- Africa builds 'Great Green Wall' of trees to improve farmlands, July 24, 2014...[1]
- Major victory for wildlife conservation in Africa as the Serengeti Highway is ruled unlawful, June 21, 2014...[2]
- Tunisia embeds climate change in constitution, January 27, 2014...[3]
2011[edit | edit source]
Small, import-dependent countries, particularly in Africa, more vulnerable to food insecurity,[4] October 10
2010[edit | edit source]
"Gibe III dam will be a disaster of cataclysmic proportions for the tribes of the Omo valley",[5] March 23
2009[edit | edit source]
Wonder tree could be one answer to food scarcity in Africa,[6] August 28
Kenya to build Africa's biggest windfarm,[7] July 27
Deforestation 'faster in Africa',[8] May 26
Extensive forest fires are affecting several of Kenya's key moisture reservoirs including the 400,000-hectare Mau Forest Complex, Kenya's largest forest and the source of water for at least twelve rivers.[9] March 25. Important Rift Valley Lakes, including Lake Victoria, the source of the River Nile, depend on the rivers which are fed from the forest. Noor Hassan Noor, the Rift Valley Provincial Commissioner said that between 25 and 35 per cent of the eastern Mau forest has been lost so far as a result of the fire.
Mayors of African cities voice concerns over climate change,[10] February 27
2008[edit | edit source]
Local authority leaders from 15 African countries have agreed to promote participatory budgeting in their respective municipalities and countries,[11] October 17. The local leaders from Burkina Faso, Cameroun, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Mauretania, Niger, Rwanda, and Senegal said participatory budgeting offered the opportunity to address challenges and responsibilities in local development, jointly with elected leaders, the civil society and development organizations.
Linking sport and the environment to the peace and poverty agenda in Kenya,[12] June 18
See also[edit | edit source]
- Africa news (latest), 2023, 2022, 2015-2021, 2008-2014
- Africa community action
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