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.
Solutions to climate change and environmental degradation for women and girls
In mid-November, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) hosted a summit in Nairobi, Kenya to rally the political will and financial commitments urgently needed to implement the goals of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) adopted by 179 governments in Cairo. That 1994
Indigenous peoples and the nature they protect
Who are we talking about when we refer to indigenous peoples; and what do we mean when we say that land is traditionally owned, managed or occupied? A single definition would not capture the full range and diversity of the indigenous
How trees are revolutionizing cities around the world
What word comes to mind when you think of “cities”? Busy? And when you think of “forests”? Peaceful? What if cities could be something different? To date, cities have largely been problematic for the environment. They occupy just two percent of
Coronavirus transmission has been associated with traditional wet markets.
Fèvre: The term “wet market” is sometimes misunderstood and laden with judgment. What are referred to as wet markets are really just a type of fresh food market. Selling low volume fresh food is also an essential way in which millions–perhaps