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Agriculture

Industrial scale farming is flawed: What ecologically-friendly farming practices could look like in Africa

Rachel Wynberg 24 Jan 2025

A woman uses a donkey cart to transport a barrel of water in drought affected areas in Higlo Kebele, Adadle woreda, Somali region of Ethiopia, in this undated handout photograph. Michael Tewelde/World Food Programme/Handout via Reuters/ File Photo

Climate Change

Climate Investment Funds board backs $500m Ethiopia nature plan

Simon Jessop 6 Dec 2024

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Agriculture

Farming with a mixture of crops, animals and trees is better for the environment and for people – evidence from Ghana and Malawi

Laura Vang Rasmussen, Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong, Ingo Grass, Marney Isaac and Rachel Bezner Kerr 19 Jun 2024

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Kenya’s devastating floods expose decades of poor urban planning and bad land management

Sean Avery 6 May 2024

Technology can boost farming in Africa, but it can also threaten biodiversity - how to balance the two

Agri Tech

Technology can boost farming in Africa, but it can also threaten biodiversity - how to balance the two

Thomas Daum, Frédéric Baudron, Ingo Grass, Matin Qaim and Regina Birner 18 Jul 2023

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Climate Change

Report on national greenhouse gas published

28 Apr 2023

SRK completes UNCCD Global Land Outlook report for SADC

Sustainable Development

SRK completes UNCCD Global Land Outlook report for SADC

7 Dec 2022

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, 2 November 2021. Paul Ellis/Pool via Reuters

Climate Change

Jeff Bezos fund to push for Africa land restoration around UN climate summit

Jeffrey Dastin 4 Oct 2022

Managing dam siltation in South Africa: Implications for water security

Infrastructure & Utilities

Managing dam siltation in South Africa: Implications for water security

Lesego Gaegane 19 Apr 2022

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Agri Tech

Using AI in agriculture could boost global food security - but we need to anticipate the risks

Asaf Tzachor 31 Mar 2022

Climate change poses risk to gender equality

Environment & Natural Resources

Climate change poses risk to gender equality

16 Mar 2022

#WaterStewardship: Protecting South Africa's 'water factories'

Sustainable Development

#WaterStewardship: Protecting South Africa's 'water factories'

Sindy Peters 24 Nov 2021

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Agriculture

Keeping SA's agricultural sector sustainable is imperative. Here's why

21 Sep 2021

Startups are the way to a new Namibia

Entrepreneurship

Startups are the way to a new Namibia

Joshua Romisher 1 Sep 2021

Fund nature protection now or face huge losses, says World Bank

Environment & Natural Resources

Fund nature protection now or face huge losses, says World Bank

Michael Taylor 2 Jul 2021

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Railway

Kenya's huge railway project is causing environmental damage. Here's how

29 Jun 2021

SA sees increase in alien invasive species

Environment & Natural Resources

SA sees increase in alien invasive species

31 May 2021

Food and clean water start with soil biodiversity: Learning more about it is urgent

Agriculture

Food and clean water start with soil biodiversity: Learning more about it is urgent

Charlene Janion-Scheepers 10 Dec 2020

Cabinet approves measures to address threatened biodiversity

Environment & Natural Resources

Cabinet approves measures to address threatened biodiversity

25 Nov 2020

Climate change, migration and urbanisation: patterns in Sub-Saharan Africa

Climate Change

Climate change, migration and urbanisation: patterns in Sub-Saharan Africa

Roman Hoffmann 4 Nov 2020

Key insights into land degradation from seven African countries

Forestry

Key insights into land degradation from seven African countries

Karl Hughes 5 Oct 2020

ESG

South African Food Loss and Waste Voluntary Agreement launches

29 Sep 2020

South Africa's land reform policies need to embrace social, economic and ecological sustainability

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

South Africa's land reform policies need to embrace social, economic and ecological sustainability

