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Africa's Journey Towards Sustainable Environmental Stewardship
Africa's Journey Towards Sustainable Environmental Stewardship
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Land is not merely soil; it is a source of sustenance for communities, food, and cultural heritage across Africa. But the increasing number of environmental... 11.03.2025, Sputnik Africa
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Africa's Journey Towards Sustainable Environmental Stewardship
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Land is not merely soil; it is a source of sustenance for communities, food, and cultural heritage across Africa. But the increasing number of environmental hazards and human activity put it at risk. However, African nations are taking action to restore this degraded resource through sustainable practices and local initiatives.
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported in 2024 that over a third of Africa’s land is at risk of desertification. On the other hand, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) believes that 40% of the world’s land is substantially degraded, affecting millions of people. As a result, African governments are increasing their efforts to restore ecosystems by combining scientific research with local approaches to the problem.Regreening Africa is a project that is reviving landscapes across the countries of Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, and Somalia. It is an initiative that shines out among other initiatives. The International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF) in Kenya developed the Regreening Africa App at its core. This app gives communities the ability to monitor and expand sustainable land practices. Projects such as this assist Africa in reversing the trend of land degradation and taking steps toward a more environmentally friendly future by combining innovation and traditional knowledge.African Currents spoke with the ICRAF Kenya team of experts behind the Regreening Africa app to explore how this innovative tool is advancing land restoration, measuring impact, and scaling up sustainable solutions.The interview also featured Christine Magaju, Research Associate in Soil and Land Health; Muhammad Nabi Ahmad, the Geospatial Platforms Technical Team Lead; and Benard Onkware, Team Lead for Citizen Science Technology Development.To find out what else our guests had to say, tune in to the African Currents podcast, brought to you by Sputnik Africa.In addition to the website, you can also catch our episodes on Telegram.► You can also listen to our podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Deezer, Pocket Casts, Afripods, Podcast Addict.► Check out all the episodes of African Currents.
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Africa's Journey Towards Sustainable Environmental Stewardship
Land is not merely soil; it is a source of sustenance for communities, food, and cultural heritage across Africa. But the increasing number of environmental hazards and human activity put it at risk. However, African nations are taking action to restore this degraded resource through sustainable practices and local initiatives.
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported in 2024 that over a third of Africa’s land is at risk of desertification. On the other hand, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) believes that 40% of the world’s land is substantially degraded, affecting millions of people. As a result, African governments are increasing their efforts to restore ecosystems by combining scientific research with local approaches to the problem.
Regreening Africa is a project that is reviving landscapes across the countries of Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, and Somalia. It is an initiative that shines out among other initiatives. The International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF) in Kenya developed the Regreening Africa App at its core. This app gives communities the ability to monitor and expand sustainable land practices. Projects such as this assist Africa in reversing the trend of land degradation and taking steps toward a more environmentally friendly future by combining innovation and traditional knowledge.
African Currents spoke with the ICRAF Kenya team of experts behind the Regreening Africa app to explore how this innovative tool is advancing land restoration, measuring impact, and scaling up sustainable solutions.
"Basically, we've been doing research for many years, which is often very structured and systematic. However, as we have been rolling out large land restoration programs across many countries across the continent, we found that there were gaps in terms of scaling some of this data collection and better understanding of what farmers are doing on the ground in terms of implementing practices to improve soil health and to improve land health in general," Tor-Gunnar Vagen, Principal Scientist and Head of Spatial Data Science and Applied Learning Lab at CIFOR-ICRAF, Kenya, noted.
The interview also featured Christine Magaju, Research Associate in Soil and Land Health; Muhammad Nabi Ahmad, the Geospatial Platforms Technical Team Lead; and Benard Onkware, Team Lead for Citizen Science Technology Development.
To find out what else our guests had to say, tune in to the African Currents podcast, brought to you by Sputnik Africa.
In addition to the website, you can also catch our episodes on
Telegram.► Check out all the episodes of African Currents. 
