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Africa: Unique Fauna and Flora Under Siege On South Africa’s West Coast
[Daily Maverick] Steve Pike — The smallest tortoise in the world lives on South Africa’s west coast, and a button-shaped succulent endemic to a tiny area of the Northern Cape can be found nowhere else in the world. But the area’s unique fauna and flor…
South Africa: FlySafair Wage Dispute Could Disrupt Travel – South African News Briefs – July 17, 2025
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Africa: Green Energy and Protecting Nature Get the Thumbs Up in Climate Change Study in 68 Countries
[The Conversation Africa] Africa has begun experiencing frequent extreme weather events. Extreme weather is defined as the kind of heatwaves, droughts, storms and floods that have historically been rare occurrences for the place and time, and which pos…
Uganda: 2,000 Electric Boda Boda Motorcycles Rolled Out to Boost Income and Cut Emissions
[Nile Post] In a significant move to promote environmental sustainability and empower low-income earners, the United Boda Boda Riders Union has begun distributing 2,000 electric motorcycles to riders across Uganda.
Tanzania: Asa Doubles Seed Production As Sector Eyes Climate Resilience
[Daily News] Dodoma — THE Agricultural Seed Agency (ASA) produced a total of 9,303 tonnes of seeds for various strategic crops during the 2024/25 season, agency’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Leo Mavika, has said.
Western Sahara: Morocco and the Plundering of Western Sahara
[Premium Times] I have just completed reading the 2025 Saharawi Observatory for Natural Resources and Environmental (SONREP) Report, titled “Sustainable for Whom? Western Sahara Renewable Energy and Environmental Justice under Occupational.”
Western Sahara: Morocco and the Plundering of Western Sahara
[Premium Times] I have just completed reading the 2025 Saharawi Observatory for Natural Resources and Environmental (SONREP) Report, titled “Sustainable for Whom? Western Sahara Renewable Energy and Environmental Justice under Occupational.”
Africa: Graça Machel Trust Hosts First Ever Energy Open Lecture
[Graça Machel Trust] Hosted at Eduardo Mondlane University, the GMT Energy Open Lecture provided a landmark platform featuring keynote speeches, practical lectures and interactive panels
Africa: Can You Trust Climate Information? How and Why Powerful Players Are Misleading the Public
[The Conversation Africa] Ten years ago, the world committed itself to keeping global warming well below 2°C (and preferably below 1.5°C) above the pre-industrial era. This would be done by reducing greenhouse gas emissions significantly by 2…
Liberia: Mount Coffee Now Certified for Carbon Credit Project
[Liberian Observer] Liberia’s largest energy source, the Mount Coffee Hydropower Plant, has been approved as a project under the Global Carbon Council (GCC) Voluntary Carbon Market program, aiming to reduce 120,600 tons of carbon emissions per year.