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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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Noise from deep-sea mining may disrupt whale song, study finds

Noise from deep-sea mining may disrupt whale song, study finds

Helen Reid 14 Feb 2023

An overview of the Niger delta where signs of oil spills can be seen in the water in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, 1 August 2018. Reuters/Ron Bousso/File Photo

Nigerian communities file damages claim against Shell in London court

MacDonald Dzirutwe 2 Feb 2023

Pope Francis sits next to Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi as he attends the welcoming ceremony at the Palais de la Nation on the first day of his apostolic journey, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 31 January 2023. Simone Risoluti/Vatican Media/Handout via Reuters

'Hands off Africa,' Pope Francis tells rich world

Philip Pullella and Paul Lorgerie 1 Feb 2023

A southern white rhino is seen inside Nairobi National Park in Kenya,15 June 2020. Reuters/Baz Ratner/File Photo

Namibia rhino poaching surged 93% in 2022

Nyasha Nyaungwa 1 Feb 2023

2023 Tusk Conservation Awards open for nominations

2023 Tusk Conservation Awards open for nominations

31 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied

Danone targets 30% cut in methane emissions from fresh milk supply chain by 2030

20 Jan 2023

Zambia receives 'debt-for-nature' proposal from WWF for restructuring

Zambia receives 'debt-for-nature' proposal from WWF for restructuring

Marc Jones and Rachel Savage 19 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: Changing the narrative and language used around climate finance

#BizTrends2023: Changing the narrative and language used around climate finance

Rendani Nenguda 12 Jan 2023

COP27 in review: climate talks delivered big gains for Africa, but also several challenges

COP27 in review: climate talks delivered big gains for Africa, but also several challenges

Saskia Werners and Olasunkanmi Habeeb Okunola 5 Jan 2023

SRK completes UNCCD Global Land Outlook report for SADC

SRK completes UNCCD Global Land Outlook report for SADC

7 Dec 2022

Earthshot Prize: 5 winners that will help solve major environmental problems

Earthshot Prize: 5 winners that will help solve major environmental problems

Mark Maslin 7 Dec 2022

Source: feathercollector -

Cadbury-maker Mondelez pumps another $600m into cocoa sustainability programme

1 Nov 2022

Uganda court hands life sentence to man caught with elephant ivory

Uganda court hands life sentence to man caught with elephant ivory

Elias Biryabarema 21 Oct 2022

Congolese NGOs decry mining in main refuge of 'Africa's unicorn'

Congolese NGOs decry mining in main refuge of 'Africa's unicorn'

Erikas Mwisi Kambale 19 Oct 2022

2022 WWF report: Freshwater populations have fallen by 83% in less than a lifetime

2022 WWF report: Freshwater populations have fallen by 83% in less than a lifetime

18 Oct 2022

Dr Elizabeth le Roux awarded 2022 JWO Research Grant

Dr Elizabeth le Roux awarded 2022 JWO Research Grant

11 Oct 2022

Image supplied: Patrick Aryee is presenting Evolve

Patrick Aryee sets out to discover our world through biomimicry

Emily Stander 29 Sep 2022

Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia founder. Source: Patagonia

Patagonia founder gives company away - 'Earth is now our only shareholder'

16 Sep 2022

IWA hosts high-level summit focusing on finance, governance, partnerships

IWA hosts high-level summit focusing on finance, governance, partnerships

14 Sep 2022

Environmental impact assessments don't work in Nigeria: here's why

Environmental impact assessments don't work in Nigeria: here's why

Synda Obaji 7 Sep 2022

Source: Reuters.

Biden signs historic inflation act

Nandita Bose and Steve Holland 19 Aug 2022

DRC oil-blocks auction draws warnings of environmental catastrophe

DRC oil-blocks auction draws warnings of environmental catastrophe

Benoit Nyemba and Aaron Ross 29 Jul 2022

Ethical fashion: How transparent are the world's biggest brands?

