March 03
Africa: Progress Made On Global Agreement On Chemical and Waste Management
Governments, industry, civil society organizations and chemical experts from across the world moved closer to a global agreement to better manage chemicals and waste and protect… Read more »
March 01
Africa: Five Ways Often-Unheralded Seagrasses Boost Biodiversity #AfricaClimateCrisis
Seagrasses are one of the most widespread marine ecosystems on Earth, covering around 300,000 km2 of seabed in 159 countries. Read more »
September 20, 2022
Africa: UNEP, UNFCCC and Gord Unveil Online Green Events Tool
Events, irrespective of their size, are a significant source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and sustainability impacts. With an aim to facilitate eco-friendly events and… Read more »
September 16, 2022
Africa: African Environment Ministers Vow to Clean Up
The resumed 18th session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) closed with environment ministers from 54 African countries adopting a series of decisions… Read more »
August 16, 2022
Africa: How Sustainable Living Can Help Counter the Climate Crisis #AfricaClimateHope
To combat the climate crisis and secure a safe future below 1.5°C, the world needs to cut emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gasses by 50 per cent within the decade. Read more »
August 04, 2022
Africa: As Fuel Prices Rise, Companies Look to Energy Efficient Solutions #AfricaClimateCrisis
With fossil fuel prices reaching record highs, companies around the world are focusing on energy efficiency to save money and reduce the emissions driving the climate crisis. Read more »
July 22, 2022
Africa: 5 Species You Didn't Know Were Under Threat #AfricaClimateCrisis
The unsustainable use of plants and animals is not just threatening the survival of one million species around the world, but the livelihoods of billions of people who rely on wild… Read more »
June 07, 2022
Africa: How Protecting Seagrasses Can Help Save Our Oceans #AfricaClimateCrisis
About 0.1 per cent of the ocean's floor is covered in lanky green flowering plants known as seagrasses. Read more »
June 16, 2022
Africa: Why the World Is Missing Its Chance for Clean Energy #AfricaClimateCrisis
A green recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic would have helped countries to build back better while driving economic growth and job creation. But the latest Renewables 2022 Global… Read more »
June 14, 2022
Somalia: Somalia Attempts to Revive Lands Blighted By Deforestation #AfricaClimateCrisis
When farmer Mohamed Ibrahim Aden isn't tending to his own fields, you can often find him watering seedlings at a small community nursery in the Somali village of Gobweyn. Read more »
June 15, 2022
Africa: Around the Globe, As the Climate Crisis Worsens, Droughts Set In #AfricaClimateCrisis
As Riziki Bwanake walks along the Tana River Delta, the dry, dusty earth crunches beneath her feet. This part of eastern Kenya was once lush, home to a rich expanse of mangroves… Read more »
June 04, 2022
Africa: Millions Prepare to Celebrate World Environment Day
People from across the globe are expected to come together on 5 June to mark World Environment Day, cleaning up beaches, planting trees and holding marches in an effort to revive… Read more »
June 03, 2022
Africa: Looking Back at 50 Years of Environmental Multilateralism
As world leaders gathered in Stockholm, Sweden in 1972 for the UN Conference on the Human Environment, they were facing a planet in crisis. Acid rain was falling on cities. Oil… Read more »
May 30, 2022
Africa: What to Expect At Stockholm+50 This Week #AfricaClimateCrisis
Stockholm+50 begins this week, bringing leaders and representatives from governments, businesses, international organizations, civil society and youth together in the Swedish… Read more »
March 30, 2022
Africa: Expectations Ramp Up Ahead of Stockholm +50 International Meeting
UN Member States and other stakeholders convening on Monday, 28 March 2022, at UN HQ in New York ahead of June's international meeting Stockholm+50: a healthy planet for the… Read more »
Zambia: The Race to Save Zambia's Wetlands #AfricaClimateCrisis
As the sun sets in central Zambia, orange rays reflect across the Lukanga Swamp, a vast wetland spanning 2,600 km2. Read more »
Zambia: As Forests Fall, Zambians Race to Find Alternatives to Logging #AfricaClimateCrisis
Located in Zambia's North-Western Province, the greater Kafue National Park and West Lunga ecosystem complex was once home to an abundance of ancient rosewood trees and a host of… Read more »
March 21, 2022
Africa: How Water Helps Combat the Triple Planetary Crisis
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Africa: Groundwater Quality - Measuring the Invisible #AfricaClimateCrisis
Cape Town, South Africa, is highly reliant on groundwater for its rapidly growing population. But one of the main sources under the city, long in the spotlight for its dwindling… Read more »
February 28, 2022
Africa: What to Expect At the UN Environment Assembly This Week
The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), the world's foremost environmental decision-making body, kicks off this week in Nairobi, Kenya. Read more »
February 23, 2022
Africa: Number of Wildfires to Rise By 50% By 2100 and Governments Are Not Prepared, Experts Warn
Climate change and land-use change are projected to make wildfires more frequent and intense, with a global increase of extreme fires of up to 14 per cent by 2030, 30 per cent by… Read more »
February 18, 2022
Africa: What You Need to Know About the UN Environment Assembly
From 28 February to 2 March, representatives of the 193 Member States of the United Nations, business leaders, civil society and environmentalists from around the world will come… Read more »
February 11, 2022
Africa: Eleven Additional Governments Commit to New Plastics Economy
Eleven new governments announce they will join the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment at the One Ocean Summit in Brest, France The science is clear - we must address plastic… Read more »
February 01, 2022
Africa: Wetlands - the Unsung Heroes of the Planet #AfricaClimateCrisis
Wetlands are some of the planet's most important ecosystems. They're a haven for wildlife, they filter pollution and they're important stores of carbon. Read more »
January 05, 2022
Africa: How Do Greenhouse Gases Actually Warm the Planet?
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions - the atmospheric gases responsible for causing global warming and climatic change - are critical to understanding and addressing the climate crisis.… Read more »
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