September 04, 2023
Africa: Climate Change Will Affect Hydropower - African Countries Must Be Prepared
Hydropower provides clean electricity to millions in Africa. It's the largest source of renewable energy on the continent and accounts for nearly one quarter of total electricity… Read more »
September 03, 2023
Zimbabwe: Climate Action Plan - A Win for the Environment, Health and Energy
The dumping of billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere yearly is already having a devastating impact around the world. This includes… Read more »
August 30, 2023
Africa: Giraffes Range Across Diverse Habitats - We're Using GPS, Satellites and Statistics to Track and Protect Them
Nearly 6,000 years ago, our ancestors climbed arid rocky outcrops in what is now the Nigerian Sahara and carved spectacularly intricate, larger-than-life renditions of giraffes… Read more »
September 03, 2023
Africa: Vast Underground Water Resources Are Under Pressure From Climate Change - How to Manage Them
All countries have a variety of water resources - some are on the surface, like rivers, and some are beneath the ground. This groundwater provides almost 50% of all global domestic… Read more »
August 29, 2023
East Africa: Landlocked Ethiopia Wants Better Sea Access - a Port Deal With Neighbours Could Benefit the Region
Ethiopia's access to the coast has occupied the minds of the country's rulers since time immemorial. This is because being landlocked undermines Ethiopia's ability to grow its… Read more »
August 24, 2023
Africa: 'Worthless' Forest Carbon Offsets Risk Exacerbating Climate Change
In early 2023, the Guardian published an article suggesting that more than 90% of rainforest carbon offsets are worthless. These credits are essentially a promise to protect… Read more »
Africa: World's Beaches Are Changing Because of Climate Change - Green Thinking Is Needed to Save Them
Coastlines - the interface between land and sea - lie at the frontline in the battle against climate change impacts. Read more »
August 13, 2023
Africa: How to Grow Rhinos in a Lab - the Science That Could Save an Endangered Species
There are several parallel projects running across the world to save the northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum), one of Africa's captivating and iconic wildlife… Read more »
August 10, 2023
South Africa: Lion Farming in South Africa - Fresh Evidence Adds Weight to Fears of Link With Illegal Bone Trade
In South Africa an estimated 8,000 lions are bred and kept in captivity for commercial purposes in more than 350 facilities. This is far more than the country's wild population,… Read more »
August 09, 2023
Kenya: The Fast, Furious, and Brutally Short Life of an African Male Lion
The death of a lion in Kenya's picturesque savannas rarely tugs at people's hearts, even in a country where wildlife tourism is a key pillar of the nation's economy. But when one… Read more »
August 03, 2023
Africa: Direct Costs of Climate Policies Aren't a Major Barrier to Public Support, Research Reveals #AfricaClimateHope
Amid headlines of wildfires raging across Europe and Africa and flooding in China, the UK government took the bewildering choice to expand fossil fuel extraction. Read more »
August 06, 2023
Kenya: Living in Nairobi's Informal Areas Spikes Chances of Having High Blood Pressure
Hypertension, commonly referred to as high blood pressure, is a non-communicable disease that occurs when there is a sustained elevation in the pressure of the blood that flows… Read more »
August 03, 2023
Tanzania: Conflict Between Humans and Wildlife in Tanzania Is Being Poorly Managed - and Climate Change Is Making Things Worse
Human-wildlife conflicts are a challenge for authorities in African countries where people live near protected areas. Programmes for communities to participate in wildlife tourism… Read more »
August 02, 2023
Namibia: Oil Drilling Threatens the Okavango River Basin, Putting Water in Namibia and Botswana At Risk
The Namibian and Botswana governments may be risking their water resources for oil and gas revenue. They have licensed a Canadian firm, ReconAfrica, to prospect for oil in the… Read more »
August 01, 2023
Africa: Climate Change Contributes to Violence Against Children - Here's How
Every day of the northern hemisphere's summer in 2023 seems to bring a calamitous headline about the climate: heatwaves, wildfires, massive hailstorms. Read more »
July 26, 2023
Egypt: Egypt and Ethiopia Are Finally Working On a Water Deal - What That Means for Other Nile River States
Egypt and Ethiopia have waged a diplomatic war of words over Ethiopia's massive new dam - the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam - on the Blue Nile, which started filling up in July… Read more »
July 20, 2023
Africa: African Union - Climate Action Offers Organisation Unique Chance for Revival
Much has been written about the decision by certain African countries to send out a peace mission to Ukraine in May. Reporters, however, failed at the time to pick up on one… Read more »
July 22, 2023
Kenya: Kenya's Logging Ban Has Been Lifted - It's a Political Decision and a Likely Setback for Conservation
Kenyan president William Ruto has lifted a six-year ban on logging, despite public objections. Ruto said it would create jobs and boost economic growth. Lisa E. Fuchs has studied… Read more »
July 20, 2023
Africa: Surviving Heat Waves on the Continent - Three Essential Reads
Around the world, temperature records are being broken in countries in Africa, Europe, America and Asia. The planet experienced its hottest day on record at the beginning of July… Read more »
July 18, 2023
Africa: The Hidden Cost of the AI Boom - Social and Environmental Exploitation
Mainstream conversations about artificial intelligence (AI) have been dominated by a few key concerns, such as whether superintelligent AI will wipe us out, or whether AI will… Read more »
July 10, 2023
South Africa: The True Origins of the World's Smallest and Weirdest Whale
The pygmy right whale, Caperea marginata, is the weirdest whale you've probably never heard of. Read more »
July 02, 2023
Africa: EU's Carbon Border Tax - a New Report Shows Africa Stands to Lose U.S.$25 Billion Every Year
A new European law that imposes the first ever carbon border tax in the world comes into force in October 2023. It will be applied gradually over the next three years before it is… Read more »
Nigeria: Waste Disposal in Nigeria Is a Mess - How Lagos Can Take the Lead in Sorting and Recycling
Nigeria, like many other Sub-Saharan Africa countries, has a waste management problem. The Nigerian National Municipal Waste Management Policy (2020) gives no estimate but states… Read more »
June 29, 2023
South Africa: Lions Are Still Being Farmed in South Africa for Hunters and Tourism - They Shouldn't Be
A man was arrested at the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 23 June 2023 with five lion carcasses in his luggage. He was about to board a flight to… Read more »
June 27, 2023
Africa: Migrant Numbers Are Rising - Conflict, Climate and Harassment Force Millions to Leave Their Homes
The number of forcibly displaced people increased to 108 million in 2022 and is expected to reach 117 million by the end of 2023, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency… Read more »