Infrastructure for African mines destroying forests at 34 times the rate of the mines themselves

Industrial-scale mining in Africa to support global supply chains is leading to unprecedented deforestation across the continent, with 34 hectares of forest removed for every single hectare of active ...
JD Supra

The European Deforestation Directive: Implications For Africa’s Food Security

While the EUDR provides a pathway for African countries to adopt sustainable farming, it also imposes significant compliance pressures, especially for smallholder farmers. On December 30, 2025, the ...
EurekAlert!

Co-management of protected areas by NGOs and African countries helps reduce deforestation

Sub-Saharan Africa is home to 13% of biodiversity and represents approximately 20% of the world’s forests. Protected areas play an essential role in protecting biodiversity and ecosystems. Since the ...
Carbon Pulse

Mining drives 34 times more offsite forest loss than direct clearing in sub-Saharan Africa -study

Mining activities across sub-Saharan Africa have triggered far more deforestation beyond mine boundaries than within them, with every hectare of forest directly cleared for mining associated with ...
The Conversation

Africa has the highest rate of forest loss in the world – what the G20 can do about it

Africa needs its forests for sustainable development, poverty reduction, food security, and to make the continent more resilient to climate change. They take up 23% of the continent. At 674 million ...