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Social impact innovations awarded at 2024 Orange Social Venture Prize

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#BizTrends2025 Sponsors announced and categories still open for Curating the Future

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Share a gift, share a smile: The 2024 Safripol Toy Campaign is here!

Share a gift, share a smile: The 2024 Safripol Toy Campaign is here!

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Sustainable urbanisation the focus this World Cities Day

Sustainable urbanisation the focus this World Cities Day

30 Oct 2020

850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature - UN report

850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature - UN report

Katie Woolaston and Judith Lorraine Fisher 30 Oct 2020

Restrictions in trade to contain Covid-19 have been devastating for Africa's urban poor

Restrictions in trade to contain Covid-19 have been devastating for Africa's urban poor

Astrid R.N. Haas and Victoria Delbridge 27 Oct 2020

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity.com 26 Oct 2020

Covid-19 will not change cities in long term - Norman Foster

Covid-19 will not change cities in long term - Norman Foster

26 Oct 2020

How fracking plans could affect shared water resources in Southern Africa

How fracking plans could affect shared water resources in Southern Africa

Surina Esterhuyse 19 Oct 2020

L'Oréal announces winners of Beauty Tech for Good Challenge

L'Oréal announces winners of Beauty Tech for Good Challenge

14 Oct 2020

Why microplastics found in Nigeria's freshwaters raise a red flag

Why microplastics found in Nigeria's freshwaters raise a red flag

Emmanuel O. Akindele 14 Oct 2020

African countries need more air quality data - and sharing it unlocks its benefits

African countries need more air quality data - and sharing it unlocks its benefits

Rebecca Garland and Paul Plantinga 12 Oct 2020

Prince William launches Earthshot Prize, 5 challenges unveiled

Prince William launches Earthshot Prize, 5 challenges unveiled

9 Oct 2020

Global forest sector: Providing solutions for pandemic recovery

Global forest sector: Providing solutions for pandemic recovery

9 Oct 2020

Getting real about virtual events

Getting real about virtual events

Bizcommunity.com 9 Oct 2020

Key insights into land degradation from seven African countries

Key insights into land degradation from seven African countries

Karl Hughes 5 Oct 2020

Digital democracy is still a long way off in Africa: it takes more than technology

Digital democracy is still a long way off in Africa: it takes more than technology

Nic Cheeseman and Lisa Garbe 2 Oct 2020

Nairobi's Runda-based SABIS International School sets green building precedent

Nairobi's Runda-based SABIS International School sets green building precedent

30 Sep 2020

Cheap plastic is flooding developing countries - we're making new biodegradable materials to help

Cheap plastic is flooding developing countries - we're making new biodegradable materials to help

Deirdre McKay 29 Sep 2020

What can be done to better support women pursuing their PhDs in Africa

What can be done to better support women pursuing their PhDs in Africa

Anne M. Khisa 28 Sep 2020

FAO launches Green Cities Initiative to help transform agri-food systems

FAO launches Green Cities Initiative to help transform agri-food systems

23 Sep 2020

Converse strengthens commitment to youth mentorship and empowerment

Converse strengthens commitment to youth mentorship and empowerment

23 Sep 2020

Volkswagen, BlackIvy enter collaboration for green growth in Ghana

Volkswagen, BlackIvy enter collaboration for green growth in Ghana

22 Sep 2020

Makoko neighbourhood in Lagos, initially founded as a fishing village.Frédéric Soltan/Corbis via Getty Images

Can Covid-19 inspire a new way of planning African cities?

Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, Ellis Adjei Adams & Michael Odei Erdiaw-Kwasie 21 Sep 2020

Recycling isn't enough - the world's plastic pollution crisis is only getting worse

Recycling isn't enough - the world's plastic pollution crisis is only getting worse

Stephanie B. Borrelle 18 Sep 2020

Google and FAO launch new big data tool, Earth Map

Google and FAO launch new big data tool, Earth Map

17 Sep 2020

Zuneid Yousuf, chairman, African Green Resources.

Why the mining sector is vital to green industry

Zuneid Yousuf 17 Sep 2020

Urban planning needs to look back first: three cities in Ghana show why

Urban planning needs to look back first: three cities in Ghana show why

Nate Plageman, Jennifer Anne Hart, Tony Yeboah 16 Sep 2020

How to reverse global wildlife declines by 2050

How to reverse global wildlife declines by 2050

Michael Obersteiner, David Leclère, Piero Visconti 15 Sep 2020

African organisations join TUSK in fundraising effort to protect wildlife

African organisations join TUSK in fundraising effort to protect wildlife

8 Sep 2020

Kenya's BellTower named Grand Prix winner of the 2020 Lexus Design Award

Kenya's BellTower named Grand Prix winner of the 2020 Lexus Design Award

4 Sep 2020

Timberland strives for net positivity by 2030

Timberland strives for net positivity by 2030

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Sustainable cement: the simple switch that could massively cut global carbon emissions

Sustainable cement: the simple switch that could massively cut global carbon emissions

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Restrictions in trade to contain Covid-19 have been devastating for Africa's urban poor

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Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

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Covid-19 will not change cities in long term - Norman Foster

Covid-19 will not change cities in long term - Norman Foster

26 Oct 2020

How fracking plans could affect shared water resources in Southern Africa

How fracking plans could affect shared water resources in Southern Africa

Surina Esterhuyse 19 Oct 2020

L'Oréal announces winners of Beauty Tech for Good Challenge

L'Oréal announces winners of Beauty Tech for Good Challenge

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Why microplastics found in Nigeria's freshwaters raise a red flag

