Deforestation

Ecobank targets deforestation risks with new “nature notes”

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated is tightening environmental screening for borrowers tied to high-risk agricultural sectors...

How Dangote’s former juice unit, Dansa, depleted Nigeria’s protected forests

As darkness slowly gave way to dawn one Saturday in January 2024, a truck’s...

Nigerian bakeries fuelling deforestation and climate change, study says

A new study by researchers from the UK and Nigeria has shed light on...

Reforestation project aims to restore 5 million hectares in Africa by 2030

Regreening Africa Initiative, a reforestation programme, says it plans to restore 5 million hectares...