Mozambique: The Three Big Reasons Why Mozambique Is Not Adapting to Climate Change and What Needs to Be Done

Around the world, societies are looking for ways to live with climate change. Adapting to a hotter and harsher future means scientists, governments and communities must find ways… Read more »

Africa: Sulfur-Based Batteries Could Offer Electric Vehicles a Greener, Longer-Range Option

Picture an electric car that could go 600, 700 or even 1,000 miles on a single charge. That's much farther than the longest-range electric vehicles on the U.S. market, according to… Read more »

Africa: COP30 Report Reveals How Climate Change Is Spreading Infectious Diseases to New Regions

Rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns and extreme weather events create ideal conditions for pathogens and their vectors - such as mosquitoes, midges and ticks - to… Read more »

Zimbabwe: COP30 - Zimbabwe's Forest and Energy Projects Reveal the Downside of Carbon Credits

Carbon offsets are a way for companies or countries that pollute the air to "cancel out" some of their carbon emissions by funding projects that protect forests, plant trees, or… Read more »

Tanzania: 75% of Kilimanjaro's Natural Plants Have Been Wiped Out - and Climate Change Isn't the Biggest Threat

Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is sold to the world as frozen romance and pure nature. But the real story today is at its feet, not its peak. Read more »

Africa: Culture As a Sustainable Development Goal? It's Starting to Become a Reality

Eight global millennium development goals were established in 2000 by member states of the United Nations (UN) and endorsed by other multilateral organisations. They ranged from… Read more »

Africa: Climate Tipping Points Are Close - Scientists Urge Radical Action Before It's Too Late

New research has found that the world has reached the first of many Earth system tipping points. These will cause catastrophic harm unless humanity takes urgent action. Read more »

Africa: Land Is Africa's Best Hope for Climate Adaptation - It Must Be the Focus At COP30

Agriculture, forestry and other land uses together account for about 62% of Africa's greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, land degradation, deforestation and biodiversity… Read more »

Africa: The Secret Life of Baobabs - How Bats and Moths Keep Africa's Giant Trees Alive

Baobabs are sometimes called "upside-down trees", because their branches look like roots reaching skywards. Of the eight species of baobab in the world, six are confined to… Read more »

Africa: Children and Young People At Climate Talks - Seen, Photographed, but Not Allowed to Decide Anything

Children and young adults are very much involved in campaigning against the climate change that older generations have caused. The global youth climate justice movement uses… Read more »

Africa: Climate Crisis Is a Daily Reality for Many African Communities - How to Try and Protect Them

For many African communities, the climate crisis is not a future scenario - it is a daily emergency. Irreversible losses, destroyed homes, failed harvests, vanishing ecosystems and… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's Coal Mines Are Leaking Methane - and No One Knows How Much

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas. It is released from natural sources (like wetlands) and human activities (coal mining, and oil and gas production). It is also emitted by… Read more »

Africa: Ecoball - How to Turn Picking Up Litter Into a Game for Kids

Every year humanity produces nearly 300 million tonnes of plastic. Only a fraction ever gets recycled. Most ends up in rivers, oceans and soil, slowly breaking down into tiny,… Read more »

Cameroon: Yaoundé Is Set to Sizzle At 38°c By 2030 - How Green Design Could Cool Cameroon's Capital

Yaoundé, the Cameroonian capital, is a vibrant, cosmopolitan city where green hills meet modern architecture, creating a harmonious blend of culture, history and urban… Read more »

South Africa: Indigenous Knowledge Systems Can Be Useful Tools in the G20's Climate Change Kit

Indigenous knowledge systems are bodies of knowledge that were developed and used by local communities for centuries. They shape how people understand their environment, solve… Read more »

Africa: How Disaster-Ready Are African Countries? Study of 5 Shows Some Progress, but Also Huge Gaps

When we hear the word "disaster" we often think of floods, droughts or earthquakes - events caused by nature. But what really turns these events into disasters is how prepared we… Read more »

Africa: The Alleged British Links to Mass Deforestation and Displacement in a Conflict Few Have Even Heard of

UK banks, energy giants and arms exporters are at the heart of one of the world's least-known human rights and environmental crises, our research has revealed. Read more »

Africa: Africa's 'Great Green Wall' Is Stalling - in Senegal Very Few Planted Areas Show Progress

Africa's Great Green Wall project began as an ambitious plan to build a 15-kilometre-wide band of trees across the north of Africa. The African Union launched the project in 2007… Read more »

Africa: African Countries Gear Up for Major Push On Climate Innovation, Climate Financing and Climate Change Laws

The Second Africa Climate Summit, held in Ethiopia in September 2025, drew more than 25,000 people - from presidents and ministers to farmers, activists, business leaders and… Read more »

South Africa: Nature's Not Perfect - Fig Wasps Try to Balance Sex Ratios for Survival but They Can Get It Wrong

Television nature programmes and scientific papers tend to celebrate the perfection of evolved traits. But the father of evolution through natural selection, Charles Darwin, warned… Read more »

Africa: Palm Trees in Africa Are in Decline - These Botanists Made a Plan to Do Something About It

Palm trees grace the landscape across Africa, thriving in environments as diverse as deserts and rainforests. Central Africa holds the richest variety, home to 52 species, while… Read more »

South Africa: Will the G20 Listen to Its Own Advisors? 4 Urgent Steps On Climate Change

The world's 20 most powerful economies, the G20 - currently led by South Africa - face mounting pressure to slash greenhouse gas emissions and help nations adapt to climate change.… Read more »

Africa: Climate Change Is Fast Shrinking the World's Largest Inland Sea

Once a haven for flamingos, sturgeon and thousands of seals, fast-receding waters are turning the northern coast of the Caspian Sea into barren stretches of dry sand. In some… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Soil Erosion Is Tearing DR Congo Cities Apart - What's Causing Urban Gullies, and How to Prevent Them

In fast-growing cities like some in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), heavy rains are carving huge scars into the land. Known as urban gullies, these deep erosion channels… Read more »

South Africa: African Cities Aren't Doing Enough to Adapt to Climate Change - Lessons From Durban and Harare

When record-breaking rains swept through the coastal city of Durban in South Africa in April 2022, the resulting floods destroyed roads, bridges and homes. Durban's low-lying, poor… Read more »