80% of Africa's Biodiversity Survives Outside Protected Areas, And the Communities Protecting It Are Under Threat
The future of conservation depends on the people who've lived alongside nature for generations.
Indigenous Monitors Stopped Millions of Dollars in Illegal Timber Using Free Apps — And How You Could Join The Fight This Week
Communities across Africa are using free satellite monitoring tools to fight illegal logging—and winning.
How AI Processes Satellite Images to Track Wetland Loss Across 131 Million African Hectares
Digital Earth Africa's free AI and satellite tools help four African countries track wetland loss using 30 years of data. Learn how the monitoring workflow works and why it matters for conservation.
How We Grew It: PAMS Foundation. From Village Patrols to Growing Tanzania's Wildlife Anti-Trafficking Network
After traffickers murdered their co-director, PAMS Foundation expanded rather than collapsed. Co-founder Krissie Clark shares lessons on building resilient conservation funding and why actions speak louder than marketing.
Marc Maleika, Sylva: The Fallout Was Not for Verra or Investors. It Was for Communities and Nature
What went wrong in carbon markets and what happens next.
Wild Coast Communities Seek Investment for Indigenous Knowledge Resource Center
New satellite research shows Africa's forests shifted from absorbing 439M tonnes of biomass annually to losing 106M tonnes per year after 2010, threatening climate goals.
Robyn Morland, ACES: If a Community Can Only Say Yes, Then Their Voice Is Not Genuine
ACES Director Robyn Morland explains why genuine community-led conservation means accepting when communities reject projects—and what funders must understand.
Marie-Noelle Keijzer, We Forest: It's Not About Being Perfect. It's About Stopping the Desert.
WeForest's Marie-Noelle Keijzer on why forest restoration must shift from fragmented organisations to collaborative infrastructure that scales impact.
How We Grew It: We Used A Japanese Tree Planting Technique to Revive Our Villages in Cameroon
Limbi Blessing Tata founded Ecological Balance Cameroon in 2016 after recognising that water infrastructure alone wouldn't solve Nkambe's chronic water scarcity. Her solution drew on a childhood observation: as forests moved further from her community, streams moved with them.
New Study Shows Africa's Forests Now Emit More Carbon Than They Capture
New satellite research shows Africa's forests shifted from absorbing 439M tonnes of biomass annually to losing 106M tonnes per year after 2010, threatening climate goals.
Fighting for Survival: Ethiopia's Largest Community Conservation Area Fights For Survival After US Aid Pulls Support
USAID abruptly terminated $8.5 million in funding for Ethiopia's largest community conservation area, leaving 20,000 Indigenous people without salaries and threatening years of conservation progress.
How Private Funding Helped Conservation Projects Survive the USAID Cuts—And What African Projects Can Learn
When the U.S. government announced dramatic cuts to USAID funding earlier this year, community-led conservation organizations worldwide faced an immediate crisis.