1+ hour, 26+ min ago  (948+ words) Protecting nature and reducing poverty are often treated as separate global challenges to be solved. But in many parts of Africa, the same land is needed for conserving nature and for people's food security and livelihoods. Ethiopia is one of…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (646+ words) Resolving such a complaint requires navigating a strict nine-step accountability process. Sixty-six days later, on May 4, the Kenyan government officially launched fencing operations at Kaptagat Forest in Elgeyo Marakwet County. The case was still at Step Two: Determining Eligibility. On…...

4+ week, 18+ hour ago  (544+ words) Mombasa, Kenya — For decades, the outlook for the coral reefs has been increasingly bleak. Corals are some of the world's most biodiverse ecosystems, which have faced an existential threat due to rising temperatures that cause increased incidences of bleaching. This…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (741+ words) Yet while the threats are undeniable and urgent, a growing body of evidence suggests the story may be more complex and, in unexpected ways, far more hopeful than the doom narrative suggests. The study, 50 Reefs Plus, identified approximately 165,000 square kilometres…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (525+ words) After more than a decade of intense negotiations, historically land-dispossessed communities living around the Kruger National Park can finally put a painful chapter behind them, following a landmark agreement that recognises their economic and heritage rights to the land. This…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (196+ words) South Africa's iconic Kruger National Park is set to mark a historic milestone as President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the official launch of the Park's centenary commemorations at Skukuza Rest Camp in Mpumalanga on Saturday evening. The year 2026 marks 100 years since…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (649+ words) 'Unseen Line' is a moving and deeply human documentary that explores the lives of seals along Namibia's coastline and the people fighting to protect them from the unfortunate reality of being ensnared by ocean pollution. Some of the pollutants include…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (473+ words) Kampala — Every year on May 22, the international community marks the United Nations International Day for Biological Diversity to raise global awareness about the accelerating loss of our planet's species and ecosystems. This day unites people worldwide to protect nature. It…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago  (201+ words) South Africa has announced plans to return Zimbabwe's last remaining soapstone bird along with ancestral human remains in a symbolic handover ahead of Independence Day celebrations. In a statement, South Africa's Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie said…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (988+ words) To some, they are essential for conserving wildlife, minimising encroachment, and preventing the type of conflict that happens when humans come into contact with wildlife. To others, fences represent exclusion. They break the landscape up into pieces, prevent wild animals…...