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…

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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

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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.

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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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COP17: Restoring Land, Restoring Choices in a Changing Climate

At UNCCD COP17 in Mongolia, delegates are drawing a powerful connection between degraded land, migration, secure tenure and private investment, arguing that restoring landscapes is…

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Behind “Restoring Hope”: The $451 Million Question at UNCCD COP17

As the UN’s land summit opens under a hopeful banner, a new financial accounting shows where the money for drought resilience has actually gone, and…

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From Poaching to Conflict: How Data Is Reshaping Africa’s Elephant Strategy

It is recognising saving elephant from illegal killing has created a different conservation problem: ensuring that surviving populations

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In Kenya’s Mangroves, a Blueprint for the World’s Blue Carbon Future

How a week-long exchange between Kenya and Indonesia, and a community mural in Vanga Bay, is redefining trust in the global Blue Carbon market Along…

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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

COP17: Restoring Land, Restoring Choices in a Changing Climate
COP17: Restoring Land, Restoring Choices in a Changing Climate

At UNCCD COP17 in Mongolia, delegates are drawing a powerful connection between degraded land, migration, secure tenure and private investment, arguing that restoring landscapes is ultimately about giving communities the ability to remain, move or return by choice. For…

Behind “Restoring Hope”: The $451 Million Question at UNCCD COP17
Behind “Restoring Hope”: The $451 Million Question at UNCCD COP17

As the UN’s land summit opens under a hopeful banner, a new financial accounting shows where the money for drought resilience has actually gone, and where it hasn’t. When the seventeenth Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention…

From Poaching to Conflict: How Data Is Reshaping Africa’s Elephant Strategy
From Poaching to Conflict: How Data Is Reshaping Africa’s Elephant Strategy

It is recognising saving elephant from illegal killing has created a different conservation problem: ensuring that surviving populations

In Kenya’s Mangroves, a Blueprint for the World’s Blue Carbon Future
In Kenya’s Mangroves, a Blueprint for the World’s Blue Carbon Future

How a week-long exchange between Kenya and Indonesia, and a community mural in Vanga Bay, is redefining trust in the global Blue Carbon market Along the Kenyan coast, where mangrove roots twist through the tidal mud of Gazi Bay…

GHACOF 74: Regional Leaders Call for Stronger Climate Action as El Niño Risks Loom
GHACOF 74: Regional Leaders Call for Stronger Climate Action as El Niño Risks Loom

GHACOF 74 brings together stakeholders to examine seasonal climate outlook and its implications for key sectors across Greater Horn of Africa

Africa’s Green Jobs Problem Isn’t a Lack of Ambition. It’s a Lack of Wiring.
Africa’s Green Jobs Problem Isn’t a Lack of Ambition. It’s a Lack of Wiring.

Africa’s youth are not sitting idle waiting for the green economy to arrive. They are working more, in fact, than young people almost anywhere else in the world. An estimated 304 million young Africans, roughly 57% of the continent’s…

Halfway to 2030, the Global Biodiversity Framework Is Falling Behind
Halfway to 2030, the Global Biodiversity Framework Is Falling Behind

Halfway to GBF’s 2030 deadline, Parties confronted a difficult question has the framework translated global biodiversity ambition into action

UNCCD COP17 Opens in Mongolia as Drought, Finance and Global Divisions Take Center Stage
UNCCD COP17 Opens in Mongolia as Drought, Finance and Global Divisions Take Center Stage

Mongolia Foreign Minister Batmunkh Battsetseg was elected COP17 President, beginning consideration of the agenda for negotiations

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