The baobab tree is often called the “Tree of Life.” For generations, it has fed families, provided medicine, offered shade, ...
Across Africa, baobabs have rich symbolic meaning, but the breakneck expansion of the DRC’s capital has reduced their number in the city centre to one ...
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Kinshasa’s last baobab: how a tree designed for survival faces its biggest threat yet
In this week’s newsletter: nature’s last stand against the DRC capital’s rampant development, plus looking back on last year’s stories of hope ...
Calling something the “tree of life” may conjure up a lush arboreal species with mouth-watering fruit. Yet on the African continent, this moniker is reserved for the baobab tree. Upon first glance, ...
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