High CO? can upset the balance of trees and grass in savannas – what can be done about it: A farm in South Africa's Eastern Cape struggles with woody encroachment. Collin Bennet Africa has larger expanses of savannas than any other continent. These ecosystems – mainly grasses and some widely spaced trees – support the …
The long shadow of colonial forestry is a threat to savannas and grasslands: Grasslands can store carbon reliably under increasingly hot and dry climates. Shutterstock Tree planting to restore forests, capture carbon and improve the land has gained strong momentum in recent years. The Bonn Challenge and its offshoots such as AFR100, initiatives focused on …
Why the future of Africa’s forests and savannas is under threat: Tropical forests in the Congo for example have exceptionally high animal and plant species. Shutterstock Tropical Africa has two distinct features – rain forests which are dominated by trees and savannas which are dominated by grasses. Both depend on rainfall quantity and seasonality. Seasonality …