In Kenya’s arid north, scientists have discovered that certain fig trees do more than bear fruit; they turn carbon dioxide into stone, locking it away underground in a natural process that is promising to change reforestation practices and redefine…
Tropical rainforests cover 3% of the Earth’s surface but contain 40-50% of all carbon stored in the biosphere on land. Despite this vital role, researchers have revealed that tropical forests are dying at an increased rate, with consequences for…
The ocean plays a key role in carbon sequestration, particularly the Southern Ocean, which absorbs 40% of all human-made CO2 taken up by oceans. A groundbreaking study by an international team of researchers, published in Limnology and Oceanography, has…
Deep beneath the tropical forest floor and invisible to the eye, millions of fungal species are playing a critical role in the fight against climate change, yet most of them remain unknown to science. Mycorrhizal fungi are essential to…
Kenya is increasingly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, In response, counties are taking the lead through the FLLoCA program.
The high-level 2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development (the 2025 UN Ocean Conference), co-hosted by France and Costa Rica,…
As the Earth warms, mountains in East Africa are losing their icecaps at unprecedented rates. For instance, according to the United Nations Environmental Programme, Mount Kenya has lost 90% of its ice over the past century. The icecaps of…
The population of pollinators such as bumblebees, wasps, and butterflies, the smallest farm workers, is in decline, and climate change is making it worse, posing a silent threat to global food security. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),…
The BBNJ Agreement is the third implementing agreement under auspices of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
As COP16 commences again, a key focus of the resumed sessions will be the development of a new Resource Mobilization Strategy.
