Libreville, Gabon//-Financing of climate change projects across Africa should not put the continent back into debt, for this reason, funding for adaptation and mitigation should be in the form of grants, the deputy executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), Ovais Sarmad has said.
Waste pickers at the Olusosan landfill work in a hazardous environment. Lionel Healing/AFP Olanrewaju Dada, Olabisi Onabanjo University Lagos, Nigeria’s economic hub, with a population of more than 15 million, generates an estimated 12,000 metric tonnes of waste daily, which comes to about 4.3 million tonnes of waste annually. This ends up on the streets […]
Johannesburg, South Africa//-A new study by World Animal Protection has revealed the true impact of factory farming on our planet, finding that ongoing expansion of factory farming will put achievement of the Paris Climate Agreement goals and a climate-safe future out of reach.
Young African children are at particular risk of heat stress impacts. Riccardo Mayer/Shutterstock Cathryn Birch, University of Leeds; John Marsham, University of Leeds, and Sarah Chapman, University of Leeds Climate change has already increased global temperatures, greatly increasing extremes. This will continue unless greenhouse gas emissions are reduced to “net-zero”. The 1.5°C target of the […]
British engineering and smart tech firm CAL International have teamed up with Australian green tech start-up AirSeed Technologies to embark on a ground-breaking climate change initiative, which will see the aerial platform technology aim to plant 100 million trees by 2024.
New research reveals that South African citizens and international tourists want to see an end to trophy hunting, in favour of wildlife-friendly experiences. This comes as South Africa opens-up consultation on its draft Conservation and Sustainable Use of South Africa’s Biodiversity white paper.
The world’s largest equine charity, The Donkey Sanctuary, has welcomed moves by the Nigerian government toward an outright ban on the slaughter of donkeys as well as the export of their skins.
Lending in support of EU cohesion policy by the European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group) helped contain the economic fallout from the pandemic and could now help counter some of the short-term fallout from the war in Ukraine, says a new report, EIB Group Activities in EU Cohesion Regions.
A crucial globally agreed framework to protect the world’s oceans and fisheries is on course to fail, according to a new study from the University of Portsmouth.
An invaluable new resource to help tackle plastic pollution on land and in the ocean is going live today.
