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Wangari Maathai was well-known as a political, social, and environmental activist. In 1977 she started a grass-roots movement aimed at countering the deforestation that was threatening the means of subsistence of the agricultural population.
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Kigali offered an indication of some solutions emerging, from the farms, food systems and communities where young Africans are building them.
After a devastating Himalayan disaster, Nepal is asking whether countries that contributed least to climate change should continue paying the highest price for its consequences. When a glacier collapse unleashed a devastating flash flood along the Nepal-China border on…
The catastrophic collapse of ice and rock in Nepal has exposed a deeper climate challenge: how do communities, rivers and infrastructure adapt when the mountains themselves are becoming less predictable? In the space of minutes, the landscape of Nepal’s…
Passenger transport often dominates conversations about electric mobility, but Africa’s transport future is on how goods move the continent.
cocoa entering the EU traceable to the specific plot of land it was grown on, and proven free of deforestation dating back to 31 December 2020
Africa holds about one-fifth of the world’s livestock, yet produces only five per cent of global milk, while spending billions on food imports
In a village kitchen in Southern Africa, a woman crouches over an open fire to cook the evening meal. The smoke that fills the room will, over years, damage her lungs and her children’s lungs. It will also, according…
IWMI Director General Mark Smith offered a similar reframe from a water perspective: “Water is an enabler and an unlock for food systems”
Africa is still waiting for its own project to cross that line as delegates convene in Kigali October 13-15 for Carbon Markets Africa Summit
From roots in local action to results backed by data, GMEI shows that climate resilience is not built overnight, but sustainably over time
The bigger test is whether the finance can follow, and whether a solution proven at a few dairy centres can become a solution for African SMEs
This summer’s heatwaves scorched cities, wildfires raged across continents, and floods swept away homes and livelihoods. According to a new report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), these are previews of what’s coming, because global temperature rise is now…
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