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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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Communities urged to help fight rhino poaching

Communities urged to help fight rhino poaching

22 Oct 2018

Mars makes progress on $1bn 'Sustainable in a Generation' plan

Mars makes progress on $1bn 'Sustainable in a Generation' plan

4 Oct 2018

Working out what's fair in conservation in sub-Saharan Africa

Working out what's fair in conservation in sub-Saharan Africa

Jessica Nosizwe P. R. Thorn and Rachel Friedman 14 Sep 2018

Zanzibar Red Colobus, endemic to Tanzania. Image by by Hasin Shakur, GFDL 1.2,

The fate of unique species in Tanzania's coastal forests hangs in the balance

Neil Burgess 12 Sep 2018

Why Botswana is no longer a safe haven for elephants

Ross Harvey 10 Sep 2018

#DontLetThemDisappear: A world without elephants

#DontLetThemDisappear: A world without elephants

Sindy Peters 30 Aug 2018

Why waste management should be a part of your hospitality strategy

Why waste management should be a part of your hospitality strategy

28 Aug 2018

Is China worsening the developing world's environmental crisis?

Is China worsening the developing world's environmental crisis?

Jonas Gamso 23 Aug 2018

Walmart tried to make sustainability affordable. Here's what happened

Walmart tried to make sustainability affordable. Here's what happened

Andrew Spicer 21 Aug 2018

Can sound help save a dwindling elephant population? Scientists using AI think so

Can sound help save a dwindling elephant population? Scientists using AI think so

Jennifer Langston 13 Aug 2018

A gigantic trek: what it takes to move 200 elephants 1,500km

A gigantic trek: what it takes to move 200 elephants 1,500km

Matt Hayward 7 Aug 2018

Cecil the Lion shortly before he was killed.

Outrage over Cecil the lion slaying three years ago left little in its wake

Muchazondida Mkono 31 Jul 2018

BRICS countries sign environmental agreement

BRICS countries sign environmental agreement

30 Jul 2018

Africa needs to build its statistical capacity

Africa needs to build its statistical capacity

13 Jul 2018

Zanzibar's renewable energy plan to address climate change

Zanzibar's renewable energy plan to address climate change

Issa Yussuf 6 Jul 2018

Hybrid embryos raise hope of resurrecting northern white rhino - but what's the point?

Hybrid embryos raise hope of resurrecting northern white rhino - but what's the point?

Jason Gilchrist 5 Jul 2018

Dana Omran named 100 Resilient Cities MD for Africa

Dana Omran named 100 Resilient Cities MD for Africa

28 Jun 2018

Nigeria, 29 others to be insured for drought, food, cyclone

Nigeria, 29 others to be insured for drought, food, cyclone

Favour Nnabugwu 25 Jun 2018

EU Council emphasises FAO's role in sustainable food, agricultural practices

EU Council emphasises FAO's role in sustainable food, agricultural practices

19 Jun 2018

Baobab trees have more than 300 uses but they're dying in Africa

Baobab trees have more than 300 uses but they're dying in Africa

Aida Cuní Sanchez 15 Jun 2018

FAO utilises GCF Readiness Programme to help developing countries address climate change

FAO utilises GCF Readiness Programme to help developing countries address climate change

12 Jun 2018

Seychelles bans single-use plastic straws to protect environment

Seychelles bans single-use plastic straws to protect environment

11 Jun 2018

Tourvest CSR initiative empowers women in Africa

Tourvest CSR initiative empowers women in Africa

11 Jun 2018

Peace Parks Foundation agreement to develop ecotourism in Mozambique

Peace Parks Foundation agreement to develop ecotourism in Mozambique

11 Jun 2018

Why climate-smart agriculture is crucial to Africa

Why climate-smart agriculture is crucial to Africa

Eldon Opiyo 11 Jun 2018

Zimbabwe youths champion organic fertiliser in new social venture

Zimbabwe youths champion organic fertiliser in new social venture

Pius Sawa 5 Jun 2018

Greenpeace Africa launches platform for citizen-run petitions

Greenpeace Africa launches platform for citizen-run petitions

5 Jun 2018

Photo by Tom Pumford on

How Hilton will reach its 2030 social and environmental goals

24 May 2018

How to break the impasse between opposing camps in ivory trade debate

How to break the impasse between opposing camps in ivory trade debate

Katarzyna Nowak, Benezeth Mutayoba, Phyllis Lee, R 23 May 2018

How planting trees can protect cocoa plants against climate change

How planting trees can protect cocoa plants against climate change

Philippe Vaast 21 May 2018

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Mars makes progress on $1bn 'Sustainable in a Generation' plan

Mars makes progress on $1bn 'Sustainable in a Generation' plan

4 Oct 2018

Working out what's fair in conservation in sub-Saharan Africa

Working out what's fair in conservation in sub-Saharan Africa

Jessica Nosizwe P. R. Thorn and Rachel Friedman 14 Sep 2018

Zanzibar Red Colobus, endemic to Tanzania. Image by by Hasin Shakur, GFDL 1.2,

The fate of unique species in Tanzania's coastal forests hangs in the balance

Neil Burgess 12 Sep 2018

Why Botswana is no longer a safe haven for elephants

Ross Harvey 10 Sep 2018

#DontLetThemDisappear: A world without elephants

#DontLetThemDisappear: A world without elephants

Sindy Peters 30 Aug 2018

Why waste management should be a part of your hospitality strategy

Why waste management should be a part of your hospitality strategy

28 Aug 2018

Is China worsening the developing world's environmental crisis?

