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Bird species are disappearing at an alarming rate in Kenya – new studyJoseph Ogutu

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

Conservationists ask Tanzania to ban sport hunting of elephants

By Elias Biryabarema 14 Aug 2024

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 year

By Isaac Anyaogu 26 Jun 2024

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New online Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook to help steer food systems in sustainable direction

13 Nov 2017

Meat without animals to hit shelves in 2021

Meat without animals to hit shelves in 2021

10 Nov 2017

Biomimic Tree: Pushing agriculture up the agenda @cop23

Biomimic Tree: Pushing agriculture up the agenda @cop23

8 Nov 2017

Three animal tourist attractions you should never do

Three animal tourist attractions you should never do

Elaine Clara Mah 8 Nov 2017

Greening the tobacco supply chain in Africa bears fruit

7 Nov 2017

Inside the Lush life of an ethical cosmetics buyer

Inside the Lush life of an ethical cosmetics buyer

Lauren Hartzenberg 31 Oct 2017

By Muhammad Mahdi Karim,

Environmentalists aim to stimulate responsible tourism in East Africa, summiting seven peaks

30 Oct 2017

WAZA signs MoU to help make sustainably produced palm oil the norm

20 Oct 2017

Bees in the city: Designing green roofs for pollinators

Catherine Howell, Jennifer Drake and Liat Margolis 18 Oct 2017

More trees, better farming could slash carbon emissions: study

More trees, better farming could slash carbon emissions: study

17 Oct 2017

Pangolin trade forces Ghana to look at new wildlife laws

Pangolin trade forces Ghana to look at new wildlife laws

13 Oct 2017

Underwater nurseries help revive Mediterranean fish stocks

13 Oct 2017

Chad extends key conservation area in national park

12 Oct 2017

Marc Bournof/IRD (Image Source: )

The immense challenge of desertification in sub-Saharan Africa

Nabil Ben Khatra, Maud Loireau 9 Oct 2017

FAO calls on all countries to join PSMA, crack down on illegal fishing

FAO calls on all countries to join PSMA, crack down on illegal fishing

9 Oct 2017

Activists condemn craze for wild animal selfies

Activists condemn craze for wild animal selfies

6 Oct 2017

Tusk royal patron Prince William honours Africa's wildlife warriors

Tusk royal patron Prince William honours Africa's wildlife warriors

5 Oct 2017

World Bank approves $20m for sustainable fisheries, marine conservation in Seychelles

World Bank approves $20m for sustainable fisheries, marine conservation in Seychelles

5 Oct 2017

Predictive analytics, cognitive computing, big data used in anti-rhino poaching solution

Predictive analytics, cognitive computing, big data used in anti-rhino poaching solution

22 Sep 2017

The new face of the Sahel

The new face of the Sahel

Ernest Harsch 20 Sep 2017

Fisheries in Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific: Immense opportunities, critical challenges

Viwanou Gnassounou 19 Sep 2017

2017-2019 Next Einstein Forum fellows announced

18 Sep 2017

Chocolate industry driving deforestation of Ivory Coast: report

Chocolate industry driving deforestation of Ivory Coast: report

15 Sep 2017

Is it ethical to take a luxury holiday in a ‘developing' country?

Paul Hanna 15 Sep 2017

Africa's ambitious new biodiversity laws come with teeth, will protect people too

Africa's ambitious new biodiversity laws come with teeth, will protect people too

Willem Daniel Lubbe 11 Sep 2017

Corruption fuelling ivory trade in central Africa: study

8 Sep 2017

Protecting Africa's drylands key to the continent's future

Protecting Africa's drylands key to the continent's future

Sam Otieno 7 Sep 2017

How Nigeria is wasting its rich water resources

How Nigeria is wasting its rich water resources

Nelson Odume and Andrew Slaughter 6 Sep 2017

How scientists can help make the sustainable development goals a reality

How scientists can help make the sustainable development goals a reality

Tolullah Oni 29 Aug 2017

FredD via - Fishermen on their traditional boats near Shimoni (Kenya)

What Kenya's government can do to protect, and benefit from, ocean resources

David Obura 28 Aug 2017

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Kate HoltAusAID via

New online Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook to help steer food systems in sustainable direction

