New research shows Africa’s forests now release more carbon than they absorb. This raises global climate risks and calls for urgent action.

Africa needs its forests for sustainable development, poverty reduction, food security, and to make the continent more resilient to climate change. They take up 23% of the continent. At 674 million ...

Is there a conservation benefit if tropical forests that are affected by logging gain certification from the Forest Stewardship Council? An analysis of the biodiversity outcomes in such tropical ...

New research warns that Africa's forests, once vital allies in the fight against climate change, have turned from a carbon sink into a carbon source. A new international study published in Scientific ...

Africa's forests that were once considered a powerful ally against climate change have changed sides. Trees in Africa have flipped from being carbon absorbers to carbon emitters, a shift scientists ...

CIFOR-ICRAF receives funding from more than 50 donors, so I am not going to list them all. You can consult our annual financial reports Africa needs its forests for sustainable development, poverty ...

Africa’s forests have shifted from a net carbon sink to a net carbon source since around 2010 due to large-scale biomass loss. The heaviest losses occurred in tropical moist forests in Central, ...