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TBA’s new training programme has created a skilled cohort of 41 African forest restoration professionals from 16 countries across Africa. They now have the expertise to design evidence-based forest restoration programmes that achieve sustainable outcomes, mitigate climate change and provide a host of ecosystem services for livelihoods and human wellbeing.

Building Civil Society Capacity for Ecosystem-based Adaptation in the Indian Ocean Islands.

The Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands biodiversity hotspot — spanning Madagascar, the Comoros, Mauritius, and the Seychelles — is one of the most unique places on Earth. Over 80% of its plant and animal species are found nowhere else, making it a true global treasure.

Collaboration is the key to integrating citizen science data into conservation efforts across Africa, scientists and government agencies were told at a gathering of stakeholders in Abuja.  The importance of such data gathering – logged by citizen scientists – was top...