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Conservation

World Bank to invest over $5bn in drylands in Africa

The World Bank plans to invest over $5 billion over the next five years to help restore degraded landscapes, improve agriculture productivity, and promote...
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Germany advocates better biodiversity protection, joins conservation coalition

Germany has joined the "High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People". Chancellor Angela Merkel announced this on Monday, January 11, 2021 at the One Planet...
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Health

Great Green Wall receives over $10bn to regreen the Sahel

The ambitious Great Green Wall for the Sahel and Sahara Initiative (GGW) has received at least $10 billion in new funding. The funding will...
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Land Degradation

AfDB supports Great Green Wall with $6.5bn

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said that it will support the Great Green Wall initiative with $6.5 billion over the next five years. President...
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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...
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Addressing impacts of the Middle East conflict on Africa

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