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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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Sustainable Devpt

WWF Africa marks 20 years of Earth Hour with call for renewed environmental action

WWF Africa has commemorated 20 years of Earth Hour, celebrating two decades of global and African-led action to protect...
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Waste Management

10 key takeaways that explain the global waste crisis

Solid waste is one of the most visible by-products of human prosperity - and one of the most underestimated...
Conservation

‘Reducing demand’ identified a complementary strategy to combat illegal wildlife trade 

Demand for wildlife products supplied through illegal trade supply chains continues to place significant pressure on many wild species....

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Sustainable Devpt

WWF Africa marks 20 years of Earth Hour with call for renewed environmental action

WWF Africa has commemorated 20 years of Earth Hour,...
Waste Management

10 key takeaways that explain the global waste crisis

Solid waste is one of the most visible by-products...