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Egypt wants a guarantee that the filling and operation of the Renaissance Dam will not affect the rights it got in 1959.
Pollutants from industrial and domestic sources in the Lagos lagoon represent a cocktail of environmental contaminants.
Such a large accumulation of methane in a lake is unique, and has never been reached in any other lakes.
Kids spend more time outdoors than adults, performing more activities that increase breathing rates, which result in increased exposure to air pollutants.
There are multiple health risks in living close to waste sites, with substantial racial and income differences playing a major role.
Forests must improve communities’ livelihoods to rise as a sustainable management solution
New science shows that estimates of the African lion numbers are underpinned by weak methods. But several new studies from Kenya and Uganda show that lions can be counted robustly.
The poisoning incident in Guinea-Bissau represents a loss of around 5% of the estimated national population of Hooded Vultures, which makes up 22% of the entire global population.
It’s time to redesign food systems that deliver healthy foods, allow farming families to make a good living, and support thriving societies.
As the world deals with COVID-19, the sustainable use of wild species is a critical coping and resilience strategy.
The flooding has affected water resources, agriculture and food security, health and sanitation, fisheries, and energy and infrastructure.
Knowledge about the movement of marine plastics will help reduce the impact of plastic pollution in water bodies.
The Indian Ocean provides a new way of looking at world history that has been dominated by European accounts.
West African countries are faced with the challenge of growing their grids while avoiding the climate impacts of increased fossil fuel use.
We found that air pollution levels in Nairobi increased by 182% over the study period, Kampala by 162% and Addis Ababa by 62%.
Precautions must be taken to realise the full advantage of the benefits associated with trees.
Oversight over how Ghana’s oil wealth is spent has become more important than ever.
Policies should protect arable land from urban encroachment and make peri-urban households less vulnerable.
Neglecting existing communal water supplies risks leaving many of the most vulnerable and remote communities unserved.
The study confirms that collecting water for daily use weighs more heavily on women, making life more difficult for especially older women.
Communities prepare better for flood disasters when they have been actively involved in communicating information.
Despite their popularity, there are reasons to doubt whether “home gardens” provide a sustainable and cost-effective way of addressing hidden hunger.
There is an urgent need for greater awareness of the dangerous substances found in the environment.
Biological control uses live organisms to kill or eat the pest insects.