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Conservation

120,000 seeds from 13 native African tree species deposited into Norwegian seed vault

In what appears to be a major step toward safeguarding Africa’s rich tree biodiversity, the Centre for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF)...
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Sustainable Devpt

UNEA-6: ‘Regreening Africa’ honoured by UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

Regreening Africa, an initiative lauded as one of "world's most successful examples of healing the planet", was honoured as a UN World Restoration Flagship...
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Climate Change

Scientists urge govts not to abandon forest carbon offsets

An article in The Guardian of London on January 18, 2023, questions the effectiveness of REDD+ and forest carbon offsets if projects lack the proper oversight...
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Renewable Energy

Experts advocate reforms to strengthen electricity value chain

Nigeria’s electricity sector remains one of the richly endowed with energy resources, yet struggling to keep the lights on...
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Addressing impacts of the Middle East conflict on Africa

The global economic environment has become increasingly volatile with rising frequency of major shocks worldwide. Amid spikes in energy,...
Pollution

Human bile emerges as a hidden reservoir for microplastics

Plastic pollution has become one of the defining environmental issues of modern life, and microplastics are now known to...

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Renewable Energy

Experts advocate reforms to strengthen electricity value chain

Nigeria’s electricity sector remains one of the richly endowed...
Cover

Addressing impacts of the Middle East conflict on Africa

The global economic environment has become increasingly volatile with...