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Congo hosts Abidjan Convention’s COP13 in December

The third meeting of the Bureau of the COP12 of the Abidjan Convention has announced that the 13th COP will be held from December...
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Conservation

Overfishing puts local livelihoods, shark populations at risk in Congo

Congolese artisanal fishers are increasingly turning to shark fishing because of increased scarcity of other stocks overfished by industrial fisheries, a recent study has...
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Health

Concern as Ebola resurfaces in Congo

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed the death of one person in the latest outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo...
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Sustainable Devpt

Cape Verde outlaws plastic bags, Congo launches ‘Blue Fund’

The marketing and use of conventional plastic bags in Cape Verde are now banned by a law that came into effect on Sunday, January...
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Global Witness: Chinese miner’s role in Congo gold rush

Chinese-owned mining company exporting to Dubai gave armed groups AK-47s for access to gold, alleges Global Witness, an international NGO that works to break links between...
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TotalEnergies signs agreements with U.S. to end offshore wind projects

TotalEnergies has signed settlement agreements with the United States Department of the Interior (DOI) to relinquish its Carolina Long...
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Pollution

New calculator shows how beach cleanup protects wildlife

Ahead of Earth Month, Ocean Conservancy is launching a free, publicly available website, WildlifeImpactCalculator.org, to enable people who clean up...
Gender

UN chief tasks women on accelerating progress on water, sanitation

UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has called on women to accelerate progress on water and sanitation for all. Guterres made...

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Renewable Energy

TotalEnergies signs agreements with U.S. to end offshore wind projects

TotalEnergies has signed settlement agreements with the United States...
Pollution

New calculator shows how beach cleanup protects wildlife

Ahead of Earth Month, Ocean Conservancy is launching a...