July 27, 2020//-The pandemic has led to a surge in pollution from disposable products like plastic face masks and hand sanitizer bottles. Effective trade rules can help limit the spread of coronavirus waste.
Category: Recycling
Climate Journalist Dela Ahiawor Leads First African Youth Climate Confab on Biodiversity
Accra, Ghana, July 27, 2020//-Ghanaian journalist and sustainability maven, Dela Ahiawor has been invited by the Liberian Youth for Climate Actions, LYCA to moderate its “First African Youth Virtual Climate Conference” on “Biodiversity conservation and Climate Change: the role of the African youth post Covid-19”.
How We Learnt More About Dangerous Pollutants in Lagos Lagoon
Plastic bottles, containers and other waste washed up from the Lagos lagoon at one of the waterfront jetties Stefan Harris/AFP via Getty Images Aina Adeogun, University of Ibadan Lagos lagoon is the largest of four lagoon systems off the Gulf of Guinea. Several rivers and waterways empty into it, and it plays an important role […]
DRC Offers the World an Immediate Climate Solution
New York, USA, July 7, 2020, Everland, the exclusive representative of the largest portfolio of high-impact, forest conservation projects across the globe launched its inaugural webinar event REDD+, A Force of Nature, presenting the Wildlife Works Mai Ndombe REDD+ Project in the DRC highlighting the critical importance to protect the Congo Basin Rainforest.
Startups Lead the Way on Recycling in West Africa
July 6, 2020//-Governments have a poor record on promoting recycling in West Africa, but startups in Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire are showing that private sector initiatives can make a big impact in dealing with waste.
Air Pollution: Locked Down by COVID-19 but Not Arrested
July 3, 2020/-Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most serious global crises of our time, many countries had come to see air pollution as a major health issue.
In Mozambique, Water Project Boosts Yields As Farmers Grapple with Climate Extremes
Abidjan, Ivory Coast, July 2, 2020/ — Felicidade Machava, 60, likes to recount the story about how, one year, she filled a small truck with maize from her harvest.
Global E-waste Surging: Up 21 Percent In 5 Years
Toronto, Canada, July 2, 2020//-A record 53.6 million metric tonnes (Mt) of electronic waste has been generated worldwide in 2019, up 21 per cent in just five years, according to the UN’s Global E-waste Monitor 2020, released today.
Reduced Dividends On Natural Capital?
June 30, 2020//-Natural capital provides the world’s population with a variety of critical services. These include ecosystem services (providing goods such as food, fiber, fuel, water, and wood), regulating environmental conditions (by controlling pollution, protecting against natural hazards like floods and forest fires, and purifying water, among others), and supporting recreation, spiritual fulfillment, aesthetic enjoyment, and […]
Helping to Protect the Most Illegally Trafficked Mammals in the World
June 22, 2020//-As China upgrades pangolins to the highest protected status level, an alternative approach to using long standing forensic methods is helping wildlife crime investigators disrupt poachers and animal traffickers in an effort to bring them to justice.