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Southern Africa unites to protect wetlands with launch of SARRI at Ramsar COP15

Southern Africa on Friday, July 25, 2025, took a significant leap in regional environmental co-operation with the official launch of the Southern Africa Ramsar...

13m East, Southern African children face acute malnutrition – UNICEF

Nearly 13 million children in East and Southern Africa suffer from acute malnutrition, with almost 4 million facing its most lethal form, UNICEF has...

At World Water Day, Southern Africa highlights role of wetlands

As the world observes World Water Day under the theme "Glacier Preservation," Budzanani Tacheba, interim executive director of the Southern African Science Service Centre...

Southern Africa vultures provide $1.8bn worth of ecosystem services annually – Report

A new report documenting the economic value of ecosystem services provided by vultures in Southern Africa has been launched by BirdLife International, marking a...

Prioritising National Adaptation Plans in East and Southern Africa

The escalating impacts of climate-induced disasters are devastating vulnerable communities in East and Southern Africa. To protect people, livelihoods and economies, countries must prioritise...

Drought in southern Africa mostly driven by El Niño, not climate change – Researchers

The severe drought in southern Africa in 2024 was driven primarily by El Niño, rather than human-caused climate change, according to rapid attribution analysis...

Hunger grips southern Africa as Zimbabwe declares drought disaster

 President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, declared Zimbabwe’s drought a national disaster and said the country needed more than $2 billion in...

COVID-19 variant: US, Canada restrict travel from South Africa, seven others

US President Joe Biden will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other African countries to try to contain a troubling new variant of...

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Professionals tasked to be dedicated, innovative on preserving forests, addressing climate change

Director-General, Federal College of Forestry, Ibadan, Prof. Zachariah Yaduma, has said enormous challenges facing the world in preserving forests...
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Failure of REA boss to appear before Reps described as ‘disrespectful’

The House of Representatives committee on Renewable Energy has mandated the Managing Director, Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Abba Aliyu, to...

CSOs demand reform of Cross River forestry laws to curb deforestation, empower communities

Civil society organisations (CSOs) in Cross River State have declared as obsolete the state’s forestry laws, citing this as reason...

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Professionals tasked to be dedicated, innovative on preserving forests, addressing climate change

Director-General, Federal College of Forestry, Ibadan, Prof. Zachariah Yaduma,...

Failure of REA boss to appear before Reps described as ‘disrespectful’

The House of Representatives committee on Renewable Energy has...
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