Biodiversity

Africa’s Youth Are Doing Biodiversity Work, Why Isn’t the Global Data Showing It?

Target 22 of the Global Biodiversity Framework calls for equitable and inclusive representation of women and girls, children and youth

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KWAL Becomes First Kenyan Manufacturer to Achieve EDGE Green Certification

Kenya Wine Agencies Limited (KWAL) has become Kenya’s first manufacturer to earn the globally recognised EDGE (Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies) certification, marking the…

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Inside Africa’s First Round-the-Clock Solar-Plus-Battery Plant

On the red earth outside Kolwezi, in the heart of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Copperbelt, more than 357,000 solar panels now sit beneath…

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At COP17, Pastoralists Demand More Than Recognition as Rangelands Take Center Stage

For pastoralists the issue is not whether the world recognises their role in rangeland restoration but who shapes policies controls resources

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Kenya Braces for Above-Average Short Rains as El Niño Strengthens

Forecast from 13th National Climate Outlook Forum shows an increasingly wet season as El Niño develops in central, eastern equatorial Pacific

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Gabon

Gabon Walks Away From Its EU Tuna Deal After 19 Years

On the last weekend of June 2026, the Sea Shepherd vessel Age of Union tracked a European purse seiner out of Gabonese waters. It was…

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Lake Baringo

Lake Baringo and Lake Bogoria Close In, Communities Lose Homes

Displacement in Baringo has a history that predates the current crisis as 2020, Lake Baringo grew from 236 to roughly 278 square kilometres

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Kenya triples its clean energy ambitions: Will power get any cheaper?

In June 2026, the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) announced that it had set itself a far bigger target for renewable power. It expanded its…

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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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Africa’s Youth Are Doing Biodiversity Work, Why Isn’t the Global Data Showing It?
Africa’s Youth Are Doing Biodiversity Work, Why Isn’t the Global Data Showing It?

Target 22 of the Global Biodiversity Framework calls for equitable and inclusive representation of women and girls, children and youth

KWAL Becomes First Kenyan Manufacturer to Achieve EDGE Green Certification
KWAL Becomes First Kenyan Manufacturer to Achieve EDGE Green Certification

Kenya Wine Agencies Limited (KWAL) has become Kenya’s first manufacturer to earn the globally recognised EDGE (Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies) certification, marking the end of an eight-year journey to build one of the country’s most energy-efficient factories.…

Inside Africa’s First Round-the-Clock Solar-Plus-Battery Plant
Inside Africa’s First Round-the-Clock Solar-Plus-Battery Plant

On the red earth outside Kolwezi, in the heart of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Copperbelt, more than 357,000 solar panels now sit beneath the same sun that has long shaped life in the region. But these panels…

At COP17, Pastoralists Demand More Than Recognition as Rangelands Take Center Stage
At COP17, Pastoralists Demand More Than Recognition as Rangelands Take Center Stage

For pastoralists the issue is not whether the world recognises their role in rangeland restoration but who shapes policies controls resources

Kenya Braces for Above-Average Short Rains as El Niño Strengthens
Kenya Braces for Above-Average Short Rains as El Niño Strengthens

Forecast from 13th National Climate Outlook Forum shows an increasingly wet season as El Niño develops in central, eastern equatorial Pacific

Gabon Walks Away From Its EU Tuna Deal After 19 Years
Gabon Walks Away From Its EU Tuna Deal After 19 Years

On the last weekend of June 2026, the Sea Shepherd vessel Age of Union tracked a European purse seiner out of Gabonese waters. It was the final EU tuna boat to leave. By June 29, the country’s exclusive economic…

Lake Baringo and Lake Bogoria Close In, Communities Lose Homes
Lake Baringo and Lake Bogoria Close In, Communities Lose Homes

Displacement in Baringo has a history that predates the current crisis as 2020, Lake Baringo grew from 236 to roughly 278 square kilometres

Kenya triples its clean energy ambitions: Will power get any cheaper?
Kenya triples its clean energy ambitions: Will power get any cheaper?

In June 2026, the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) announced that it had set itself a far bigger target for renewable power. It expanded its long-term power development pipeline from 1,500 megawatts (MW) to 5,500 MW. This is a…

The Human Cost of Conakry’s Landfill Crisis
The Human Cost of Conakry’s Landfill Crisis

In Conakry, a landfill long regarded by residents as a danger became the scene of a deadly landslide, raising difficult questions about environmental neglect, urban vulnerability and warnings that went unheeded. At around 2 am, the residents of Dar…

Beyond the Numbers: Why Biodiversity Data Must Start Counting Women
Beyond the Numbers: Why Biodiversity Data Must Start Counting Women

“Women are the custodians; they are the knowledge keepers,” Ajit said during discussions on implementing a human rights-based approach

Kenya Filed Its Climate Plan on Time; What Happens Next Is the Real Test
Kenya Filed Its Climate Plan on Time; What Happens Next Is the Real Test

Eighteen months after the deadline passed, a quarter of the world’s nations still haven’t submitted their latest climate plans.

Strong El Niño Raises Risk of Wetter OND Season Across Greater Horn
Strong El Niño Raises Risk of Wetter OND Season Across Greater Horn

Greater Horn of Africa set to face wetter-than-normal October–December (OND) season, with climate scientists warning of an El Niño

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