From Carbon Sink to Carbon Source: The Crisis of Africa’s Forests

From Carbon Sink to Carbon Source: The Crisis of Africa’s Forests

Introduction For decades, the planet’s tropical forests - including those in Africa - have been celebrated as one of our most powerful natural defenses against...
Leanne Emery-Hunter - CEO of Tshikululu Social Investments

Enabling the Just Energy Transition: Creating a socially inclusive future

When we talk about the Just Energy Transition (JET), we tend to focus only on gigawatts, emissions targets, and investment flows. At its core,...
Clean Cooking for Equality: Dialogue on Women’s Economic Empowerment and the Just Energy Transition

Clean Cooking for Equality: Dialogue on Women’s Economic Empowerment and the...

In South Africa, over one million households continue to rely on polluting fuels such as wood, coal and paraffin. This reliance perpetuates health risks,...
South Africa’s Corporates Are Bleeding Money on Energy. Here’s How Open Access Energy Is Helping Them Stop That

South Africa’s Corporates Are Bleeding Money on Energy. Here’s How Open...

Eskom tariffs have increased by 937% since 2007, while load-shedding cost the South African economy R2.8 trillion in 2023 alone. Yet most large energy...
Why Cheetahs Have Tear Marks and Nine Other Mind-Blowing Facts This International Cheetah Day

Why Cheetahs Have Tear Marks and Nine Other Mind-Blowing Facts This...

As International Cheetah Day approaches on 4 December, the Lion & Safari Park is shining a spotlight on one of Africa’s most extraordinary and...
Tanzanian hip hop artist Frida Amani named UNEP Advocate

Tanzanian hip hop artist Frida Amani named UNEP Advocate

Nairobi, Kenya, 2 December 2025-/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) today named Tanzanian hip hop artist Frida Amani as its first-ever Advocate...