In Madagascar, the August-to-December bushfire season wreaks havoc on the southwest and west of the island. Dry Forest, a young Malagasy NGO, is attempting an extreme form of reforestation to save the ...

DAKAR, Dec 19 (Reuters) - At the foot of a towering baobab tree outside Senegal's capital Dakar on Saturday, cameras flashed in the waning dusklight as 20-year old Najeebah Samuel strode down the ...

The bulbous trees are a national symbol in Senegal, where locals have long prized their many uses -- from tea brewing to ropemaking. But a construction boom in the seaside capital driven by housing ...

Baobabs are sometimes called the "tree of life." They have thick trunks, a crown of branches and flowers that only open at twilight. Technically a succulent, the tree served as the inspiration for ...

A researcher followed up on a study warning that the massive trees were in danger, and found many venerable specimens thriving. By Rachel Nuwer Rachel Nuwer has reported on earlier concerns about ...

Environment and Forestry Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya on November 22 revoked licenses that permitted a private company to uproot baobab trees in Kilifi and transport them to the United States. CS ...

This is a Baobab forest in Senegal during the dry season. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the May 12, 2017, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by J.-F. Bastin at Food ...