

    • Forests
    • restoration
    • deforestation
    • landscapes
    • agriculture
    Four women planting tree saplings.
    • Forests
    • restoration
    • deforestation
    • landscapes
    • agriculture
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    July 15, 2025

    Farmers Restore the ‘Cradle of Civilization' in Kenya’s Greater Rift Valley

    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • Forests
    • biodiversity
    • Climate Resilience
    • Solutions in Focus
    Partner farmers from Marsabit, working with the International Tree Foundation
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • Forests
    • biodiversity
    • Climate Resilience
    • Solutions in Focus
    Forests
    Africa
    Update
    February 25, 2025

    How to Monitor, Report on and Verify a Land Restoration Project

    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Two women carry buckets of tree seedlings.
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Forests
    Insights
    February 11, 2025

    How Local Restoration Champions in Africa Are Using Data to Drive Change

    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • restoration
    Local restoration champions.
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • restoration
    Forests
    Insights
    November 25, 2024

    Finance for Women Is Key to Restoring Africa’s Degraded Lands

    • restoration
    • Gender
    • Climate
    • Finance
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Solutions in Focus
    A member of the Paran Women Group at a tree planting site on the slopes of the Mau Forest in Narok County, Kenya.
    • restoration
    • Gender
    • Climate
    • Finance
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Solutions in Focus
    Forests
    Africa
    Update
    October 10, 2024

    Sowing Success: 16 African Entrepreneurs Reviving Land and Growing Profits

    • restoration
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Forests
    Small-scale farmers holding saplings.
    • restoration
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Forests