Is China worsening the developing world's environmental crisis?

Jonas Gamso 23 Aug 2018

Walmart tried to make sustainability affordable. Here's what happened

Walmart tried to make sustainability affordable. Here's what happened

Andrew Spicer 21 Aug 2018

Can sound help save a dwindling elephant population? Scientists using AI think so

Can sound help save a dwindling elephant population? Scientists using AI think so

Jennifer Langston 13 Aug 2018

A gigantic trek: what it takes to move 200 elephants 1,500km

A gigantic trek: what it takes to move 200 elephants 1,500km

Matt Hayward 7 Aug 2018

Cecil the Lion shortly before he was killed.

Outrage over Cecil the lion slaying three years ago left little in its wake

Muchazondida Mkono 31 Jul 2018

BRICS countries sign environmental agreement

BRICS countries sign environmental agreement

30 Jul 2018

Africa needs to build its statistical capacity

Africa needs to build its statistical capacity

13 Jul 2018

Zanzibar's renewable energy plan to address climate change

Zanzibar's renewable energy plan to address climate change

Issa Yussuf 6 Jul 2018

Hybrid embryos raise hope of resurrecting northern white rhino - but what's the point?

Hybrid embryos raise hope of resurrecting northern white rhino - but what's the point?

Jason Gilchrist 5 Jul 2018

Dana Omran named 100 Resilient Cities MD for Africa

Dana Omran named 100 Resilient Cities MD for Africa

28 Jun 2018

Nigeria, 29 others to be insured for drought, food, cyclone

Nigeria, 29 others to be insured for drought, food, cyclone

Favour Nnabugwu 25 Jun 2018

EU Council emphasises FAO's role in sustainable food, agricultural practices

EU Council emphasises FAO's role in sustainable food, agricultural practices

19 Jun 2018

Baobab trees have more than 300 uses but they're dying in Africa

Baobab trees have more than 300 uses but they're dying in Africa

Aida Cuní Sanchez 15 Jun 2018

FAO utilises GCF Readiness Programme to help developing countries address climate change

FAO utilises GCF Readiness Programme to help developing countries address climate change

12 Jun 2018

Seychelles bans single-use plastic straws to protect environment

Seychelles bans single-use plastic straws to protect environment

11 Jun 2018

Tourvest CSR initiative empowers women in Africa

Tourvest CSR initiative empowers women in Africa

11 Jun 2018

Peace Parks Foundation agreement to develop ecotourism in Mozambique

Peace Parks Foundation agreement to develop ecotourism in Mozambique

11 Jun 2018

Why climate-smart agriculture is crucial to Africa

Why climate-smart agriculture is crucial to Africa

Eldon Opiyo 11 Jun 2018

Zimbabwe youths champion organic fertiliser in new social venture

Zimbabwe youths champion organic fertiliser in new social venture

Pius Sawa 5 Jun 2018

Greenpeace Africa launches platform for citizen-run petitions

Greenpeace Africa launches platform for citizen-run petitions

5 Jun 2018

Photo by Tom Pumford on

How Hilton will reach its 2030 social and environmental goals

24 May 2018

How to break the impasse between opposing camps in ivory trade debate

How to break the impasse between opposing camps in ivory trade debate

Katarzyna Nowak, Benezeth Mutayoba, Phyllis Lee, R 23 May 2018

Kenya Wildlife Service rangers on patrol at the Meru National Park. Flickr/IFAW

Why Kenya's proposal to execute convicted poachers is a bad idea

Jeremiah Ogonda Asaka 21 May 2018

How planting trees can protect cocoa plants against climate change

How planting trees can protect cocoa plants against climate change

Philippe Vaast 21 May 2018

How a 'smart countryside' can use technology for greener ends

How a 'smart countryside' can use technology for greener ends

Nick Davies 17 May 2018

Is that selfie really worth it? Why face time with wild animals is a bad idea

Is that selfie really worth it? Why face time with wild animals is a bad idea

Kathryn Teare Ada Lambert 16 May 2018

The carbon footprint of tourism revealed (it's bigger than we thought)

The carbon footprint of tourism revealed (it's bigger than we thought)

Arunima Malik & Ya-Yen Sun 15 May 2018

New practical guidelines to promote more transparent, pro-poor forest concessions

14 May 2018

Director-General for the Department of Environmental Affairs, Nosipho Jezile-Ngcaba with the Fund's CEO Paul Zille, Chairman Mavuso Msimang and board members David Frost and Yolan Friedmann at the launch on 2 May 2018 in Johannesburg.

Tourism Conservation Fund to secure SA's biodiversity, promote more inclusive tourism industry

7 May 2018

Local links across Africa provide key clues to fighting the illegal ivory trade

Kristof Titeca 4 May 2018

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Hidden danger: Why soil pollution should be a top priority globally

3 May 2018

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GI labelling promotes inclusive food systems, sustainable development

2 May 2018

Inaugural Africa Blue Economy Forum to coincide with World Oceans Day

Inaugural Africa Blue Economy Forum to coincide with World Oceans Day

30 Apr 2018

How to overcome fierce debates about banning all trade in ivory

How to overcome fierce debates about banning all trade in ivory

Duan Biggs, Carly Cook, Kent Redford and Matthew H 26 Apr 2018