# Make African grasslands climate-change resilient

**Authors:** Tersur T. Akpensuen, Andrew D. Cartmill, Simón Pérez-Márquez, Helen Sheridan, Michael R. F. Lee, M. Jordana Rivero

PMC · DOI: 10.1038/s43247-025-02109-3 · Communications Earth & Environment · 2025-02-14

## TL;DR

This paper suggests using climate-smart plant mixtures to improve African grasslands' resilience to climate change.

## Contribution

The paper introduces forage grass, legume, and herb mixtures as a novel solution for climate-resilient African grasslands.

## Key findings

- Climate change has reduced grassland productivity in Africa.
- Climate-smart technologies can enhance grassland resilience and productivity.

## Abstract

Climate change has negatively impacted grassland productivity in Africa. Climate-smart technologies such as forage grass, legume, and herb mixtures could enhance grassland productivity and resilience, offering a sustainable solution for African pasture-based livestock systems.

Climate change has negatively impacted grassland productivity in Africa. Climate-smart technologies such as forage grass, legume, and herb mixtures could enhance grassland productivity and resilience, offering a sustainable solution for African pasture-based livestock systems.

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** livestock disease (MESH:D004194)
- **Chemicals:** nitrogen (MESH:D009584), carbon (MESH:D002244), methane (MESH:D008697)
- **Species:** Metaphire sieboldi (earthworm, species) [taxon 506672], Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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