Why Govt is Selling Off All Its Hippos and Crocodiles

Nairobi News

The Tanzanian government is planning to start selling all its hippos and 10% of all the crocodiles in the country's water bodies for what it has termed as "nuisance to the human… Read more »

What Govt Should Do to Clean Up Poisonous Soil, Dust in Kabwe [interview]

allAfrica

Thousands of children in Kabwe are developing lead poisoning because of growing up in contaminated neighborhoods due to exposure around a former lead and zinc mine. Twenty-five… Read more »

Playing in Poisoned Dust - Being Outside is a Health Risk for Some of Zambia's Children [interview]

HRW

Thousands of children in Kabwe, Zambia, risk lead poisoning just by playing outside because the earth and dust are so contaminated. The source is a lead and zinc mine that shut… Read more »

Future Is Tied to Water, A Vital Yet Threatened Resource in a Changing Climate [analysis]

The Conversation Africa

In July Ethiopians planted 350 million trees in a single day. This was part of the country's national green legacy initiative to counter environmental degradation and climate… Read more »

Crocodiles Found Dead On Banks of Kunene River

Namibian

The ministry of environment has launched a fact-finding mission in collaboration with its Angolan counterpart into the mysterious deaths of at least five crocodiles from the Kunene… Read more »

Zambia: Lead Contamination Imperils Children [press release]

HRW

Effective Cleanup, Health Services Desperately Needed Near Former Lead Mine Read more »

Solar-Irrigated Farms Face an Unexpected Threat - Hungry Elephants

Thomson Reuters Foundation

When one of Zimbabwe's first solar mini-grid systems was installed in this drought-prone village near the Botswana border in 2016, residents thought their problems were solved. Read more »

Giraffe With Eye Tumor Finally Gets Help After Sustained Online Campaign

Nairobi News

A viral photo on social media of a giraffe with an eye tumor has jolted the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) to take action and seek treatment for the ailing animal. Read more »

What Would It Really Take to Plant a Trillion Trees?

UNEP

Tree planting is capturing the minds of those who look for fast climate action. Earlier this month, the Ethiopian Government announced a new world record: thousands of volunteers… Read more »

Inside Oxfam's Tree Planting Campaign Against Desertification in Kebbi

Leadership

It is a known fact that deforestation poses danger to the environment. However, the more worrisome development is the nonchalant attitude of most people towards sustaining efforts… Read more »

Namibia Sticks to Its Guns On Ivory Trade

Namibian

NAMIBIA is set to stand by its position to have the multilateral wildlife treaty lift the ban on elephant conservation hunting at a conference in Switzterland this weekend. Read more »

Rhino Fatally Bumped in Etosha

New Era

A rhino was fatally bumped by a vehicle driven by an employee of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET). The incident happened about 10 kilometres from Namutoni on the road… Read more »

Air Pollution Is Major Killer in Ghana - EPA

Ghanaian Times

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has identified air pollution as a major cause of death in the country. Read more »

Revenue From Gorilla Tourism Grows By 25%

New Times

Revenue from Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park grew by 25 per cent in 2018 to $19.2M from the previous year, latest Rwanda Development Board data indicates. Read more »

Govt Now to Bank On Local Contractors in Water Projects

Daily News

DEPUTY Water Minister Jumaa Aweso has said the government is determined to use local contractors to implement water projects after great achievements in previous water projects… Read more »