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Nigeria’s mountain streams are a haven for special creatures – they need protection

Emmanuel O. Akindele, Obafemi Awolowo University Nigeria has many freshwater ecotourism attractions. Among them are the Ikogosi warm spring,... Read more

24 Jun

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Bringing new life to Morocco’s forests

About 6.5 million people living in rural areas in Morocco are set to benefit from a multimillion-euro project to improve... Read more

21 Jun

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E-waste initiative returns to PnP stores

Computer monitors, batteries, chargers, cables, broken keyboards and modems – the world is producing ever-growing amounts of e-waste and... Read more

20 Jun

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World’s oldest termite mounds discovered in South Africa – and they’ve been storing precious carbon for thousands of years

Michele Francis, Stellenbosch University The landscape along the Buffels River in South Africa’s Namaqualand region is dotted with thousands... Read more

18 Jun

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Towards a more sustainanability-orientated business environment

The issue of moving sustainability from merely a box-ticking exercise towards embedding it as an aspect of organisational culture... Read more

14 Jun

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Hydropower damages river systems in Africa: how more solar and wind power can solve this problem

Angelo Carlino, Carnegie Science; Andrea Castelletti, Polytechnic University of Milan, and Rafael Schmitt, Stanford University Across the African continent,... Read more

13 Jun

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Multibillion-dollar financing initiative to provide clean energy to 100 million people in Africa

About 100 million people in 20 countries across Southern and East Africa are expected to benefit from a joint financing... Read more

11 Jun

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Africa doesn’t have a choice between economic growth and protecting the environment: how they can go hand in hand

Lite Nartey, INSEAD Heathrow Airport in the UK currently uses more energy than the entire west African country of... Read more

7 Jun

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New Drakensberg nature reserve will protect ancient rock art, wildlife, livelihoods, grasslands and water

Caitlin Blaser Mapitsa, University of the Witwatersrand South Africa’s Drakensberg mountains have a new 6,500 hectare nature reserve. The... Read more

6 Jun

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