It's one thing to come up with food security plans. But implementing them is tough.
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Insects are an excellent tool to fight hunger and malnutrition because they are abundant and nutritious.
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The private-sector plays an increasing role helping agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa adapt to a changing climate.
The number of giraffes in Africa has dropped by 40% over the past 30 years, but the reasons for this remain largely unknown.
A major constraint that prevents Kenyans from benefiting from the oil sector includes the lack of specialised training or technical skills
Research says South Africa's picture perfect weather conditions are a tourist's dream.
Flooding seems to be an inevitable reality for Nigeria. But the risks can be minimised.
The ocean floor holds unique information about Earth's history. Scientific ocean drilling, which started 50 years ago, has yielded insights into climate change, geohazards and the key conditions for life.
Conflict between people and animals has been on the increase in Tsavo, Kenya.
The fossa, Madagascar's largest predator, is a cat-like carnivore that eats everything from insects to lemurs. Because they are rare and elusive, scientists know very little about them, including how many there are.
Saving the rhino means tackling demand for its horn.
Africa's remaining sawfishes are found along the coasts of Madagascar and Mozambique. But they are under threat.
South Africa needs to strengthen its response to plastic pollution.
Without action about 50 African countries and surrounding islands will be affected by rising sea levels.
Nuclear energy should be a possibility for African countries.
Efforts to conserve nature needs to include communities.
New coal mining operations could threaten
South Africa's Mapungubwe World Heritage Site.
Urgent measures need to be adopted to prevent corruption linked to illegal fishing activity in an around Lake Victoria.
Planning for rivers is one thing, but implementation is another as urbanisation and population growth increases.
Botswana has been an unparalleled elephant conservation success story. That seems to be changing.
Rainforests may have played far more of a role in shaping human evolution than previously thought.
Tanzania faces the challenge of conserving forests in a developing country with a rapidly expanding population.
Green infrastructure can be a valuable tool in helping vulnerable communities to face the double threat of flooding and drought.
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More action is needed to increase soil organic matter for the sake of improved nutrition.
Climate change
Staying below 1.5°C will require urgent, deep and radical changes in almost every aspect of our lives.
For hot, dry and water-stressed countries like Botswana and Namibia, high temperatures and droughts will be more severe than the global average.
Energy
Small-scale renewable energy projects have tremendous potential to power rural areas in the DRC. Rural areas in the country have very little access to electricity.
Providing people with clean drinking water and sanitation is less expensive than grid electrification and it could improve more lives.
Africa's energy potential remains under-exploited, the energy entrepreneur is well-positioned to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the energy sector.
Rhino horn
The rhino horn auction in South Africa is a serious setback in the fight against poaching and the survival of wild rhinos. The chances of the horns remaining in the country are next to zero.
Policymakers need to proceed with caution when it comes to legalising rhino horn as it could be a high risk strategy.
The first online rhino auction in South Africa wasn't a success. This has done very little to help rhinos. It may, in fact, encourage more poaching as demand has not slowed down.
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A synthesis centre in Africa would massively improve the ability of researchers to understand complex scientific problems.
The unpredictability of hurricanes makes it hard to say for sure whether climate change is making them worse. But we do know that sea-level rise and increased evaporation will worsen the impacts.
The symptoms of 'schizophrenia' are very real, but experts are looking for a better way to define them.
An expert report shows that the G20 countries are using their energy more efficiently. But there is still a long way to go.
Cholera kills thousands every year but is treatable if it is caught early. Understanding how El Niño shifts cholera risks in Africa can help countries prepare for outbreaks and save lives.
Indian-made antivenoms, common throughout Africa because they are affordable, showed little-to-no neutralisation of the African Echis venoms.
To stimulate innovation in the agriculture sector education and training is in dire need of substantial reform for greater integration, cooperation and accountability.
We focus on large, charismatic animals at the expense of these crucial 'lowly creatures'.
Policy choices made by Senegal, Ghana, Rwanda, Angola, Cameroon, Ethiopia and Togo over the past 15 years have led to significant reductions in child undernourishment.
Research in Kenya’s capital found average levels of hazardous solid and liquid particles in the air within households were three times more than the WHO recommended maximum level.
The Galapagos Islands' giant tortoises are one of the world's best examples of evolution. Scientists are pioneering new conservation strategies to save them from extinction and restore their habitat.
Massive state capture activity is taking place in the South African water sector under the guise of radical economic transformation, threatening financial sustainability and water supply.
Used tyres pose a serious environmental challenge. So far, traditional recycling methods have proved insufficient to solve the problem. New, eco-friendy alternatives are now being explored.
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