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    Forests
    Africa
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    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
    Climate
    Africa
    News
    February 19, 2025

    RELEASE: WRI and the World Bank Present Landmark Assessment of Nature-Based Solutions in Africa

    • nature-based solutions
    • nature-based solutions
    Africa
    News
    January 13, 2025

    RELEASE: WRI Africa Invests $4 Million in Barka Fund to Propel African Land Restoration

    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    Food
    Update
    December 30, 2024

    Championing Rwanda’s Circular Food System: Meet the Second Cohort of Entrepreneurs Leading the Change

    • circular economy
    • Food
    • Food Loss and Waste
    Farmer working with plants at Njordfrey.
    • circular economy
    • Food
    • Food Loss and Waste
    Forests
    News
    December 16, 2024

    STATEMENT: Desertification COP Produces Mixed Results on Land and Drought

    • land use
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • WRI Africa pillar
    • Climate Resilience
    • land use
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • WRI Africa pillar
    • Climate Resilience
    Cities
    Africa
    Update
    December 2, 2024

    Three Takeaways on Green Infrastructures and Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Resilience

    • nature-based solutions
    • Cities
    • adaptation
    People cross a swollen river after heavy rains in Kigali, Rwanda.
    • nature-based solutions
    • Cities
    • adaptation
    Cities
    Africa
    Update
    November 18, 2024

    The ACWA Platform: Guiding Africa’s Cities Towards a Water-Resilient Future

    • urban water resilience
    Lagos’ rainy season causes frequent flooding. Africa needs an estimated $66 billion annually to meet water and sanitation targets by 2050, yet per capita resources for cities like Lagos are low.
    • urban water resilience
    Forests
    Africa
    Update
    October 10, 2024

    Semer le Succès : 16 Entrepreneurs Africains Qui Restaurent la Terre et Boostent Leurs Profits

    • restoration
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Forests
    Small-scale farmers holding saplings.
    • restoration
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Forests
    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
    Cities
    Africa
    Update
    September 9, 2024

    Greening the Jukskei River: Scaling Nature-based Solutions for Climate Resilience in Johannesburg, South Africa

    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    • Freshwater
    • Climate Resilience
    A group of people removes trash from a river.
    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    • Freshwater
    • Climate Resilience
    Energy
    Africa
    Update
    August 30, 2024

    How China and Africa Can Better Collaborate to Close Sub-Saharan Africa’s Energy Access Gap

    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • climate finance
    • renewable energy
    Two workers install solar panels on the corrugated metal roof of a shop.
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • climate finance
    • renewable energy
    Forests
    Africa
    Update
    June 28, 2024

    4 Takeaways from the Recent Congo Basin Forest Partnership Meeting (MOP20)

    • biodiversity
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • forest monitoring
    People motorbike in DRC
    • biodiversity
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • forest monitoring
    Cities
    Africa
    News
    May 21, 2024

    RELEASE: Canada Awards Over CAD$28 Million to Scale Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Adaptation in African Cities

    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • nature-based solutions
    • adaptation
    • Water Security
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • nature-based solutions
    • adaptation
    • Water Security
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Update
    April 26, 2024

    New Platform Will Promote Integrated Water Management in Ethiopia's Amhara Region

    • Water Security
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • nature-based solutions
    Blue Bile Region
    • Water Security
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • nature-based solutions
    Energy
    Africa
    Update
    March 7, 2024

    Leveraging Energy Access Explorer to Advance Kenya’s Clean Cooking Agenda

    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • energy efficiency
    Nairobi, Kenya skyline
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • energy efficiency
    Climate
    Africa
    Update
    March 6, 2024

    South Africa Establishes an Inclusive Process Toward a Just Transition, with Broad Stakeholder Engagement

    • National Climate Action
    • Climate
    • net-zero emissions
    solar panels south africa
    • National Climate Action
    • Climate
    • net-zero emissions

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