The Atiwa West District Mining Taskforce has arrested 11 suspects for engaging in illegal mining activities in the Atiwa Forest Reserve in the Eastern Region.
Category: Environment & Sustainability
The Way Earth’s Surface Moves Has a Bigger Impact on Shifting the Climate Than We Knew
Ben Mather, The University of Melbourne; Adriana Dutkiewicz, University of Sydney; Dietmar Müller, University of Sydney, and Sabin Zahirovic, University of Sydney Our planet has experienced dramatic climate shifts throughout its history, oscillating between freezing “icehouse” periods and warm “greenhouse” states.
Mozambique Implements and Expands Program to Strengthen Climate Adaptation
// — In Mozambique, floods, cyclones, and droughts constantly threaten development; this initiative aims to strengthen the country’s climate resilience through investments led by local governments.
Women on the Frontline of Plastic Waste Take Their Fight For Rights to Nairobi Stage
A group of twelve female waste pickers from Kisumu, western Kenya, will step onto the stage of the Kenya Cultural Centre in Nairobi this Saturday (6th December) to perform a new piece of participatory theatre that highlights the hidden labour, gendered inequalities and everyday dangers of their work.
6 Things to Know About Direct Air Capture
People around the globe are increasingly feeling the effects of climate change through more severe storms, extreme heat, wildfires and flooding. This underscores the urgent need to slash greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, such as by switching to electric vehicles, deploying renewable power and reducing deforestation.
African Energy Chamber, ccCASH Partner to Bring Climate Finance Directly to African Households
South Africa// — The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (https://EnergyChamber.org/) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with (B)energy, developer of the ccCASH initiative, to establish a continent-wide mechanism for clean cooking finance.
From Record Warming to Rusting Rivers, 2025 Arctic Report Card Shows a Region Transforming Faster Than Expected
As temperatures rise, the timing of the ice thaw changes. Vincent Denarie via Arctic Report Card Matthew L. Druckenmiller, University of Colorado Boulder; Rick Thoman, University of Alaska Fairbanks, and Twila A. Moon, University of Colorado Boulder The Arctic is transforming faster and with more far-reaching consequences than scientists expected just 20 years ago, when […]
Emirates Launches New Collection of Keepsake Amenity Kits to Highlight Endangered Species
Dubai, UAE// — Emirates (www.Emirates.com) Premium Economy and Economy Class customers on long-haul flights globally will be treated to a new range of complimentary amenity kits on board in December.
From Shackles to Mercury: How Galamsey Mirrors and May Exceed the Devastation of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
History remembers the Transatlantic Slave Trade as one of humanity’s darkest chapters. Between the 16th and 19th centuries, Africa was violently drained of millions of its people, shipped across oceans in chains, and reduced to a source of forced labour for foreign prosperity.
Reflections From COP30: Momentum is Stronger Than Formal Commitments Suggest
Leaders gathered last month for COP30 in Belém, Brazil, on the edge of the Amazon forest, just steps from rivers that form part of the Amazon Delta.