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Large areas targeted for forest restoration in Africa are covered by savanna and grassland, which provide important ecosystem services that would be lost should they be converted to forests.
In large ecosystems, managing elephant populations so they don’t exceed a certain threshold number is arbitrary.
Yes, there are more fires in Africa than Brazil. But unlike the Amazon, Africa’s savannah has evolved to grow back quickly.
Woody plants’ cover has increased across large swathes of the continent in the past three decades.
Africa’s famous animal migrations are increasingly blocked by fences, erected by farmers to keep their livestock safe from disease. But a new approach aims to deliver healthy beef and healthy wildlife.
Forests and savannas are expected to be strongly affected in the coming decades by changing rainfall patterns. But land use will also have a major impact.
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Adjunct Associate Professor James Cook University and University Fellow Charles Darwin University, James Cook University
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Senior Research Associate, Institute for the Future of Knowledge, University of Johannesburg
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Spatial ecologist, The Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
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Research scientist working on savanna and forest distribution, Université de Montréal
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Professor of Ecology, University of York
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Associate Professor, Department of Botany, Rhodes University
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Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Helsinki
