Green Energy from Biogas Transforms Landscapes & Womenʼs Lives
This aquatic plant native to South America, first appeared in countries in Africa in the early 1900s. It arrived in east Africa with Belgian colonists in Rwanda, who liked the look of its glossy leaves and delicate purple flowers floating
Indigenous Communities and LO-TEK solutions to Climate Change
Julia Watson dares to propose that indigenous communities are pioneers of technologies that offer solutions to climate change. In her new book, LO– TEK Design by Radical Indigenism, Watson argues that tribal communities, seen by many as primitive, are highly
The Savanna Biome South Africa
Siya is a campaigner for the Savanna Biome, which is the largest Biome in southern Africa, occupying 46% of its area, and over one-third the area of South Africa. It is characterized by a grassy ground layer and a distinct
Lake Chad – West Africa
Oladosuʼs is a passionate campaigner for Lake Chad, which is located in the Sahelian zone of west-central Africa on the borders of Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria, and Niger. It is situated in an interior basin formerly occupied by a much larger
The Mau Forest -Kenya
Allen campaigns for the Mau Forests Complex (MFC), which forms the largest closed-canopy forest ecosystem in Kenya, the largest indigenous montane forest in East Africa. It is the most important water catchment in the Kenyan Rift Valley and Western Kenya.
The Congo Basin Rainforest – Central Africa
Vanessa is an advocate for the Congo Basin Rainforest, home to the second largest tropical rainforest in the world, after the Amazon. The vast landscape spans across six Central African countries and nearly 150 distinct ethnic groups inhabit this rainforest.