Why microplastics found in Nigeria's freshwaters raise a red flag

Emmanuel O. Akindele 14 Oct 2020

African countries need more air quality data - and sharing it unlocks its benefits

African countries need more air quality data - and sharing it unlocks its benefits

Rebecca Garland and Paul Plantinga 12 Oct 2020

Prince William launches Earthshot Prize, 5 challenges unveiled

Prince William launches Earthshot Prize, 5 challenges unveiled

9 Oct 2020

Global forest sector: Providing solutions for pandemic recovery

Global forest sector: Providing solutions for pandemic recovery

9 Oct 2020

Getting real about virtual events

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Bizcommunity.com 9 Oct 2020

Key insights into land degradation from seven African countries

Key insights into land degradation from seven African countries

Karl Hughes 5 Oct 2020

Digital democracy is still a long way off in Africa: it takes more than technology

Digital democracy is still a long way off in Africa: it takes more than technology

Nic Cheeseman and Lisa Garbe 2 Oct 2020

Nairobi's Runda-based SABIS International School sets green building precedent

Nairobi's Runda-based SABIS International School sets green building precedent

30 Sep 2020

Cheap plastic is flooding developing countries - we're making new biodegradable materials to help

Cheap plastic is flooding developing countries - we're making new biodegradable materials to help

Deirdre McKay 29 Sep 2020

What can be done to better support women pursuing their PhDs in Africa

What can be done to better support women pursuing their PhDs in Africa

Anne M. Khisa 28 Sep 2020

FAO launches Green Cities Initiative to help transform agri-food systems

FAO launches Green Cities Initiative to help transform agri-food systems

23 Sep 2020

Converse strengthens commitment to youth mentorship and empowerment

Converse strengthens commitment to youth mentorship and empowerment

23 Sep 2020

Volkswagen, BlackIvy enter collaboration for green growth in Ghana

Volkswagen, BlackIvy enter collaboration for green growth in Ghana

22 Sep 2020

Makoko neighbourhood in Lagos, initially founded as a fishing village.Frédéric Soltan/Corbis via Getty Images

Can Covid-19 inspire a new way of planning African cities?

Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, Ellis Adjei Adams & Michael Odei Erdiaw-Kwasie 21 Sep 2020

Recycling isn't enough - the world's plastic pollution crisis is only getting worse

Recycling isn't enough - the world's plastic pollution crisis is only getting worse

Stephanie B. Borrelle 18 Sep 2020

Google and FAO launch new big data tool, Earth Map

Google and FAO launch new big data tool, Earth Map

17 Sep 2020

Zuneid Yousuf, chairman, African Green Resources.

Why the mining sector is vital to green industry

Zuneid Yousuf 17 Sep 2020

Urban planning needs to look back first: three cities in Ghana show why

Urban planning needs to look back first: three cities in Ghana show why

Nate Plageman, Jennifer Anne Hart, Tony Yeboah 16 Sep 2020

How to reverse global wildlife declines by 2050

How to reverse global wildlife declines by 2050

Michael Obersteiner, David Leclère, Piero Visconti 15 Sep 2020

African organisations join TUSK in fundraising effort to protect wildlife

African organisations join TUSK in fundraising effort to protect wildlife

8 Sep 2020

Kenya's BellTower named Grand Prix winner of the 2020 Lexus Design Award

Kenya's BellTower named Grand Prix winner of the 2020 Lexus Design Award

4 Sep 2020

Timberland strives for net positivity by 2030

Timberland strives for net positivity by 2030

2 Sep 2020

Sustainable cement: the simple switch that could massively cut global carbon emissions

Sustainable cement: the simple switch that could massively cut global carbon emissions

Brant Walkley 31 Aug 2020

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5 ways coronavirus is deepening global inequality

Kunal Sen 19 Aug 2020

Residents of Lamu, Kenya, accuse the government of ignoring their concerns and going ahead with the construction of a huge port. TONY KARUMBA/AFP via Getty Images

Review of nine African 'blue economy' projects shows what works and what doesn't

Ifesinachi Okafor-Yarwood 12 Aug 2020

Africa's high density urban settlements: cut the red tape and slash the cost of housing

Africa's high density urban settlements: cut the red tape and slash the cost of housing

Astrid R.N. Haas and Victoria Delbridge 4 Aug 2020

Technology gives hope to Africa's endangered Northern white rhinos

Technology gives hope to Africa's endangered Northern white rhinos

Pavithra Rao 3 Aug 2020

2020 Rhino Conservation Awards winners revealed

2020 Rhino Conservation Awards winners revealed

3 Aug 2020

Are young trees or old forests more important for slowing climate change?

Are young trees or old forests more important for slowing climate change?

Tom Pugh 31 Jul 2020

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Food giants appointing teams to focus on plant-based products

30 Jul 2020

Bronwyn Williams stars in Pulp Non-Fiction on Bizcommunity

Bronwyn Williams stars in Pulp Non-Fiction on Bizcommunity

Bizcommunity.com 30 Jul 2020

FAO launches platform to help global community reduce food loss, waste

FAO launches platform to help global community reduce food loss, waste

30 Jul 2020

Mandela Prize awarded to Greek and Guinean rights activists

Mandela Prize awarded to Greek and Guinean rights activists

27 Jul 2020

Fraym launches localised tool mapping populations vulnerable to food insecurity

Fraym launches localised tool mapping populations vulnerable to food insecurity

23 Jul 2020

C40 Cities launches Mayors Agenda for a Green and Just Recovery post-Covid-19

C40 Cities launches Mayors Agenda for a Green and Just Recovery post-Covid-19

23 Jul 2020