Researchers have documented 115 edible forest species and a wealth of indigenous ecological knowledge in one of Africa's most biologically rich regions, highlighting opportunities for conservation, nutrition and sustainable forest-based enterprises. The findings were presented on the third day of an African Forest Forum (AFF) regional webinar by biodiversity specialist Dr Derek Berliner, whose study examined traditional and indigenous knowledge of forests and tree-based food species in the Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany Biodiversity Hotspot.