China’s active involvement in climate diplomacy can increase overseas understanding of its climate policies and bring impetus to global climate governance Tensions arising from globalisation are increasing, leading to a trend towards deglobalisation and making the international action the climate crisis calls for even harder.
A new UN study exposes the link between climate change and child labour Opinion piece by Abebe Haile-Gabriel, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Africa A new report published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has put a spotlight for the […]
Accra, Ghana//-Ghana’s National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu has called on Ghanaians, particularly the Muslim community in the country to come out in their numbers to participate in the tree planting exercise scheduled for Friday, June 9, 2023.
Benin City, Nigeria//-Edo State today launched a new Forestry Commission, dedicated to ending deforestation and actively restoring degraded forests across Edo State in Nigeria.
Diverting streams and rivers to irrigate crops or provide drinking water may significantly extend the time microplastics spend in river catchments before they flow into our oceans, a new study reveals.
Inspired by the country’s highly effective deposit system for beverage containers, the Finnish city is piloting an incentive-based system for recycling textiles.
Abidjan, Ivory Coast// — Individuals, communities, civil society, businesses and governments around the world today marked World Environment Day with a focus on solutions to plastic pollution, with official celebrations held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, with the support of the Netherlands.
Brazzaville, Congo (Republic of the)// — Every year more than 400 million tons of plastic are produced globally and an estimated 19–23 million tons end up in lakes, rivers and seas.
Most Ghanaians say ordinary citizens are responsible for reducing pollution and keeping their communities clean, while some place that responsibility on the local and national government, the latest Afrobarometer survey shows.
A white rhino in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Enrico Di Minin Hayley Clements, Stellenbosch University; Dave Balfour, Nelson Mandela University, and Enrico Di Minin, University of Helsinki Southern white rhinos are widely known as a conservation success story. Their population grew from fewer than 100 individuals in the 1920s to 20,000 in […]
