Biodiversity

Industrial risks

MALI: Government leads campaign against cyanide use ingold panning

Sea and coastline

MADAGASCAR: Japan provides $4.4 million for coral reef conservation

Biodiversity

CENTRAL AFRICA: CAFI releases $65 million for forest conservation in Congo

Industrial risks

WEST AFRICA: Greenpeace calls for fishmeal plants to be shut down

Agriculture and Climate

BURKINA FASO: Mathieu Ouedraogo’s cultivation technique awarded at COP14

Biodiversity

TANZANIA: Nine black rhinos transferred from South Africa to Serengeti Park

Biodiversity

CAR: Pygmy hunters turn into elephant protectors

Agroécology

EGYPT: Baramoda start-up transforms agricultural waste into organic fertilizer

Biodiversity

AFRICA: Green Peace calls for an end to all activity in the rainforest

Biodiversity

AFRICA: New trade restrictions for wild elephants enter into force

Waste & Recycling

AFRICA: IITA launches agricultural waste-to-fertilizer project

Biodiversity

TANZANIA: Government will kill 10% of country’s crocodiles and hippos

Biodiversity

ZIMBABWE: All-female rangers unit achieves unexpected success

Agroécology

EGYPT: Greenhouse agriculture to reduce water consumption

Industrial Impacts

CONGO BRAZZAVILLE: How to exploit Oyo’s oil without environmental impact

Biodiversity

ETHIOPIA: Over 350 million trees planted in 12 hours

Management of natural areas

MALI: Population plant 2100 trees in Niamala, southern Mali

Biodiversity

NIGER: Termit and Tin-Toumma reserve threatened by CNPC oil exploitation

Biodiversity

AFRICA: “Rhino bonds” to be issued by 2020 to protect black rhinos

Waste & Recycling

SOUTH AFRICA: Research programme on plastic waste to be launched soon

Biodiversity

WEST AFRICA: Two environmental protection programmes underway

Biodiversity

Morocco: Government should step up efforts to promote biodiversity

Rain waters

MALI: Government launches national plan to save Niger River

Management of natural areas

CAMEROON: Key centre for forest conservation in Central Africa