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Namibia investigates surge in rhino poaching in Etosha parkNyasha Nyaungwa

TotalEnergies and QatarEnergy explore South African Orange Basin

By America Hernandez and Ron Bousso 6 Mar 2024

Australia’s shot-hole borer beetle invasion has begun, but we don’t need to chop down every tree under attack

Australia’s shot-hole borer beetle invasion has begun, but we don’t need to chop down every tree under attack

By Theo Evans and Bruce Webber 16 Feb 2024

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Cadbury-maker Mondelez pumps another $600m into cocoa sustainability programme

1 Nov 2022

2022 WWF report: Freshwater populations have fallen by 83% in less than a lifetime

2022 WWF report: Freshwater populations have fallen by 83% in less than a lifetime

18 Oct 2022

Dr Elizabeth le Roux awarded 2022 JWO Research Grant

Dr Elizabeth le Roux awarded 2022 JWO Research Grant

11 Oct 2022

Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia founder. Source: Patagonia

Patagonia founder gives company away - 'Earth is now our only shareholder'

16 Sep 2022

IWA hosts high-level summit focusing on finance, governance, partnerships

IWA hosts high-level summit focusing on finance, governance, partnerships

14 Sep 2022

Source: Reuters.

Biden signs historic inflation act

Nandita Bose and Steve Holland 19 Aug 2022

Ethical fashion: How transparent are the world's biggest brands?

Ethical fashion: How transparent are the world's biggest brands?

15 Jul 2022

After 40 years of extinction, rhinos return to Mozambique

After 40 years of extinction, rhinos return to Mozambique

Sisipho Skweyiya 4 Jul 2022

Namibia rhino poaching surges in June, ministry says

Namibia rhino poaching surges in June, ministry says

Nyasha Nyaungwa 15 Jun 2022

New €6.7m Southern Africa biodiversity knowledge-building project commences

New €6.7m Southern Africa biodiversity knowledge-building project commences

1 Jun 2022

Ghanian artist melts glass waste into wonders

Ghanian artist melts glass waste into wonders

Cooper Inveen and Francis Kokoroko 11 Apr 2022

Congolese city turns its plastic problem into profit

Congolese city turns its plastic problem into profit

Crispin Kyalangalilwa 8 Apr 2022

Africa's rural communities will be the hardest hit by plastic pollution

Africa's rural communities will be the hardest hit by plastic pollution

Joshua Amponsem 1 Apr 2022

Wanjira Mathai: Africa's water security depends on an all-of-society paradigm

Wanjira Mathai: Africa's water security depends on an all-of-society paradigm

Sindy Peters 25 Mar 2022

Recycling grows in Africa, creating job and business opportunities

Recycling grows in Africa, creating job and business opportunities

18 Mar 2022

Africa faces an uphill battle against western emissions to combat climate change

Africa faces an uphill battle against western emissions to combat climate change

Margaret Kadiri 18 Jan 2022

UN WFP, Impact Hub Kigali launch programme to support food system innovations in Rwanda

UN WFP, Impact Hub Kigali launch programme to support food system innovations in Rwanda

7 Jan 2022

Tools of the water stewardship trade - a global perspective

Tools of the water stewardship trade - a global perspective

Sindy Peters 3 Dec 2021

Namibia to licence production near Okavango Delta if Canadian firm finds oil

Namibia to licence production near Okavango Delta if Canadian firm finds oil

Wendell Roelf 10 Nov 2021

Africa's glaciers to melt, millions of poor face drought, floods, UN says

Africa's glaciers to melt, millions of poor face drought, floods, UN says

Tim Cocks 19 Oct 2021

A new type of black gold in Nigeria: used car tyres

A new type of black gold in Nigeria: used car tyres

Fikayo Owoeye and Seun Sanni 14 Oct 2021

Lagos has a water and sanitation crisis: what the state and city can do

Lagos has a water and sanitation crisis: what the state and city can do

Oluwole Daramola 22 Sep 2021

How climate change contributed to Madagascar's food crisis

How climate change contributed to Madagascar's food crisis

Chris Funk 14 Sep 2021

NGOs seek to halt proposed mining activities in Zambia's Lower Zambezi National Park

