African nations aim to restore 100 mln hectares of land by 2030
Restoring degraded land and forests boosts food and water security, keeps deserts at bay and stores carbon
Eastern Congo militias test U.N. peace enforcement
The region has been home to a patchwork of rebel militias
Eastern Congo militias make mockery of U.N. peace 'enforcement'
The region has been home to a patchwork of rebel militias
U.N. helicopters launch strikes against Congo rebels after deadly raid
Intelligence gaps, poor coordination and lack of resources have rendered the army and MONOSCO ineffective
Brazil on right track for reducing deforestation rates - study
Brazil cut more than a billion tons of annual carbon emissions by reducing rate of deforestation by nearly 80 percent since 2003
Pope Francis lands in Central African Republic with message of peace
POPE-AFRICA/ARRIVAL (URGENT):Pope Francis lands in Central African Republic
FEATURE - Biros, not butchery, for ex-Central African child soldiers
"Our job as children was to decapitate the bodies of dead enemy soldiers" - Josephine, now 14
How to ensure communities get their fair share of forest benefits
Experience in the Republic of the Congo shows how funds to communities could be effectively distributed