Joan Baxter
BY THIS WRITER
Feature
- 17 Jun 2015
WEST AFRICA SPECIAL: In Burkina Faso, small solutions and big returns
These precious pockets of green bring local communities a host of benefits.
Feature
- 16 Jun 2015
WEST AFRICA SPECIAL: In Burkina Faso, disappearing rains and new realities
"When they showed us a map of the resources in our village, we realized that we could lose all our forest.”
Event Coverage
- 8 Apr 2015
New research lab a boon for next generation of scientists in Congo Basin
New facilities are the result of international collaboration.
News
- 30 Mar 2015
Climate mitigation overshadows adaptation in the Congo Basin
“There is a need for a radical change in national climate policies..."
Event Coverage
- 24 Mar 2015
In an important first for Africa, climate data ‘Made in Kenya’
The Mazingira Center is already making discoveries.
News
- 25 Feb 2015
Global demand can’t loosen local control of a crucial cash crop
The shea industry is a vital economic lifeline for women in Burkina Faso.
News
- 16 Feb 2015
REDD+ to the rescue of Central Africa’s forests? Not yet, study says
The economics of conservation still aren't working for smallholders.
Analysis
- 3 Feb 2015
Once ‘invisible,’ Africa’s domestic loggers come into the light
The European Union is driving greater emphasis on Africa's artisanal sector.
