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Africa: What You Need to Know About the Threats to Life on Our Planet
allAfrica, 8 May 2019
Humans are putting the survival of a million species on the line. Read more »
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Africa: Planet's 'Unprecedented' Species Extinction Rates 'Accelerating'
UNEP, 6 May 2019
Nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history -- and the rate of species extinctions is accelerating, with grave impacts on people around the world now… Read more »
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Africa: Expert Views - 'Not Too Late to Make a Difference' in Rescuing Nature
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 6 May 2019
A major report on biodiversity has warned that accelerating species decline threatens a crisis for humans - here's how experts are responding Read more »
What You Need to Know About the Threats to Life on Our Planet
Yes, we know that the bad news about what people have done to the planet can be pretty overwhelming but we, governments and corporations need to sit up, take note and act, according to a new report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services that looks at the future survival of species on our planet.
Kenyan men from the Sengwer community protest over their eviction from their ancestral lands, Embobut Forest, by the government for forest conservation in western Kenya.
A chimpanzee family relaxing in Budongo Forest Reserve in Murchison Falls National Park.
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Africa: 'The Stakes Are Too High' - Christian Faithful Take Up Climate Protest
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 9 April 2019
"As Christians, we should be prepared to make any sacrifice necessary to serve and protect God's creation," says one activist Read more »
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Africa: The Goat-Guarding Dogs Helping to Save an Endangered African Cheetah
RFI, 3 May 2019
Dogs chase cats, don't they? A conservation group in Botswana has come up with an innovative way to protect the country's endangered cheetah population, using specially-trained… Read more »
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South Africa: Meet the Scientist Who is Attempting to Save the African Penguin
This is Africa, 5 April 2019
African penguins, known for their irregular markings and loud call, are in sharp decline. The species has gone from a population of more than a million at the beginning of the 20th… Read more »
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Africa: Getting Real On Meeting Paris Climate Change Commitments
IMF, 3 May 2019
Climate change is the great existential challenge of our times. It is a challenge that spans all regions, with especially severe consequences for low-income countries. Read more »
InFocus
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"Insects make up about half of all known living organisms. They play key roles in, pollination, nutrient cycling, food chains of birds and other insectivores, and are one of the ... Read more »
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Biologists are investigating the deaths of at least 200 penguins found washed up on Halifax Island beach close to Lüderitz, a coastal town in southwestern Namibia. The African ... Read more »
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Water levels have dropped in some parts of the river on the Tanzanian side. A World Wide Fund for Nature environmental expert has said deforestation, livestock keeping and farming ... Read more »
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Worsening drought in Namibia has dried up water holes, crops and pasture, leaving farmers unable to feed their animals - and unable to sell them for much either. The deteriorating ... Read more »
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Seychelles President Daniel Faure has called for the protection of the world's oceans in the first-ever live speech made from an underwater submersible. In his address, Faure ... Read more »
