Why Nigeria may phase out diesel, petrol vehicles
As part of measures to battle global warming, Nigeria, a signatory to the Paris treaty, may ban petrol and diesel vehicles within the...
Can swarms of seed-bearing drones help regrow the planet's forests?
Resting in the middle of a grassy field like a giant black beetle, the multi-rotor drone looks pretty much like any other commercial...
Gambia: Mangrove forests protect coastal communities
The National Environment Agency (NEA) is implementing the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Global Environment Facility...
To fight desertification we need to drive diversity on farms and plates
On this year’s international day to combat desertification, the United Nations urged for more investment in making land more productive...
Why the 11 countries that rely on the Nile need to reach a river deal soon
More than 300 million people rely on the waters of the River Nile. The Nile river basin contains over 10% of Africa’s landmass, in 11...
Role of landfill pollution in climate change
When issues of pollution are discussed, reported and presented, it’s normally the discourse of air pollution that supersedes that of...
Mobile app to help farmers stave off crop losses
“Are my crops doing well?” is a question haunts every farmer. Now an innovative multi-lingual plant disease and pest diagnostic app...
7 reasons we’re facing a global water crisis
Droughts in Somalia. Water rationing in Rome. Flooding in Jakarta. It doesn’t take a hydrologist to realise that there is a growing...
Africa has major potential in future food security
Europe will remain an important supplier of agricultural goods in the future but the greatest untapped potential lies in Africa, which...
Ethiopia's coffee industry threatened by climate change
Global warming is affecting the lives of an estimated 15 million Ethiopian farmers, who heavily rely on the coffee industry for their...