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The presence of a vulnerable species in Ekor Waterfalls, Nigeria, is a signal that the area could support other rare or threatened species.
There is a promising trend of growing research and training in statistical ecology in Africa.
The financial outcome of COP26 is a glass half full, but it’s not far from a failure.
Humanity’s biggest challenges are not technical, but social, economic, political and behavioural. Effective actions are still possible to stabilise the climate and the planet, but must be taken now.
Pitched at an initial US$8.5 billion, the partnership has the potential to be one of the largest individual climate finance transactions to date. But can a just transition be achieved?
At COP26 in Glasgow everyone was committed to saving the planet, but there were highly divergent views about how to do it.
To improve air quality, a combination of efforts is needed including reducing Eskom’s emissions, investing in cleaner sources of energy, and reducing emissions.
A simplistic ‘all livestock are bad’ narrative is promoted by campaigners, celebrities, philanthropists and policymakers alike. A much more sophisticated debate is needed.
A consequence of a warming world is prolonged dry spells and periods of drought that can lead to infectious diseases like cholera.
African livestock keepers need help: without proactive interventions, increasing temperatures will reduce meat and milk production.
Informal economic activities in Norton, Zimbabwe play a part in environmental sustainability and contribute to the town’s financial sustainability.
Education, historical trends in precipitation, and perceived drought experiences predict increased climate change literacy, but rates are lower for women, those in rural areas, and low-income groups.
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African countries are playing their part in fighting climate change but western nations need to come to the party.
Five aspects need attention if African governments are to be able to mitigate, adapt to and manage climate change in the coming critical decade.
New technologies can help reduce the cost of producing maps that warn where floods might happen.
Flooding constitutes a threat to Nigeria achieving the global sustainable development goals.
African countries cannot be ignored, or just listened to. Their needs should shape the agenda.
Half of all flowering plants mostly or completely rely on animal pollinators to make seeds. A decline in pollinators could cause major disruptions in natural ecosystems.
Paying attention to tree seed to enhance forest landscape restoration: new resources for Africa are available.
Current methods of road carnage prevention in Ghana have proved unsuccessful .
There are calls for measures to reduce the burden of red tape and promote and facilitate biodiversity research in South Africa.
The next year appears likely to bring another sequence of La Niña-related droughts to eastern East Africa. The time to act is now or many will suffer.
Sardines from the cold waters off South Africa’s Atlantic coast are attracted to cold water upwelling in the Indian Ocean. When the upwelling ends, they are trapped in water that is too warm for them.
Domestic dogs have been shown to be the only species necessary to maintain rabies across most of Africa. This means that dog vaccination should control the disease in all species.