Targeted Landscapes
African Forests identifies and prioritizes high-value forest landscapes through GIS-driven ecological analysis.
Ecological Integrity at Scale
Each landscape meets defined minimum viable area thresholds calibrated by forest type to sustain intact, functioning ecosystems.
Integrated Land-Use Mosaic
African Forests works across protected areas, community lands, production forests, and privately managed zones to align stewardship at the landscape level.
Transboundary Systems
Priority landscapes often span national borders, emphasizing regional cooperation and coordinated ecosystem management.
Connected Forest Systems
African Forests secures large primary forest blocks and connects them through functional conservation corridors to ensure long-term resilience and ecological continuity
Why This Work is Urgent
Rapid Forest Decline
West Africa’s forests have experienced sustained loss and fragmentation over the past five decades, weakening ecological integrity across entire regions.
Vanishing Primary Forests
Only a limited number of large, intact primary forest blocks remain — and all are under increasing pressure.
Fragmented Governance
No regional mechanism currently secures long-term, landscape-scale conservation across borders and land-use systems.
A Narrow Window
Without coordinated landscape action, remaining intact forest systems risk permanent ecological degradation.
Meet our partners
Forest Service International Foundation
U.S. Forest Service
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