Africa struggles to align forest governance as climate, biodiversity and land degradation policies collide

Across Africa’s major forest landscapes, governments are increasingly aligning national policies with global environmental agreements, but a new study warns that weak coordination, limited funding and institutional silos are undermining progress on the ground. The synthesis, titled – “Evaluation of national governance instruments on desertification, biodiversity and climate change on forestry, and their coordination in […]

By Mahmud Mohammed-Nurudeen