NGOs seek to halt proposed mining activities in Zambia's Lower Zambezi National Park

6 Sep 2021

COP26: How the world will measure progress on the Paris climate agreement and keep countries accountable

COP26: How the world will measure progress on the Paris climate agreement and keep countries accountable

Steven Lam, Sherilee Harper and Warren Dodd 2 Sep 2021

Use of leaded petrol eliminated in 'milestone' for health and environment, UN says

Use of leaded petrol eliminated in 'milestone' for health and environment, UN says

Emma Rumney 31 Aug 2021

How students can use storytelling to bring the dangers of climate change to life

How students can use storytelling to bring the dangers of climate change to life

Katie Parsons, Florence Halstead and Lisa Jones 30 Aug 2021

Three quarters of people in G20 nations see climate, nature near tipping points

Three quarters of people in G20 nations see climate, nature near tipping points

Michael Taylor 18 Aug 2021

New global biodiversity goals must take these key lessons into account

New global biodiversity goals must take these key lessons into account

David Obura 17 Aug 2021

Namibia sells only a third of elephants on offer in criticised auction

Namibia sells only a third of elephants on offer in criticised auction

Nyasha Francis Nyaungwa 12 Aug 2021

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Cadbury-maker Mondelez pumps another $600m into cocoa sustainability programme

1 Nov 2022

2022 WWF report: Freshwater populations have fallen by 83% in less than a lifetime

2022 WWF report: Freshwater populations have fallen by 83% in less than a lifetime

18 Oct 2022

Dr Elizabeth le Roux awarded 2022 JWO Research Grant

Dr Elizabeth le Roux awarded 2022 JWO Research Grant

11 Oct 2022

Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia founder. Source: Patagonia

Patagonia founder gives company away - 'Earth is now our only shareholder'

16 Sep 2022

IWA hosts high-level summit focusing on finance, governance, partnerships

IWA hosts high-level summit focusing on finance, governance, partnerships

14 Sep 2022

Source: Reuters.

Biden signs historic inflation act

Nandita Bose and Steve Holland 19 Aug 2022

Ethical fashion: How transparent are the world's biggest brands?

Ethical fashion: How transparent are the world's biggest brands?

15 Jul 2022

After 40 years of extinction, rhinos return to Mozambique

After 40 years of extinction, rhinos return to Mozambique

Sisipho Skweyiya 4 Jul 2022

Namibia rhino poaching surges in June, ministry says

Namibia rhino poaching surges in June, ministry says

Nyasha Nyaungwa 15 Jun 2022

New €6.7m Southern Africa biodiversity knowledge-building project commences

New €6.7m Southern Africa biodiversity knowledge-building project commences

1 Jun 2022

Ghanian artist melts glass waste into wonders

Ghanian artist melts glass waste into wonders

Cooper Inveen and Francis Kokoroko 11 Apr 2022

Congolese city turns its plastic problem into profit

Congolese city turns its plastic problem into profit

Crispin Kyalangalilwa 8 Apr 2022

Africa's rural communities will be the hardest hit by plastic pollution

Africa's rural communities will be the hardest hit by plastic pollution

Joshua Amponsem 1 Apr 2022

Wanjira Mathai: Africa's water security depends on an all-of-society paradigm

Wanjira Mathai: Africa's water security depends on an all-of-society paradigm

Sindy Peters 25 Mar 2022

Recycling grows in Africa, creating job and business opportunities

Recycling grows in Africa, creating job and business opportunities

18 Mar 2022

Africa faces an uphill battle against western emissions to combat climate change

Africa faces an uphill battle against western emissions to combat climate change

Margaret Kadiri 18 Jan 2022

UN WFP, Impact Hub Kigali launch programme to support food system innovations in Rwanda

