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Tunisian judge imposes media ban on a candidate for presidential election
Tarek Amara

Caps collected from used plastic bottles are stored in a bucket at the Waste museum in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, 23 February 2022. Reuters/Temilade Adelaja/File Photo

Nigeria to ban single-use plastics next yearIsaac Anyaogu

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Kenya’s devastating floods expose decades of poor urban planning and bad land management

By Sean Avery 6 May 2024

A bird perches on an elephant as it walks at the Amboseli National Park in Kajiado County, Kenya, 4 April 2024. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi

Elephant deaths trigger Kenyan call for Tanzania to curb hunts

By Duncan Miriri 11 Apr 2024

Erdenebayar via

Agriculture and water scarcity - it's time to act

23 Jan 2017

Hansueli Krapf via - Seychelles

Africa-funded project to help small-island nations adapt to climate change

21 Nov 2016

Implementing climate smart agriculture up for discussion at COP22

Implementing climate smart agriculture up for discussion at COP22

10 Nov 2016

- José Graziano da Silva

Sustainable agriculture deserves center stage at Marrakesh climate talks

José Graziano da Silva 8 Nov 2016

Report: rapid transformation of agriculture necessary to curb greenhouse gas emissions

Report: rapid transformation of agriculture necessary to curb greenhouse gas emissions

19 Oct 2016

27 African countries adopt the Marrakesh Declaration

27 African countries adopt the Marrakesh Declaration

11 Oct 2016

Bernard Gagnon via - Tef in Ethiopia

Ethiopia Soil Map arms farmers with new fertilisers in climate fight

Pius Sawa 30 Sep 2016

Funding sought for organic farming in Africa

8 Sep 2016

ValeriaRodrigues via

Healthy oceans important drivers of African prosperity, food security

2 Sep 2016

Egypt uses sewage to grow forests in the desert

Egypt uses sewage to grow forests in the desert

Kate Walker 31 Aug 2016

African countries square up for battle over future of ivory trade ban

African countries square up for battle over future of ivory trade ban

Chris Alden and Ross Harvey 12 Aug 2016

#CSIfocus: 'Our sustainable brands grew faster in 2015'

#CSIfocus: 'Our sustainable brands grew faster in 2015'

Peter Cowan 4 Aug 2016

Unilever CEO, Paul Polman, with former First Lady, Dr Graça Machel

#CSIfocus: Customers do reward sustainable brands

4 Aug 2016

not not phil via

The revolution that matters to Africa

Carl Manlan 2 Aug 2016

#CSIfocus: Corporate citizens need to make a real impact on Africa's SDGs

Abey Tau 1 Aug 2016

#CSIfocus: Investing for a sustainable future

Inge West 1 Aug 2016

Better forest management needed for building sustainable agriculture

Better forest management needed for building sustainable agriculture

25 Jul 2016

ENOUGH: Global food production under threat, innovation needed

ENOUGH: Global food production under threat, innovation needed

13 Jul 2016

Report urges more work to curb overfishing despite progress

11 Jul 2016

Photo/International Institute of Tropical Agriculture/Flickr

Growing food in thin air

7 Jul 2016

Ancient African farming technique could help mitigate climate change

20 Jun 2016

#CGFSummit: Reap the rewards of doing business sustainably

#CGFSummit: Reap the rewards of doing business sustainably

Leigh Andrews 17 Jun 2016

#AUW2016: Operationalising the water-energy nexus

#AUW2016: Operationalising the water-energy nexus

Nicci Botha 19 May 2016

#AfricaMonth: Building real awareness of the situation in Africa

#AfricaMonth: Building real awareness of the situation in Africa

Cari Van Wyk 19 May 2016

Digitizing agriculture and growing knowledge

Digitizing agriculture and growing knowledge

Cari Van Wyk 18 Apr 2016

Decline of bees, other pollinators, threatens crop output

29 Feb 2016

3D-inspired hi-tech buoy takes African marine monitoring to new levels

3D-inspired hi-tech buoy takes African marine monitoring to new levels

Dirk Muller 23 Oct 2015

Eyes on elephants as Google cameras snap Kenya reserve

Eyes on elephants as Google cameras snap Kenya reserve

16 Sep 2015

WWF: global marine populations slashed by half since 1970

WWF: global marine populations slashed by half since 1970

16 Sep 2015

Empowering women through tenure rights in forestry

Empowering women through tenure rights in forestry

15 Sep 2015

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Africa-funded project to help small-island nations adapt to climate change

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Implementing climate smart agriculture up for discussion at COP22

Implementing climate smart agriculture up for discussion at COP22

10 Nov 2016

- José Graziano da Silva

Sustainable agriculture deserves center stage at Marrakesh climate talks

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Report: rapid transformation of agriculture necessary to curb greenhouse gas emissions

Report: rapid transformation of agriculture necessary to curb greenhouse gas emissions

19 Oct 2016

27 African countries adopt the Marrakesh Declaration

27 African countries adopt the Marrakesh Declaration

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Egypt uses sewage to grow forests in the desert

Egypt uses sewage to grow forests in the desert

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African countries square up for battle over future of ivory trade ban

African countries square up for battle over future of ivory trade ban

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#CSIfocus: 'Our sustainable brands grew faster in 2015'

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Better forest management needed for building sustainable agriculture

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ENOUGH: Global food production under threat, innovation needed

ENOUGH: Global food production under threat, innovation needed

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Ancient African farming technique could help mitigate climate change

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#CGFSummit: Reap the rewards of doing business sustainably

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#AUW2016: Operationalising the water-energy nexus

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#AfricaMonth: Building real awareness of the situation in Africa

#AfricaMonth: Building real awareness of the situation in Africa

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Cari Van Wyk 18 Apr 2016

Decline of bees, other pollinators, threatens crop output

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3D-inspired hi-tech buoy takes African marine monitoring to new levels

3D-inspired hi-tech buoy takes African marine monitoring to new levels

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Eyes on elephants as Google cameras snap Kenya reserve

Eyes on elephants as Google cameras snap Kenya reserve

16 Sep 2015

WWF: global marine populations slashed by half since 1970

WWF: global marine populations slashed by half since 1970

16 Sep 2015

Empowering women through tenure rights in forestry

Empowering women through tenure rights in forestry

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Empowering women can help drive sustainable forest use in Africa

Empowering women can help drive sustainable forest use in Africa

14 Sep 2015

Kenya to build giant railway bridges over national park

Kenya to build giant railway bridges over national park

6 Aug 2015

More than half of the continent’s population relies directly or indirectly on forests for livelihood

Africa to debate the sustainable future of forests

3 Aug 2015

Some of the can collection initatives

Collect-a-Can salutes women entrepreneurs who recycle

30 Jul 2015

As desert encroaches, Niger turns to natural gas

As desert encroaches, Niger turns to natural gas

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Mozambique destroys over two tonnes of contraband ivory, rhino horn

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Groynes at the Keta Sea Defense Project on Ghana’s coast. Kwasi Addo Appeaning

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Lupita Nyong'o joins fight to save Africa's elephants

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Kenya wildlife rangers launch secure radios to outwit poachers

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