March 06, 2023
Africa: Children and Teenagers Can Carry Out Valuable Wildlife Research - Here's How
The environment is in crisis. Young people are calling for environmental action and requesting more education about the environment and the climate emergency. They are also looking… Read more »
March 01, 2023
Africa: High-Tech Replacements Aren't Really 'Resurrecting' Endagered Species
It's no secret that human activities have put many of this planet's inhabitants in danger. Extinctions are happening at a dramatically faster rate than they have over the past tens… Read more »
March 02, 2023
Africa: Why Prey Animals Often See Threats Where There Are None - and How It Costs Them
For a nervous horror fan, an evening watching HBO's hit post-apocalyptic television show The Last of Us might be followed by a restless night under the duvet. The silhouette of a… Read more »
March 01, 2023
Africa: Oil and Gas Companies Are Seen As Climate Villains. Truth Is, We'll Need Their Expertise to Make Green Hydrogen a Reality
Think about oil and gas companies and climate change and chances are you'll think dark thoughts. It's true Exxon Mobil had remarkably detailed knowledge of global warming in the… Read more »
March 02, 2023
South Africa: Roads and Power Lines Put Primates in Danger - South African Data Adds to the Real Picture
About 25 million kilometres of new roads are expected to be built around the world by 2050. Along with power lines and railways, roads cut through the landscape everywhere,… Read more »
February 28, 2023
Africa: La Niña Is Finishing an Extremely Unusual Three-Year Cycle - Here's How It Affected Weather Around the World #AfricaClimateCrisis
It was anchovy fishermen in Peru who first noticed and named El Niño events in the tropical Pacific hundreds of years ago. Their catches would fluctuate and the largest… Read more »
March 01, 2023
Zambia: History of Green Policies Shows Why Environment and Development Must Go Hand in Hand #AfricaClimateCrisis
Climate change and environmental policy measures have become a central part of planning for sustainable development and avoiding crises such as food and water insecurity. Read more »
February 25, 2023
Nigeria: Climate Change in Urban Nigeria - 4 Factors That Affect How Residents Adapt
Climate change is a long-term shift in temperatures and weather patterns. It's caused by solar cycle variations and human activities such as burning fossil fuels: coal, oil and… Read more »
February 23, 2023
Africa: Africa's First Heat Officer Is Based in Freetown - 5 Things That Should Be On Her Agenda
Eugenia Kargbo has an unusual job: she is the city of Freetown's chief heat officer. Her role in Sierra Leone's capital is the first of its kind in Africa. She has been tasked with… Read more »
February 22, 2023
Africa: In Defence of Vultures, Nature's Early-Warning Systems That Are Holy to Many People
With their long, featherless necks and stern-looking faces, vultures are an easy target for people's fear and loathing. In books and films, they usually appear as a forewarning of… Read more »
February 21, 2023
Southern Africa: Cyclones in Southern Africa - Five Essential Reads
Tropical cyclone Freddy was, on 21 February 2023, bearing down on Mauritius and Madagascar. Mauritius grounded flights and, news agency Reuters reported, emergency teams in four… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Natural Resources Are Under Threat - Urgent Steps a New President Must Take
By the end of May 2023 Nigeria will have a new president following February's elections. Read more »
February 20, 2023
Ghana: Ghana Wants Fewer Polluting Old Cars On the Road. but It's Going About It the Wrong Way
Used vehicles contribute greatly to transport emissions, undermining public health and the environment. In the US, Europe and parts of Asia, clunkers programmes - exchanging older,… Read more »
February 16, 2023
South Africa: Water Cuts in South Africa Are Hurting Hospitals and Clinics - There's an Increased Risk of Infections
South Africa is a water scarce country. Changing rainfall patterns and the escalating electricity crisis are making the situation worse. Treating and distributing water requires… Read more »
February 12, 2023
South Sudan: South Sudan's Oil and Water Give It Bargaining Power - but Will It Benefit the People?
South Sudan has long been one of east Africa's most unstable states. But surging external interest in its resources and the diplomatic agility of its rulers are again underlining… Read more »
February 10, 2023
South Africa: Parks Versus People? Challenges Facing the South African Capital's Greening Efforts
Urban green spaces have recently been getting more research attention because of the benefits they offer. Read more »
February 09, 2023
South Africa: Cape Town's 'Day Zero' Threat Concentrated Minds - an Activist Group Used the Moment to Secure Environmental Victories
Major cities across the world are being increasingly plagued by severe water shortages. From Bangalore, India to São Paulo, Brazil and even Beijing, China, cities are at… Read more »
February 01, 2023
Africa: City Planners Are Questioning the Point of Parking Garages
For the past century, the public and private sector appear to have agreed on one thing: the more parking, the better. Read more »
Seychelles: Seychelles Is Becoming Overwhelmed By Marine Plastic - We Now Know Where It Comes From
More than 1,000km southwest of Mahé, the main inhabited island in Seychelles, lies a ring of coral islands called the Aldabra Atoll. The islands are a Unesco world heritage… Read more »
February 05, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria and Ghana Are Prone to Devastating Floods - They Could Achieve a Lot By Working Together
Many countries in Africa suffer from disasters annually, but the adverse effects are grossly under-reported compared with coverage of more developed nations. Read more »
February 02, 2023
Ghana: Water ATMs Are Changing the Way People Can Access This Vital Resource
Universal, safe and reliable water access is a pressing need in the global south. One-quarter of the world's population don't currently have access to clean drinking water. In… Read more »
January 31, 2023
Nigeria: Plastic Pollution in Nigeria - Whose Job Is It to Clean Up the Mess?
Take a walk or drive through the streets of most Nigerian cities, and you will see plastic waste everywhere. The country's rivers, lakes and ocean are also full of discarded… Read more »
January 26, 2023
Africa: It'll Take 150 Years to Map Africa's Biodiversity - And We Can't Protect What We Don't Know
The African continent is bursting with biodiversity. In a 2016 report, the United Nations Environment Programme wrote: Read more »
Southern Africa: Heat Stress Is Rising - Climate Experts Show Where and When It's Worst #AfricaClimateCrisis
Most of us have felt either too hot or too cold at some point in our lives. Depending on where we live, we may feel too cold quite often each winter, and too hot for a few days in… Read more »
January 23, 2023
South Africa: Power Cuts Play Havoc With the Country's Water System
South Africans had to deal with the worst ever series of power cuts in 2022. All in all the country lost a record 205 days of electricity due to constant breakdowns at the… Read more »