About Miombo

The Miombo woodlands, one of Africa’s largest dryland forest ecosystems, span about 2.7 million km² across southern Africa and support over 150 million people through the vital resources and services provided by their biodiversity. Discover their impact below:

WCS Newsroom

WCS Joins African Leaders’ Initiative to Protect Climate-Critical Miombo Woodlands

Food & Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations

Sustainable management of Miombo woodlands

WWF

Covering much of central and southern Africa

American Wildlife Foundation

Why the Miombo Woodlands Matter for Southern Africa

South African National Biodiversity Institute

Miombo is the Swahili word for Brachystegia, a genus of trees comprising a large number of species

CNN

A forest the size of Mexico could store twice as much carbon as was thought