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Land Degradation

Brazilian Amazon: Indigenous lands, protected areas are key in slowing deforestation – Study

New research released by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) in the lead up to international climate talks in Belem, Brazil, finds that designating 63.4 million...
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Conservation

Championing wildlife and protected areas in Cameroon

The Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) Foundation friend of the month, Joseph Lekealem, a dedicated conservation leader who has spent decades working to protect Cameroon’s...
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Conservation

Benin creating new protected areas to enhance human-elephant coexistence – Hefoume

Colonel Major Rémi Hefoume, the Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) friend of December 2023, is a courageous wildlife conservationist in Benin. He was one of...
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Conservation

Brazil creates new Marine Protected Areas

The Brazilian Federal Government has announced the creation of over 58,000 hectares of new marine Protected Areas in the northern state of Pará, in...
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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...