Ethical fashion: How transparent are the world's biggest brands?

15 Jul 2022

After 40 years of extinction, rhinos return to Mozambique

After 40 years of extinction, rhinos return to Mozambique

Sisipho Skweyiya 4 Jul 2022

Namibia rhino poaching surges in June, ministry says

Namibia rhino poaching surges in June, ministry says

Nyasha Nyaungwa 15 Jun 2022

New €6.7m Southern Africa biodiversity knowledge-building project commences

New €6.7m Southern Africa biodiversity knowledge-building project commences

1 Jun 2022

10 major African cities sign onto C40 clean air declaration

10 major African cities sign onto C40 clean air declaration

19 May 2022

Ghanian artist melts glass waste into wonders

Ghanian artist melts glass waste into wonders

Cooper Inveen and Francis Kokoroko 11 Apr 2022

Congolese city turns its plastic problem into profit

Congolese city turns its plastic problem into profit

Crispin Kyalangalilwa 8 Apr 2022

Africa's rural communities will be the hardest hit by plastic pollution

Africa's rural communities will be the hardest hit by plastic pollution

Joshua Amponsem 1 Apr 2022

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Noise from deep-sea mining may disrupt whale song, study finds

Noise from deep-sea mining may disrupt whale song, study finds

Helen Reid 14 Feb 2023

An overview of the Niger delta where signs of oil spills can be seen in the water in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, 1 August 2018. Reuters/Ron Bousso/File Photo

Nigerian communities file damages claim against Shell in London court

MacDonald Dzirutwe 2 Feb 2023

Pope Francis sits next to Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi as he attends the welcoming ceremony at the Palais de la Nation on the first day of his apostolic journey, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 31 January 2023. Simone Risoluti/Vatican Media/Handout via Reuters

'Hands off Africa,' Pope Francis tells rich world

Philip Pullella and Paul Lorgerie 1 Feb 2023

A southern white rhino is seen inside Nairobi National Park in Kenya,15 June 2020. Reuters/Baz Ratner/File Photo

Namibia rhino poaching surged 93% in 2022

Nyasha Nyaungwa 1 Feb 2023

2023 Tusk Conservation Awards open for nominations

2023 Tusk Conservation Awards open for nominations

31 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied

Danone targets 30% cut in methane emissions from fresh milk supply chain by 2030

20 Jan 2023

Zambia receives 'debt-for-nature' proposal from WWF for restructuring

Zambia receives 'debt-for-nature' proposal from WWF for restructuring

Marc Jones and Rachel Savage 19 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: Changing the narrative and language used around climate finance

#BizTrends2023: Changing the narrative and language used around climate finance

Rendani Nenguda 12 Jan 2023

COP27 in review: climate talks delivered big gains for Africa, but also several challenges

COP27 in review: climate talks delivered big gains for Africa, but also several challenges

Saskia Werners and Olasunkanmi Habeeb Okunola 5 Jan 2023

SRK completes UNCCD Global Land Outlook report for SADC

SRK completes UNCCD Global Land Outlook report for SADC

7 Dec 2022

Earthshot Prize: 5 winners that will help solve major environmental problems

Earthshot Prize: 5 winners that will help solve major environmental problems

Mark Maslin 7 Dec 2022

Source: feathercollector -

Cadbury-maker Mondelez pumps another $600m into cocoa sustainability programme

1 Nov 2022

Uganda court hands life sentence to man caught with elephant ivory

Uganda court hands life sentence to man caught with elephant ivory

Elias Biryabarema 21 Oct 2022

Congolese NGOs decry mining in main refuge of 'Africa's unicorn'

Congolese NGOs decry mining in main refuge of 'Africa's unicorn'

