The Association of African Exhibition Organisers partners with the Event Greening...
As the African population rapidly increases, expected to nearly double from 1.3 to 2.5 billion by 2050, the demand for secure jobs and a sustainable...
Circular solutions vital to curb enviro harm from cement and concrete
Concrete is ubiquitous in the modern world, but building cities, roads and other infrastructure and more comes with an environmental cost. Cement and concrete...
Malawi police arrest elephant poachers in Kasungu National Park
Police and wildlife authorities in Malawi have arrested two men suspected of having killed an elephant in Kasungu National Park.Residents of villages just outside...
Snack giant PepsiCo sourced palm oil from razed Indigenous land –...
In the last few years it is likely that PepsiCo has been using in its production palm oil from deforested land claimed by the...
Drone cameras help scientists distinguish between drought stress & fungus in...
Scientists have used remote sensing, spectroscopy and machine learning to detect sick oak trees and distinguish between drought stress and oak wilt, a fungal...
How predatory fishing has decimated Brazil coastal fish populations for decades
A study by the ReefSYN group analyzed reef fish landings between 1950 and 2015, finding significant changes in the species caught.Reduced catch volumes, increased...
In largest ever study, Indigenous and local communities report the impacts...
Sonam Lama Hyolmo
Article by: Sonam Lama Hyolmo
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South Africa Today - Environment
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Report links H&M and Zara to major environmental damage in biodiverse...
A report by U.K. investigative NGO Earthsight links supply chains of fashion giants H&M and Zara to large-scale illegal deforestation, land-grabbing, violence and corruption...
Panama delays promised relocation of sinking island community
The government of Panama continues to delay the process of relocating almost 1,300 Indigenous Guna inhabitants from an island experiencing rising sea levels due...
International hesitancy to adopt environmental regulations threatens Indigenous rights
In recent years, state and corporate actors have been hesitant to adopt measures to reach climate and biodiversity goals, in some cases watering down...
The environmental mismanagement of enduring oil industry impacts in the Pan...
The history of extractivism in the Pan Amazon shows that environmental damage has been commonplace, only now there are new demands from the parent...
Indigenous efforts to save Peru’s Marañon River could spell trouble for...
In March, the Federation of Kukama Indigenous Women in the Parinari district of Loreto won a lawsuit against the oil company Petroperú and the...
