If you see a forest in Ethiopia, you know there is very likely to be a church in the middle, says Alemayehu Wassie. Wassie, a forest ecologist, has spent the past decade on a mission: preserving, ...

In the face of Africa’s rapid deforestation in past decades, many countries in the continent are now starting to see progress in combating forest loss—and making inroads in reforestation efforts.

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Earlier this year, the Gura Ferda forest in southwest Ethiopia was surveyed to assess its conservation potential. By some estimates, wet forests ...

CAIRO (Reuters) - Refugees from Sudan's civil war who fled into neighbouring Ethiopia say they have been forced to move on again and take shelter in a forest and on roadsides after repeated attacks by ...

May 31, 2007 (ADDIS ABABA) — A thousand rare black-mane lions — an Ethiopian national symbol — and some 300 elephants are in danger after a swathe of forest in their sanctuary was cut down, a wildlife ...

The region of Ethiopia called the Middle Awash, some 140 miles northeast of the capital of Addis Ababa, is a hot, harsh and inhospitable place-a rocky desert punctuated by tree-lined rivers, the ...

A delegate stands in front of a backdrop for the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) during the opening of the High-Level Leaders Summit in Addis Ababa, on Sept. 8, 2025. Credit - Luis Tato—Getty ...