Monthly Archives: July, 2015

Photo News

Photos: Peru launches campaign to promote protected areas

At a press conference on Friday, July 24 2015 in Lima, Environment Minister Manuel Pulgar Vidal and the secretary general of the National Service...
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Remote control sterilisation of third-world women upcoming

When Bill Gates, along with Paul Allen, began a little tech venture called "Microsoft" in a garage in 1975, he couldn't possibly have imagined...
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Climate Change

Climate negotiators issue consolidated text ahead Paris

The Co-Chairs of the group charged with reaching a universal climate change agreement in Paris under the UN have issued a consolidated version of...
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INDC: Kenya’s 15-year climate actions to gulp $40 billion

The Republic of Kenya has submitted its new climate action plan to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), making it the...
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Health

East Africa’s healthcare capacity gets $14.7 million boost

Sub-Saharan Africa will need to create an average of 15-20 million new jobs per year over the next three decades to meet the current...
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Agric & Biotech

Farmers can double cassava yield with improved weed control

Preliminary results from experimental plots carried out by researchers working under the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) led Cassava Weed Management Project show...
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Health

WHO: 10% of global population suffer from mental disorder

A World Health Organisation (WHO) report released in Geneva, Switzerland has revealed that 10 per cent of global population suffer from mental disorder amid insufficient...
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Health

Testing for malaria reduces over prescription by over 70%

Introducing rapid diagnostic tests in Ugandan drug shops improves treatment of malaria patients Using malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) in registered drug shops in a...
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Conservation

Art, film, wildlife drive Dan Yessa’s mission to inspire conservation among DRC’s youth

The Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI Foundation's Friend of the Month is Dan Yessa, an artist and documentary filmmaker based...
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Climate Change

Regional Collaboration Centres sharpen country-focused support to accelerate implementation

UN Climate Change's Regional Collaboration Centres (RCCs) strengthened country-driven climate action in 2025, supporting governments across regions to translate national climate plans into...
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Lagos launches flood insurance for rapid doorstep relief for residents

The Lagos State Government has launched a flood risk insurance policy aimed at providing rapid financial relief to vulnerable...

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Conservation

Art, film, wildlife drive Dan Yessa’s mission to inspire conservation among DRC’s youth

The Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI Foundation's Friend of the...
Climate Change

Regional Collaboration Centres sharpen country-focused support to accelerate implementation

UN Climate Change's Regional Collaboration Centres (RCCs) strengthened country-driven climate action in 2025,...