This article spotlights how the revitalized zaï water-harvesting method is transforming the parched Sahel—turning barren land into flourishing, drought-resistant forest gardens that beat desertification one hole at a time.

In Desa'a simple water-harvesting techniques—such as microbasins, mini dams, and stone-and-sandbag structures—restore soil moisture, reduce erosion, and support tree seedling growth in degraded landscapes.

Camera traps are helping monitor the remarkable wildlife comeback in Desa’a, Ethiopia, where six years of forest restoration have transformed a once-collapsing landscape into a thriving refuge—now home again to the leopard.

Dik-diks are small, alert antelopes that were recently spotted in Desa'a.

Discover how camera traps reveal Miombo's wildlife revival.

WildMon, WeForest, and the Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas (IPÊ) have partnered on a groundbreaking eco-acoustic monitoring project to understand how restoring forest corridors is supporting wildlife return to this fragmented landscape.

March 2025 marks a milestone in WeForest’s restoration efforts at Mulanje Mountain Forest Reserve. Five years after establishing 12 Permanent Monitoring Plots, it was time to witness the forest’s remarkable transformation.

The Copperbelt project in Zambia under the Copperbelt Dairy Expansion Project, is supporting efforts to boost fodder and forage production while improving dairy cow genetics in Mpongwe, Luanshya, and Ndola districts in the Copperbelt Province.

This photo is from one of the Participatory Development Mapping (PDM) sessions carried out in the Wof Washa forest villages.

In 2024, six small nurseries have been providing the seedlings for the project.