UN WFP, Impact Hub Kigali launch programme to support food system innovations in Rwanda

7 Jan 2022

Tools of the water stewardship trade - a global perspective

Tools of the water stewardship trade - a global perspective

Sindy Peters 3 Dec 2021

Namibia to licence production near Okavango Delta if Canadian firm finds oil

Namibia to licence production near Okavango Delta if Canadian firm finds oil

Wendell Roelf 10 Nov 2021

Africa's glaciers to melt, millions of poor face drought, floods, UN says

Africa's glaciers to melt, millions of poor face drought, floods, UN says

Tim Cocks 19 Oct 2021

A new type of black gold in Nigeria: used car tyres

A new type of black gold in Nigeria: used car tyres

Fikayo Owoeye and Seun Sanni 14 Oct 2021

Lagos has a water and sanitation crisis: what the state and city can do

Lagos has a water and sanitation crisis: what the state and city can do

Oluwole Daramola 22 Sep 2021

How climate change contributed to Madagascar's food crisis

How climate change contributed to Madagascar's food crisis

Chris Funk 14 Sep 2021

NGOs seek to halt proposed mining activities in Zambia's Lower Zambezi National Park

NGOs seek to halt proposed mining activities in Zambia's Lower Zambezi National Park

6 Sep 2021

COP26: How the world will measure progress on the Paris climate agreement and keep countries accountable

COP26: How the world will measure progress on the Paris climate agreement and keep countries accountable

Steven Lam, Sherilee Harper and Warren Dodd 2 Sep 2021

Use of leaded petrol eliminated in 'milestone' for health and environment, UN says

Use of leaded petrol eliminated in 'milestone' for health and environment, UN says

Emma Rumney 31 Aug 2021

How students can use storytelling to bring the dangers of climate change to life

How students can use storytelling to bring the dangers of climate change to life

Katie Parsons, Florence Halstead and Lisa Jones 30 Aug 2021

Three quarters of people in G20 nations see climate, nature near tipping points

Three quarters of people in G20 nations see climate, nature near tipping points

Michael Taylor 18 Aug 2021

New global biodiversity goals must take these key lessons into account

New global biodiversity goals must take these key lessons into account

David Obura 17 Aug 2021

Namibia sells only a third of elephants on offer in criticised auction

Namibia sells only a third of elephants on offer in criticised auction

Nyasha Francis Nyaungwa 12 Aug 2021

Radisson Hotels offset 100% CO2 emissions globally

6 Aug 2021

How palm oil became the world's most hated, most used fat source

Jonathan E. Robins 30 Jul 2021

Rhino and elephant poaching declines in Namibia

Rhino and elephant poaching declines in Namibia

Nyasha Nyaungwa 27 Jul 2021

Covid-19 pandemic is affecting conservation efforts in Madagascar

Covid-19 pandemic is affecting conservation efforts in Madagascar

Estelle Razanatsoa 13 Jul 2021

Fund nature protection now or face huge losses, says World Bank

Fund nature protection now or face huge losses, says World Bank

Michael Taylor 2 Jul 2021

Ecomimicry: the nature-inspired approach to design that could be the antidote to urban 'blandscapes'

Ecomimicry: the nature-inspired approach to design that could be the antidote to urban 'blandscapes'

Stuart Connop and Caroline Nash 30 Jun 2021

Deforestation is driven by global markets

Deforestation is driven by global markets

Ruben Valbuena and Thomas Lovejoy 11 Jun 2021

Luxury fashion label Chanel invests $25m in new climate adaptation fund

Luxury fashion label Chanel invests $25m in new climate adaptation fund

Michael Taylor 11 Jun 2021

African researchers invited to apply for JWO Research Grant

African researchers invited to apply for JWO Research Grant

2 Jun 2021

Zimbabwe re-introduces rhinos in Gonarezhou park after three decades

Zimbabwe re-introduces rhinos in Gonarezhou park after three decades

MacDonald Dzirutwe 13 May 2021

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