November 01
South Africa: Knife-Edge November - Teetering On the Climate Abyss
IPS
Standing high on the vertiginous edge of the future and looking down into a volcanic seething of approaching doom, it is a totally understandable desire to want to close your eyes,… Read more »
South Africa: Broken Promises and Neglect - the Struggle for Clean Tap Water in Rural KZN
GroundUp
"Sometimes we fight over water" Read more »
South Africa: COP16 - Will Humanity Live in Harmony With Nature? the Stakes Have Never Been Higher
GroundUp
The 16th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity was held in South America this past fortnight Read more »
October 31
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Community Group Imports Scottish Stag's Head to Protest British Hypocrisy Over Hunting Trophies [press release]
Resource Africa
Members of Zimbabwe’s CAMPFIRE Association have imported a Scottish hunting trophy into the country to highlight Britain’s double standards in continuing to export… Read more »
South Africa: Cape Town Is Losing Its Trees
GroundUp
As global temperature records continue to be broken, cities need to move fast to protect residents from heat stress. Planting trees seems the simplest solution Read more »
Liberia: Orphaned Baby Hippo Toto Rescued in Liberia's Grebo-Krahn National Park
New Dawn
Conservation teams have conducted a successful rescue operation to save an orphaned baby hippo, now named Toto, who was discovered stranded in a drying mud pool deep within… Read more »
Africa: Colombia Hosts COP16 On Biodiversity and Condemns Capitalist Devastation
People's Dispatch
The international UN conference on biodiversity attempts to achieve key agreements, and fulfill prior ones, for the protection and conservation of the earth. Read more »
Africa: €635.5 Million Package to Drive Growth, Strengthen Climate and Social Resilience
World Bank
The World Bank today approved a €635.5 million International Development Association (IDA)* financing package to support the Government of Benin's efforts to strengthen… Read more »
South Africa: SA's Electric Fences Kill 2,000 Pangolins a Year - Meet the Heroes Trying to Save Them
Daily Maverick
A section ranger at Sabi Sand Nature Reserve says he knows exactly what to do about this conservation ordeal. Elsewhere, scientists are also trialling designs. Read more »
Ghana: Mine Security Guards Attack Media Crew Covering Environmental Degradation in Ghana
CPJ
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Ghanaian authorities to swiftly investigate and hold accountable the security guards who attacked four journalists and media workers… Read more »
Africa: African Health Ministers, Delegates Adopt Declaration On Climate Change and Health
WHO-AFRO
Health ministers and delegates from 20 African countries today adopted a landmark declaration to enhance climate resilience within health systems and address the profound health… Read more »
South Africa: Limpopo Water Crisis Delays R37-Million Stadium
GroundUp
Vhembe stadium still unfinished a year after completion was scheduled Read more »
Africa: Defending Biodiversity in Armed Conflict - Can COP16 Meet the Expectations?
IPS
José Aruna, a forest defender from Sud Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), remembers the night in September 2019 when a group of heavily armed men… Read more »
Africa: Building a Resilient Africa Through Disaster Risk Reduction, Preparedness [interview]
Africa Renewal
UNDRR leading in collaborative efforts to enhance countries' early warning systems Read more »
Africa: Ministers from Global South Come Together to Call for Urgent Action on Nature Finance at COP16 [press release]
Nature Finance Alliance
The Ministerial Alliance for Ambition on Nature Finance (MAANF) has today shared a statement signed by 20 Ministers of Environment from the Global South, 'Seeking Accountability on… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia Hosts First Ever-Climate Justice Conference
Liberian Observer
In a groundbreaking assembly, Liberia held its first-ever Climate Justice Summit, gathering development partners, financial sector representatives, climate justice advocates, and… Read more »
Africa: Ministerial Statement Seeking Accountability on Ambition for Nature Finance [document]
Nature Finance Alliance
Over the last year, countries from the Global South have come together to launch the Ministerial Alliance for Ambition for Nature Finance (‘the Alliance’).… Read more »
South Africa: Storm At SA Weather Service Over Dodgy Tenders
GroundUp
This vital service is vulnerable to collapse Read more »
Nigeria: House Summons Environment Ministry, Nema, Nihsa Over Flood Preparedness
This Day
The House of Representatives has summoned the Federal Ministry of Environment, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), and the Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) to… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Cop 16 - Zim Moves to Strengthen Biodiversity Access
The Herald
Zimbabwe has always been proactive and will continue to ensure that its indigenous people and local communities benefit from the proceeds of biodiversity. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Preparing for Rainy Season for Goats, Sheep Farmers
The Herald
As Zimbabwe approaches the rainy season, goat and sheep farmers are confronted with the dual challenge of preparing for the blessings and potential risks that accompany the rains. Read more »
October 30
Africa: Can a Superstar Hippo Help Save Africa's Rainforests? [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The world's first superstar hippo lives in a zoo in Thailand. Moo Deng shot to fame soon after she was born in July this year, thanks to viral videos that showed off her cute… Read more »
Africa: Mining Must Become More Responsible and Sustainable. Where Hi-Tech Solutions Fit in [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
If you visit a commercial mining operation anywhere in the world today, some sights and sounds - workers descending in elevators to underground shafts, the roar of truck engines -… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Last Elephants - What Must Be Done to Save Them [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Nigeria has a unique elephant population, made up of both forest-dwelling (Loxodonta cyclotis) and savanna-dwelling (Loxodonta africana) elephant species. But the animals are… Read more »
Africa: State Fragmentation and New State Imaginaries - Maritime Access in the Horn of Africa [analysis]
African Arguments
Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from… Read more »
