For wild animals in Africa on the verge of extinction and the tight knit communities who protect them, COVID-19 is a specter, disrupting a delicate balancing act of survival for both humans and endangered species.
Category: Environment & Sustainability
Ghana: Taskforce Arrests 7 Illegal Chinese Miners; Seizes 10 Excavators
Government’s Environmental Sustainability taskforce has arrested seven Chinese Nationals and seized 10 excavators as it moves to save forests invaded by illegal miners in the Western Region.
Informal Waste Management in Lagos is Big Business: Policies Need to Support the Trade
Lagos must rethink its waste management policy. Shutterstock Chidi Nzeadibe, University of Nigeria; Chinedu Onyishi, University of Nigeria; Christian Ezeibe Ph.D, University of Nigeria; Gerald Ezirim, University of Nigeria, and Peter Mbah, University of Nigeria The megacity of Lagos has an estimated population of 24 million. And it’s constantly growing, putting additional strain on a […]
The Long Shadow of Colonial Forestry is a Threat to Savannas and Grasslands
Grasslands can store carbon reliably under increasingly hot and dry climates. Shutterstock Susanne Vetter, Rhodes University Tree planting to restore forests, capture carbon and improve the land has gained strong momentum in recent years.
CDD-Ghana Reacts Strongly to Akufo-Addo’s Super-sized Presidential Staffers List
Accra, April 24, 2018//-Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), a leading democratic and governance think-tank in Ghana and beyond, has reacted strongly to the number of presidential staffers announced recently by the Akufo-Addo led-government.