Deforestation

The Atiwa Forest, regarded as the biggest natural forest reserve in West Africa is facing its biggest threat by the government of Ghana.

From Nigeria to the Congo basin to Mozambique in South Africa, the rapacious Chinese appetite for unprocessed timber has left a trail of destruction.

In Tanzania, one of the most important projects is the establishment, protection and restoration of wildlife corridors linking the country’s protected areas

Before independence, Tanzania’s forests accounted for more than half of its total area - between 2001 and 2014 the country lost nearly 4 percent of it.

The decision by the government of Ghana to allow mining in forest reserves is beginning to have serious, negative impacts on communities, climate, and food.

The Drax power station in North Yorkshire has recently tried hard to move away from coal altogether by converting its coal-burning units to biomass.

For the past 7-8 years, farmers in Cameroon have been having a hard time knowing when the rains will begin or end and thus when to plant their crops.

Global deforestation is growing at a breakneck rate, provoking the loss of over 74,000 acres of trees daily. It's high time to act, says Republic of Change.

In 2014, the government of Cameroon cut subsidies on petroleum products. This led to an increase in prices, rough for those dependent on kerosene for light.

Bangladesh is developing faster than its power supply can handle. The growing textile industry makes changes to the Bangladeshi power grid a necessity.

Should people, companies and other institutions be made responsible for the deforestation in Cameroon and compensate those who are remedying it?