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South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province is bearing the brunt of renewed rhino poaching efforts. This is a result of increased security and anti-poaching in the Kruger National Park.
It’s crucial to know the relationship between biodiversity and carbon storage to assess whether carbon-focused conservation will also protect the most biodiverse forests.
Dams are once again being recognised as important key contributors to a prosperous and sustainable future.
If harnessed properly, the sun holds tremendous potential to provide sustainable energy for the earth.
Elephants, livestock and grass all play an important role in ensuring the survival of the Hirola - the world’s rarest antelope.
The South African government is not giving up on its push for a controversial nuclear power plan. But it’s chances of succeeding have been greatly reduced.
Cheetah’s rarity and elusiveness poses a problem for conservationists who need to know where they still persist, and whether their numbers are increasing or decreasing.
Tanzania and Uganda have improved gender integration in agriculture policy. But a lot still needs to be done in the allocation of resources and transformation.
Africa prioritises and makes more of an effort for large mammal conservation than any other region in the world.
A critical factor in the preservation of the Ethiopian wolf is the commitment and dedication to finding common ground between the needs of people and wildlife.
Africa’s energy potential remains under-exploited, the energy entrepreneur is well-positioned to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the energy sector.
A ruling by a South African court makes it unlikely that the country will see any nuclear development in the foreseeable future.
Climate change, deforestation, overfishing and hydrocarbon exploitation threatens one of Africa’s oldest lake’s, Lake Tanganyika.
If resilience efforts don’t consider justice issues, they will end up making those who are the most in need the least resilient.
Sound wildlife management is incredibly important, and could enhance the conservation status of large carnivores like the leopard, which has recently been listed as a vulnerable species.
Unless they trust climate change programmes, communities will continue to plunder forests rendering such interventions redundant.
New research helps us understand how and why spotted hyenas are able to survive exposure to pathogens that kill other species.
Bike lanes in South Africa were meant to encourage commuter cycling and ease congestion but in Johannesburg the initiative garnered more outrage than support.
Rwanda is powering ahead with peat. The country hopes that the opening of two peat power plants will add to the current power mix.
The UN Sustainable Energy initiative has set the goal of ensuring sustainable energy for all by 2030. However, the international community still can’t overcome the problem of energy access.
New, fascinating observations about the behaviour of wild chimpanzees showed that they can apply a complex technique to access honey.
Eight Tanzanians have been arrested in Malawi after looking into a uranium mine. They say the country has no right to flout the rule of law and to harass groups acting in the public interest.
South Africa’s energy sector is perhaps at its most fluid and unpredictable stage it has ever been in.
Nigeria needs a collaborative approach involving voluntary partnerships between the state, an international development agency, the business sector and civil society to solve its problems.