EXPLAINER – U.N. summit seeks to shape a food system fit for the future
MEGAN ROWLING PEOPLE don’t agree on much when it comes to food. But most think how we produce it isn’t
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ENVIRONMENT
African first: Gabon paid to protect tropical forests
SETH ONYANGO GABON has become the first African state to receive payment for protecting its forests, in what could further
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Uganda helps farmers grow trees for money in bid to reverse forest loss
CHRISTOPHER BENDANA FROM tree-planting drives to tighter laws on illegal logging, countries worldwide are searching for a silver bullet to
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Africa’s world-leading example on single-use plastics
NEST, BIRD’S VIRTUAL NEWSROOM AFRICAN countries are leading global efforts to eradicate single-use plastics, with 34 out of 54 states
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Pope to attend November U.N. climate conference in Glasgow, health permitting
PHILIP PULLELLA POPE Francis will attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow in November, health permitting, Scotland’s
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Jacarandas in parts of South Africa are flowering earlier: why it’s a warning sign
Read more: Explainer: why phenology is key in tracking climate change The most notable example is the Japanese cherry blossoms.
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Kenya’s huge railway project is causing environmental damage. Here’s how
The project involves many stakeholders including various levels of government (such as the National Environment Management Authority and Kenya Wildlife
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Kenyan farmers tap apps to ride out COVID-19 and climate storm
WESLEY LANGAT OVER the past year, Wilson Lang’at has made a steady profit from his farm in Koiyet village, managing
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Fishermen, farmers fear power ship
WENDELLL ROELF A floating gas-turbine generator meant to alleviate South Africa’s crippling power cuts has run into objections by oyster
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‘Iron Man’ Downey backs DNA mapping of rivers, wetlands to protect wildlife
MICHAEL TAYLOR “IRON MAN” star Robert Downey Jr. has backed a new project that will use DNA technology to map
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