December 05, 2022
Africa: Earthshot Prize - Five Winners That Will Help Solve Major Environmental Problems
Climate change is one of the greatest threats ever to face humanity. With mounting storms, fires, floods and droughts and the annual disappointment of international negotiations,… Read more »
December 08, 2022
Africa: China's Belt and Road Infrastructure Projects Could Help or Hurt Oceans and Coasts Worldwide
More than one-third of all people in the world live in cities, towns and villages on coasts. They rely on healthy oceans for many things, including food, income, a stable climate… Read more »
December 04, 2022
Africa: A Dangerous Pesticide Isn't Being Monitored in Key Bird of Prey Populations - We're Shedding Light On That Gap
It was once regarded as a miracle chemical to protect against disease and improve global food production. The man who discovered its properties even won a Nobel Prize for medicine.… Read more »
South Africa: Street Food Keeps Johannesburg Going - but Working Conditions of Vendors Are Unhealthy
Informal vendors are a common feature in urban areas. Also known as street vendors, they sell products or provide services on a public road, in a regulated market or in other… Read more »
December 01, 2022
Africa: Digital Storytelling Can Be a Powerful Tool for Water Researchers
Storytelling and science may, at first glance, seem like strange bedfellows. Scientists usually share their research through academic journals and books or at academic conferences. Read more »
November 29, 2022
South Africa: White Butterflies Are Filling Johannesburg's Skies Earlier Than Usual. Climate Change Is to Blame
Each year around mid-summer, somewhere between December and mid-January, the skies of South Africa's Gauteng province, including the city of Johannesburg, fill with small white… Read more »
November 24, 2022
Africa: We Discovered a New Species of Owl - but We Already Think It's in Danger
As part of an international team of scientists we have confirmed a new species of owl after decades of speculation that it exists on Príncipe Island, part of the Democratic… Read more »
Kenya: Community Wildlife Conservation Isn't Always a Win-Win Solution - The Case of Kenya's Samburu
Community-based wildlife conservation is often promoted as a win-win solution. The idea behind this approach is that the people who live close to wildlife can be involved in… Read more »
November 22, 2022
Africa: All Signs Point to Blowing Past the 1.5 Degrees Global Warming Limit - Here's What We Can Still Do #AfricaClimateCrisis
The world could still, theoretically, meet its goal of keeping global warming under 1.5 degrees Celsius, a level many scientists consider a dangerous threshold. Realistically,… Read more »
November 21, 2022
Africa: COP27 Key Outcomes - Progress On Compensation for Developing Countries, but More Needed On Climate Justice and Equity
There were high expectations for COP27, the 27th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Read more »
Africa: COP27's 'Loss and Damage' Fund for Developing Countries Could Be a Breakthrough - or Another Empty Climate Promise #AfricaClimateCrisis
Developing nations were justifiably jubilant at the close of COP27 as negotiators from wealthy countries around the world agreed for the first time to establish a dedicated "loss… Read more »
Africa: Less Burping, More Meat and Milk - How Livestock Farmers Can Help Tackle the Climate Crisis #AfricaClimateHope
Africa's livestock farmers are at the forefront of climate change. Images of parched landscapes littered with the carcasses of starved cattle are becoming all too familiar as… Read more »
November 20, 2022
Nigeria: Treatment of Wastewater in Oil Fields Is Failing, Raising the Risk of Health Hazards #AfricaClimateCrisis
People need both clean, safe water and sustainable energy. That means both resources must be properly managed. But when it comes to the oil and gas industries, there's a problem. Read more »
November 17, 2022
Africa: African Mountains Are Feeling the Heat of Climate Change
Mountains are special places. They have distinctive climates that are generally cooler and wetter than surrounding lowlands, and they host plants, animals and landscapes that are… Read more »
November 16, 2022
South Africa: South Africa Can Reduce Emissions and Create Jobs. a Tough Task, but Doable
South Africa has the dubious distinction of having one of the highest rates of unemployment and inequality in the world. It is also one of the world's most emissions-intensive… Read more »
November 17, 2022
Ethiopia: Civet Musk, a Precious Perfume Ingredient, Is Under Threat.
The African civet -- an animal closely related to the mongoose and widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa -- is among four mammals known to secrete scented compounds. Civets… Read more »
November 16, 2022
Africa: Renewable Energy Will Need More Investment, or Africa Will Stay Dependent On Fossil Fuels
Renewable energy technologies such as solar photovoltaics and onshore wind power can help sub-Saharan Africa meet its energy requirements from sources that have lower emissions… Read more »
November 15, 2022
Africa: Africa Has Vast Gas Reserves - Here's How to Stop Them Adding to Climate Change
The question of whether Africa should be allowed to exploit its gas reserves, estimated at more than 17.56 trillion cubic meters (620 trillion cubic feet) in 2021, has been much… Read more »
Africa: Global Climate Finance Leaves Out Cities - Fixing It Is Critical to Battling Climate Change
Under the Paris Agreement, which came into force in 2016, countries agreed to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and work together to adapt to the effects of climate change. To… Read more »
November 14, 2022
South Africa: Mangrove Forests Won't Be Able to Spread Further in South Africa, So Protecting Them Is Crucial #AfricaClimateCrisis
Mangrove forests are a common sight in some tropical and sub-tropical areas of the world like Indonesia, Florida in the US, parts of Brazil and Australia. They can also be found on… Read more »
November 11, 2022
Africa: How the Energy Crisis Is Pressuring Countries' Climate Plans
Russia's war on Ukraine has cast a shadow over this week's meetings of world leaders at the G-20 summit in Bali and the United Nations climate change conference in Egypt. Read more »
Africa: How the Energy Crisis Is Pressuring Countries At the UN Climate Summit - While Some Race to Renewables, Others See Natural Gas Wealth, but It May Be Short-Lived #AfricaClimateCrisis
Russia's war on Ukraine has cast a shadow over this year's United Nations climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where officials from around the world are discussing the costs… Read more »
November 13, 2022
Egypt: COP27 Shines Light On Civil Liberties in Egypt, but It'll Take Work to Achieve Real Freedom
The ability to speak freely in Egypt is currently very constrained. Individuals, groups and NGOs face significant barriers to participation in the political process. And the same… Read more »
Africa: Climate Change and Wildlife - 3 Studies That Reveal the Devastating Toll On Africa's Animals
Climate change has produced a number of threats to wildlife. Over time, changing rainfall patterns have transformed habitats and forced animals to move. Increasing temperatures are… Read more »
November 10, 2022
Togo: Togo's New Climate Policies Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Improve Air Quality - Here's How
Like many African cities, Lomé, the capital of Togo, has a pollution problem. Read more »