23 Sep 2020

Professor Timm Hoffman wins 2020 WWF Living Planet Award

Environment & Natural Resources

Professor Timm Hoffman wins 2020 WWF Living Planet Award

2 Sep 2020

Biodiversity in the balance - degradation threatens economic prosperity

Environment & Natural Resources

Biodiversity in the balance - degradation threatens economic prosperity

Ashim Paun 14 Jul 2020

IQbusiness Youth Progress Index and Report: key findings to improve youth outcomes

Youth Employment

IQbusiness Youth Progress Index and Report: key findings to improve youth outcomes

25 Jun 2020

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Agriculture

Call to protect land

17 Jun 2020

Sustainable Development Goals still critically important

Social Entrepreneurship

Sustainable Development Goals still critically important

Dr Cobus Oosthuizen 30 Apr 2020

Adidas and Ikea lead 2020 sustainable cotton ranking

Fashion & Homeware

Adidas and Ikea lead 2020 sustainable cotton ranking

13 Feb 2020

Sustainable Farming

A look at sustainable farming trends in South Africa

Claudi Nortjé 12 Feb 2020

Diversifying approaches to conserving nature

Responsible Tourism

Diversifying approaches to conserving nature

Mucha Mkono, Jason I. Ransom, Katarzyna Nowak and Patrick O. Onyango 7 Jan 2020

Ethiopia is making maps to help improve soil health

Agriculture

Ethiopia is making maps to help improve soil health

Ermias Betemariam 5 Dec 2019

United Nations SDG publication released this week.

ESG

United Nations sounds warning on achieving SDGs

27 Sep 2019

Ethiopia's future is tied to water - a vital yet threatened resource in a changing climate

Food, Water & Energy Security

Ethiopia's future is tied to water - a vital yet threatened resource in a changing climate

Meron Teferi Taye and Ellen Dyer 2 Sep 2019

Subsidies are key to better fertiliser access, study shows

Agriculture

Subsidies are key to better fertiliser access, study shows

Inga Vesper 22 Aug 2019

Restoring soil can help address climate change

Sustainable Farming

Restoring soil can help address climate change

David R. Montgomery 14 Aug 2019

Entrepreneurs called to tackle land restoration in Africa

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurs called to tackle land restoration in Africa

16 Aug 2019

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Agriculture

Precision agriculture is key to meeting Africa's growing demand for food

Tony Esmeraldo 23 Jul 2019

New report: Climate change threatens progress across SDGs

Climate Change

New report: Climate change threatens progress across SDGs

11 Jul 2019

Agricultural innovation needed to improve farmers' resilience to drought, says FAO

Sustainable Farming

Agricultural innovation needed to improve farmers' resilience to drought, says FAO

18 Jun 2019

Global disaster risk reduction platform calls for drastic change of course

Climate Change

Global disaster risk reduction platform calls for drastic change of course

23 May 2019

Environment & Natural Resources

Scientists to explore how ecological infrastructure investment can boost climate resilience

30 Apr 2019

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Mining

Bench Marks warns minister not to poll Xolobeni community on mining

11 Jan 2019

Africa could lose more than half its bird and mammal species by 2100

Environment & Natural Resources

Africa could lose more than half its bird and mammal species by 2100

16 Nov 2018

How Africa can up its game on water management for agriculture

Agriculture

How Africa can up its game on water management for agriculture

Andrew Slaughter 27 Aug 2018

A major cause of flooding in Nairobi is inappropriate building on riparian land. Flickr/Ubadheer

Sustainable Development

Why Kenya's demolishing 4000 buildings in Nairobi

Sean Avery 20 Aug 2018

FAO calls for greater resilience against drought in Africa

Agriculture

FAO calls for greater resilience against drought in Africa

18 Jun 2018

FAO's how-to guide to transforming food and agriculture

Agriculture

FAO's how-to guide to transforming food and agriculture

8 Jun 2018

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Agriculture

On dangerous ground: Land degradation is turning soils into deserts

Prof Abbas El-Zein 29 Mar 2018

#IPBES6 to launch five major biodiversity assessments

Environment & Natural Resources

#IPBES6 to launch five major biodiversity assessments

16 Mar 2018