Activists are planting trees in an effort to protect disappearing forests in Mali, but residents are cutting and selling ...

Discover the Ghaf Tree (Prosopis cineraria), a drought-tolerant species vital for desert ecosystems. Learn its ecological ...

The Richtersveld Desert Botanical Garden is a lifeline for plants species endemic to the ... It's a first of its kind in South Africa. The new botanical garden in Sendelingsdrif is a living ...

These plants also have thick trunks and slender leaves that give them a striking appearance. Many people use them as a bonsai option because they are slow-growing. Desert rose hails from sub-Saharan ...

Swarms feed on shea trees, an important source of ... viewed as the most effective strategies. But Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa head Stephen Njoka told BBC News aircraft ...

Africa's Sahara Desert may be considered a vast expanse of barren sand with limited vegetation, an extreme environment for plants and animals to thrive, but life always finds a way.

an initiative by African countries launched in 2007 that aims to plant trees in a nearly 5,000-mile line across the continent, creating a natural barrier to hold back the desert as climate change ...