It’s one year since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. While the human and economic toll have been enormous, new findings show the fallout from the virus also seriously damaged…
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There was confusion in the East African grain market this week after Kenya banned maize imports from Tanzania and Uganda. The Agriculture and Food Authority said the reason for the ban was…
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Some people love long summers, others not so much. By the year 2100 people living in the Northern Hemisphere will have no choice but to get used to hot summers…
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The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration – set to launch during World Environment Day on 5 June – aims to rally citizens, governments and corporations around one common goal: preventing, halting and…
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The internal combustion engine had a good run. It helped get us to where we need to go for more than a century, but its days as the centerpiece of…
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Walking, cycling, picnicking in Nairobi’s lush Karura Forest, it is often hard to believe one is a mere two kilometres from the centre of one of Africa’s busiest cities. The…
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Lockdown measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic had the added benefit of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by around seven percent, or 2.6 billion metric tons, in 2020. This is the largest…
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In the world, 1 in 9 people are hungry or undernourished, and 1 in 3 adults are overweight or obese. Progress towards nutrition target is too slow, progress in Eastern…
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The magic that can restore Africa’s degraded forests, farms and pastures is in the millions of local champions across the continent, especially youth and women In Kenya and Niger, the…
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Deserts and drylands are often far from the barren images they are known for. These ecosystems play a vital role in climate regulation – nearly 46 per cent of global carbon…