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The Standard3d
Kenya hits 783 million mark in tree growing campaign, says Barasa
The government has made tremendous progress towards the target of growing at least 15 billion trees by 2032 under the ...
TheTravel on MSN5d
The World's Weirdest "Alien" Plant Can Survive For Over 1,000 Years
This odd plant hidden in the Namib Desert looks like it belongs in a Sci-Fi movie, but it's actually one of Earth's ...
Mongabay News10d
Farmers turn to living ‘yam sticks’ to grow their crop and spare the forest
Yams are considered one of the world’s most important crops. A starchy, nutrient-rich root vegetable of the genus Dioscorea, ...
carbon-pulse.com15d
Carbon markets can help tackle South Africa’s invasive tree problem -researchers
Carbon pricing mechanisms could make it financially viable to harvest invasive alien trees in South Africa for use in bioenergy and biochar production, according to a study. Carbon pricing mechanisms ...
Yahoo16d
Huge Trees Hiding in Plain Sight May Be a Species Totally New to Science
(Andrea Bianchi) The newly described evergreen tree is now thought to belong to the Tessmannia genus, which includes about a ...
BBC20d
'Yoh! You're in the OED' – South Africa makes its linguistic mark
The makarapa was originally a helmet for construction workers but has now been embraced by South African sports fans Yoh! I'm so gatvol of this tjoekie and need a zol to handle these moggy people.
ABC News23d
Expelled South African ambassador returns home, says will wear US sanction as 'badge of dignity'
The South African ambassador who was expelled from the United States and declared persona non grata by the Trump administration has been given a hero’s welcome on his return home CAPE TOWN ...
Al Jazeera English23d
South African ambassador expelled by Trump receives hero’s welcome at home
The South African ambassador who was expelled from the United States in a row with US President Donald Trump’s administration has arrived home to a raucous welcome and struck a defiant tone over ...
Edhat23d
March Tree of the Month – African Coral Tree
The African Coral Tree is one of the most spectacular of flowering trees. It is the largest of more than a dozen coral tree species that grow in our area and has the most magnificent floral display.
The Conversation25d
South Africa hasn’t given individuals access to the African Court – this needs to be fixed
US President Donald Trump’s second term has brought South Africa’s domestic human rights record into stark international prominence. Based on misinformation, Trump’s anti-South African ...
Stars and Stripes26d
Why isn’t AFRICOM in Africa? Here’s a look at the command’s history and its uncertain future
STUTTGART, Germany — U.S. Africa Command was in the political crosshairs even before it stood up 18 years ago in Germany’s automotive capital. From the outset, putting a four-star military ...
Phys.org26d
Which tree species fix the most carbon?
Together with the oceans, they are one of the two most important carbon sinks, due to their capacity to store carbon in the soil and in tree biomass. As such, promoting fast-growing trees could ...