Ambitious tree-planting projects that aim ... 70.1 million hectares are made up of non-forest ecosystems, mainly grasslands and savannahs. “That’s the size of France, it’s enormous ...

An area of ecologically intact and biodiverse grassland ... on those savannah habitats for foraging, hunting, or grazing livestock–all benefits that can be lost with mismanaged tree-planting ...

As executive director of the Savannah Tree Foundation ... image on a computer screen likely can’t identify a tree species, or how close overhanging branches actually are to a building.

Now a study has found that the continents that lost the most of these grazing megafauna had the biggest increases in wildfires in grasslands ... loss of browsers – tree feeders – and fire ...

"Change is rapid in the savannah grasslands. Grasses grow thick and tall in the rainy season – up to three metres high. They often burn to the ground in the dry season, then spring to life again when ...

Twenty years ago, the savannah was ... zebras in wooded, tree-covered parts of the park – like more of the park used to be – than on the grasslands that have opened up recently.

at odds with global patterns of low tree cover in grasslands 1.Theories suggest that forests have more tree cover than savannas, as forests typically feature dense canopies, while savanna trees ...