Gandun daji na Afirka boyayyar duniya ce ta nau’in halittu, wanda ke ɗauke da adadi mai yawa na nau’in da ba a gano ba. Waɗannan gandun daji, ko da yake ƙanana ne a cikin yanki, suna da mahimmanci ga ɗimbin halittun nahiyar gaba ɗaya kuma suna aiki a matsayin mahimman nitsewar carbon. Masu bincike kamar Rudi Swart suna hawan bishiyoyi don nazarin wannan “iyakar biotic ta ƙarshe,” gano sabbin kwari da sauran halittu. Duk da haka, bincike yana da wuyar gaske saboda ƙarancin samun dama da albarkatu, musamman rashin ƙarancin cranes da ake samu a wasu sassan duniya. Duk da waɗannan ƙalubalen, aikin ƙwararrun masana kimiyya sannu a hankali yana bayyana sirrin wannan yanayin muhalli mai mahimmanci.