Erikas Mwisi Kambale 19 Oct 2022

2022 WWF report: Freshwater populations have fallen by 83% in less than a lifetime

2022 WWF report: Freshwater populations have fallen by 83% in less than a lifetime

18 Oct 2022

Dr Elizabeth le Roux awarded 2022 JWO Research Grant

Dr Elizabeth le Roux awarded 2022 JWO Research Grant

11 Oct 2022

Image supplied: Patrick Aryee is presenting Evolve

Patrick Aryee sets out to discover our world through biomimicry

Emily Stander 29 Sep 2022

Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia founder. Source: Patagonia

Patagonia founder gives company away - 'Earth is now our only shareholder'

16 Sep 2022

IWA hosts high-level summit focusing on finance, governance, partnerships

IWA hosts high-level summit focusing on finance, governance, partnerships

14 Sep 2022

Environmental impact assessments don't work in Nigeria: here's why

Environmental impact assessments don't work in Nigeria: here's why

Synda Obaji 7 Sep 2022

Source: Reuters.

Biden signs historic inflation act

Nandita Bose and Steve Holland 19 Aug 2022

DRC oil-blocks auction draws warnings of environmental catastrophe

DRC oil-blocks auction draws warnings of environmental catastrophe

Benoit Nyemba and Aaron Ross 29 Jul 2022

Ethical fashion: How transparent are the world's biggest brands?

Ethical fashion: How transparent are the world's biggest brands?

15 Jul 2022

After 40 years of extinction, rhinos return to Mozambique

After 40 years of extinction, rhinos return to Mozambique

Sisipho Skweyiya 4 Jul 2022

Namibia rhino poaching surges in June, ministry says

Namibia rhino poaching surges in June, ministry says

Nyasha Nyaungwa 15 Jun 2022

New €6.7m Southern Africa biodiversity knowledge-building project commences

New €6.7m Southern Africa biodiversity knowledge-building project commences

1 Jun 2022

10 major African cities sign onto C40 clean air declaration

10 major African cities sign onto C40 clean air declaration

19 May 2022

Ghanian artist melts glass waste into wonders

Ghanian artist melts glass waste into wonders

Cooper Inveen and Francis Kokoroko 11 Apr 2022

Congolese city turns its plastic problem into profit

Congolese city turns its plastic problem into profit

Crispin Kyalangalilwa 8 Apr 2022

Africa's rural communities will be the hardest hit by plastic pollution

Africa's rural communities will be the hardest hit by plastic pollution

Joshua Amponsem 1 Apr 2022

Wanjira Mathai: Africa's water security depends on an all-of-society paradigm

Wanjira Mathai: Africa's water security depends on an all-of-society paradigm

Sindy Peters 25 Mar 2022

Recycling grows in Africa, creating job and business opportunities

Recycling grows in Africa, creating job and business opportunities

18 Mar 2022

Africa faces an uphill battle against western emissions to combat climate change

Africa faces an uphill battle against western emissions to combat climate change

Margaret Kadiri 18 Jan 2022

UN WFP, Impact Hub Kigali launch programme to support food system innovations in Rwanda

UN WFP, Impact Hub Kigali launch programme to support food system innovations in Rwanda

7 Jan 2022

Kenyan conservationist Richard Leakey has died

Kenyan conservationist Richard Leakey has died

Elias Biryabarema and George Obulutsa 3 Jan 2022

Tools of the water stewardship trade - a global perspective

Tools of the water stewardship trade - a global perspective

Sindy Peters 3 Dec 2021

Namibia to licence production near Okavango Delta if Canadian firm finds oil

Namibia to licence production near Okavango Delta if Canadian firm finds oil

Wendell Roelf 10 Nov 2021

Africa's glaciers to melt, millions of poor face drought, floods, UN says

Africa's glaciers to melt, millions of poor face drought, floods, UN says

Tim Cocks 19 Oct 2021

A new type of black gold in Nigeria: used car tyres

A new type of black gold in Nigeria: used car tyres

Fikayo Owoeye and Seun Sanni 14 Oct 2021

Lagos has a water and sanitation crisis: what the state and city can do

Lagos has a water and sanitation crisis: what the state and city can do

Oluwole Daramola 22 Sep 2021