13 Nov 2017

Meat without animals to hit shelves in 2021

Meat without animals to hit shelves in 2021

10 Nov 2017

Biomimic Tree: Pushing agriculture up the agenda @cop23

Biomimic Tree: Pushing agriculture up the agenda @cop23

8 Nov 2017

Three animal tourist attractions you should never do

Three animal tourist attractions you should never do

Elaine Clara Mah 8 Nov 2017

Greening the tobacco supply chain in Africa bears fruit

7 Nov 2017

Inside the Lush life of an ethical cosmetics buyer

Inside the Lush life of an ethical cosmetics buyer

Lauren Hartzenberg 31 Oct 2017

By Muhammad Mahdi Karim,

Environmentalists aim to stimulate responsible tourism in East Africa, summiting seven peaks

30 Oct 2017

WAZA signs MoU to help make sustainably produced palm oil the norm

20 Oct 2017

Bees in the city: Designing green roofs for pollinators

Catherine Howell, Jennifer Drake and Liat Margolis 18 Oct 2017

More trees, better farming could slash carbon emissions: study

More trees, better farming could slash carbon emissions: study

17 Oct 2017

Pangolin trade forces Ghana to look at new wildlife laws

Pangolin trade forces Ghana to look at new wildlife laws

13 Oct 2017

Underwater nurseries help revive Mediterranean fish stocks

13 Oct 2017

Chad extends key conservation area in national park

12 Oct 2017

Marc Bournof/IRD (Image Source: )

The immense challenge of desertification in sub-Saharan Africa

Nabil Ben Khatra, Maud Loireau 9 Oct 2017

FAO calls on all countries to join PSMA, crack down on illegal fishing

FAO calls on all countries to join PSMA, crack down on illegal fishing

9 Oct 2017

Activists condemn craze for wild animal selfies

Activists condemn craze for wild animal selfies

6 Oct 2017

Tusk royal patron Prince William honours Africa's wildlife warriors

Tusk royal patron Prince William honours Africa's wildlife warriors

5 Oct 2017

World Bank approves $20m for sustainable fisheries, marine conservation in Seychelles

World Bank approves $20m for sustainable fisheries, marine conservation in Seychelles

5 Oct 2017

Predictive analytics, cognitive computing, big data used in anti-rhino poaching solution

Predictive analytics, cognitive computing, big data used in anti-rhino poaching solution

22 Sep 2017

The new face of the Sahel

The new face of the Sahel

Ernest Harsch 20 Sep 2017

Fisheries in Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific: Immense opportunities, critical challenges

Viwanou Gnassounou 19 Sep 2017

2017-2019 Next Einstein Forum fellows announced

18 Sep 2017

Chocolate industry driving deforestation of Ivory Coast: report

Chocolate industry driving deforestation of Ivory Coast: report

15 Sep 2017

Is it ethical to take a luxury holiday in a ‘developing' country?

Paul Hanna 15 Sep 2017

Africa's ambitious new biodiversity laws come with teeth, will protect people too

Africa's ambitious new biodiversity laws come with teeth, will protect people too

Willem Daniel Lubbe 11 Sep 2017

Corruption fuelling ivory trade in central Africa: study

8 Sep 2017

Protecting Africa's drylands key to the continent's future

Protecting Africa's drylands key to the continent's future

Sam Otieno 7 Sep 2017

How Nigeria is wasting its rich water resources

How Nigeria is wasting its rich water resources

Nelson Odume and Andrew Slaughter 6 Sep 2017

How scientists can help make the sustainable development goals a reality

How scientists can help make the sustainable development goals a reality

Tolullah Oni 29 Aug 2017

FredD via - Fishermen on their traditional boats near Shimoni (Kenya)

What Kenya's government can do to protect, and benefit from, ocean resources

David Obura 28 Aug 2017

Agriculture a culprit in global warming, says US research

Agriculture a culprit in global warming, says US research

Ellen Wulfhorst 25 Aug 2017

New study: Pesticides increase extinction risk for bumblebee populations

Mark Brown 16 Aug 2017

Three ways to improve commercial shipping's environmental footprint

Three ways to improve commercial shipping's environmental footprint

Martina Doblin 16 Aug 2017

Sgt. Michelle Halpin via

How some African farmers are responding to climate change and what we can learn from them

15 Aug 2017

Ecotourism camps flourish through impact investment

11 Aug 2017

Forest conservation approaches must recognise the rights of local people

Forest conservation approaches must recognise the rights of local people

Sarobidy Rakotonarivo and Neal Hockley 11 Aug 2017

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Researchers: Artificial intelligence can help fight deforestation

Umberto Bacchi 3 Aug 2017

Burundi solar street lights.

Burundi opts for solar power to reach masses

3 Aug 2017

Are you Egypt's next top social entrepreneur?

Are you Egypt's next top social entrepreneur?

1 Aug 2017

Earth's 2017 resource 'budget' spent by next week: report

27 Jul 2017