Sub-Saharan Africa has lost 24% of its biodiversity since pre-industrial times, study finds

Researchers from the School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences (APES) have contributed significantly to a major ...
The Conversation

Africa’s plants: a database project has recorded 65,000 species – and is still growing

The African Plant Database was significantly influenced by the work on the biology, ecology, and distribution of tropical African flowering plants Jean-Pierre Lebrun and Adelaide Storck of Geneva ...
Mongabay

Getting African grasslands right, for people and wildlife alike: Q&A with Susanne Vetter

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Africa’s vast grasslands are well known for their iconic wildlife, but far less appreciated for the other ecosystem services they provide, ...
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Woody plants on the march: trees and shrubs are encroaching across Africa

Zander Venter receives funding from GreenMatter, the Oppenheimer Memorial Trust, Red Meat Producers Organization and Cape Wools SA. An example of woody plant encroachment over Eagle-Siding in South ...