This staggering project aims to halt the expansion of the Sahara Desert by planting a wall of trees stretching across the ...

Africa is the second-largest continent on Earth, encompassing an extensive range of ecosystems. As such, Africa provides ...

They have strong tusks that are used to dig for food and strip bark from trees ... Africa is the second-driest inhabited continent after Australia and as such, provides some varied deserts.

The Taklimakan, nicknamed the "Sea of Death," is China's largest desert. The work to enclose it is part of the larger ...

It is hard to obtain figures for how many plants are being poached, but the non-governmental organisation Traffic reports ...

South Africa's biodiversity is being threatened by organized crime groups involved in illegal poaching of rare succulent ...

Far from being barren wastelands, deserts are biologically rich habitats with a vast array of animals and plants that have adapted to the harsh conditions there. Some deserts are among the planet ...

Swarms feed on shea trees, an important source of ... viewed as the most effective strategies. But Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa head Stephen Njoka told BBC News aircraft ...