In Madagascar, the August-to-December bushfire season wreaks havoc on the southwest and west of the island. Dry Forest, a young Malagasy NGO, is attempting an extreme form of reforestation to save the ...

One hour's drive from Senegal's capital Dakar, demand for cement is turning a protected baobab forest into a lifeless moonscape of open mines, dust clouds and lorry traffic. The bulbous trees are a ...

Environment and Forestry Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya on November 22 revoked licenses that permitted a private company to uproot baobab trees in Kilifi and transport them to the United States. CS ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Georgia’s former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili has built a dendrological park that is home to numerous species of giant trees from around the ...

The bulbous trees are a national symbol in Senegal, where locals have long prized their many uses -- from tea brewing to ropemaking. But a construction boom in the seaside capital driven by housing ...