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News channel or source: https://www.voanews.com/a/nigerian-refugees-in-niger-thrive-in-opportunity-villages-/6625531.html
Published on: Monday 20 June 2022
The west African country of Niger hosts more than 303,000 refugees and asylum-seekers, most fleeing violence from neighboring Nigeria. In the southern Maradi region, the U.N.’s refugee agency (UNHCR) ...
News Niger » Maradi Region » Culture: How farmers in Earth’s least developed country grew 200 million trees
News channel or source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/how-farmers-in-earths-least-developed-country-grew-200-million-trees
Published on: Wednesday 27 April 2022
In arid Niger, south of the Sahara, farmers who allowed cut trees to regrow in their fields have seen crop yields soar. Farmers sow millet seed in a field outside Aguié, in the Maradi region of Niger.
News Niger » Maradi Region » Culture: Urban forests in Niger’s schoolyards serve climate resilience and education
News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/urban-forests-in-nigers-schoolyards-serve-climate-resilience-and-education/
Published on: Monday 26 May 2025
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Trees growing school yards in Niger’s two largest cities are helping to cool classrooms and illustrate the value of urban forests. A study of green ...