Agricultural and forest areas

Biodiversity

KENYA: Government reaffirms vision of planting 1.8 billion trees by 2022

Agricultural and forest areas

AFRICA: Trees for the Future will train 8,000 farmers in soil management

Biodiversity

TUNISIA: Smugglers take advantage of lockdown and log 200 Zene oaks

Agricultural and forest areas

RWANDA-KENYA: One Tree Planted supports farmers by planting 80,000 trees

Biodiversity

UGANDA: IDA provides $78 million for forest preservation and development

Agricultural and forest areas

CAMEROON: Populations contest Ebo Forest concession project

Biodiversity

CONGO: The Mimbeli-Ibenga forest concession is now 100% FSC certified

Ecological engineering

TOGO: Improved ovens to reduce carbon footprint from fish smoking activity

Avec le Sommet Afrique-France 2020

Biodiversity

DRC: Locust invasion reaches the country and threatens biodiversity

Biodiversity

TANZANIA: French Group Rossignol to plant 25,000 trees

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

Agricultural and forest areas

IVORY COAST: Alertive and interactive map on cocoa and deforestation

Agroécology

CONGO: €152 million project for the promotion of bamboo products

Agricultural and forest areas

CENTRAL AFRICA: INBAR promotes bamboo and rattan as an alternative to wood

Biodiversity

IVORY COAST: Work underway to rehabilitate Tagro Forest

Management of natural areas

GABON: Norway will pay $10 per tonne of carbon absorbed over a 10-year period

Biodiversity

ETHIOPIA: Over 350 million trees planted in 12 hours

Biodiversity

GABON: Environment patron, Lee White appointed Minister of Water and Forestry

Agricultural and forest areas

BURKINA FASO: Objection to Kua Forest declassification widens

Urban spaces

TUNISIA: CRDA inaugurates urban forest in central Tunis

Preservation of the resource

UGANDA: Nakasongola authorities launch reforestation programme

Solar energy

GABON: start of construction of eight solar power plants

Agricultural and forest areas

SEYCHELLES: Government and FAO invest $5 million in forest management and bioenergy

Employment, education & training

IVORY COAST: Training on climate change and sustainable agriculture

Agroécology

WEST AFRICA: Ghana and Ivory Coast publish Cocoa & Forests plan