Those of you whose memories still stretch all the way back to the beforetime — January and February — may recall that 2020 was to be a “super year” for biodiversity.…
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Nearly 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines will be shipped and flown to developing countries next year in a “mammoth operation”, the U.N. children’s agency UNICEF said on Monday, as…
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In a recent study, researchers conclude that even if every country worldwide completely stops using fossil fuels from all sources starting today, it wouldn’t be enough. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from food…
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Recent flooding is becoming a humanitarian disaster that could simultaneously endanger Sudan’s peace process. On 4 September, the skies opened up over East Africa, producing some of the most severe…
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As satellites from NASA zipped over the planet Earth yesterday, they saw what they have seen every day for months: fires, hundreds of them, tearing through virgin rainforest and other vital ecosystems.…
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We are in a critical decade, with a last shot to avoid the worst consequences of crises such as climate change and biodiversity loss. A recent report from the United Nations concluded…
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Eight counties in Kenya are staring at hunger following a fresh invasion by small mature swarms of desert locusts from neighbouring Somalia that continue to devour vegetation and grasslands. The…
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Almost USD 5 billion is lost yearly due to unimproved sanitation across 18 African countries. This is according to the new research paper, Fecal sludge management in Africa, by the…
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Countries have committed to restoring up to 1 billion hectares of land lost to development, an area roughly the size of China, according to a new study released ahead of…
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CrossBoundary Energy (CBE) obtains funds to continue its expansion in Africa. The company, which supplies solar power to commercial and industrial (C&I) customers, has raised $40 million through its first…