Africa: UN Launch First-Ever Pan African Action Plan for Active Mobility at World Urban Forum

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), UN-Habitat, and the World Health Organization (WHO) have launched the first-ever Pan African Action Plan for Active Mobility… Read more »

Africa: Five Ways You Can Help Save the Environment this Mother Earth Day

It is easy to get discouraged by the state of the planet. Read more »

Africa: Nations Must Go Further Than Current Paris Pledges or Face Global Warming

As global temperatures and greenhouse gas emissions break records, the latest Emissions Gap Report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) finds that current pledges under the… Read more »

Africa: Third Session of Negotiations On An International Plastics Treaty Advance in Nairobi

The third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine… Read more »

Africa: Kenya to Host United Nations Committee Session on Plastic Pollution

The third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment… Read more »

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 »

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 »

Africa: Methane Emissions Are Driving Climate Change. Here's How to Reduce Them.

If you've ever ventured into a cow pasture, chances are you've noticed an odour or two. What you're likely smelling is methane and it's more than just unpleasant. It's a potent… Read more »

Africa: Used Vehicles Get a Second Life in Africa - but At What Cost?

John Mwangi's 22-year-old car is his lifeline. His run-down Toyota saloon not only ferries him around the streets of the traffic-congested Kenyan capital, Nairobi, but is also his… Read more »

Eswatini: Natural Weapons Put Malaria On Notice - Eco-Friendly Insecticides in Eswatini

Living atop a hill in Malindza, a tiny county in eSwatini's lush east, 56-year-old Ntombi Ndzimandze is the matriarch of her household of 11 women and children. Read more »

Africa: How to Banish the Ghosts of Dead Fishing Gear From Our Seas

In August, around 300 endangered sea turtles were found dead off the southern coast of Mexico, trapped in what was believed to be an abandoned fishing net. The deaths of the olive… Read more »