Members of the Somali Media for Environment, Science, Health and Agriculture (SOMESHA) made a tremendous nationwide climate monitoring outlook after the government of Somalia announced yesterday morning that weather storms may hit many coastal areas in the country. After a cabinet meeting in Mogadishu yesterday, the government has called all communities living on the coasts [...]
Autocracy and aid dependency killed an agriculture success story By Masimba Tafirenyika Once againMalawifinds itself in a tight spot. A food crisis set off by erratic rains, rising food prices and economic hardships is slowly unfolding. Sadly and unexpectedly,Malawihas lost its hard-earned status as an agricultural success story. Many are now wondering what went wrong [...]
JS/XM/DOC/ 549/12 Date:27 /10/2012 Press release: (Statement on the Charcoal Export at Kismayu Port Mogadishu — October 27, 2012, The Somali government reiterates the ban on charcoal exports In line with the UN Security Council resolution where all member states were asked to take the necessary measures to prevent the export and import of charcoal [...]
An Estimated 50 Per Cent of Wetlands Lost During the 20th Century Hyderabad (India), 16 October 2012 – The key role that rapidly diminishing wetlands play in supporting human life and biodiversity needs to be recognized and integrated into decision-making as a vital component of the transition to a resource-efficient, sustainable world economy, according to [...]
New Future for Niger Delta Communities Finally In Sight on Anniversary of Ogoniland Environmental Assessment Study Nairobi, 01 August 2012 – The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has welcomed the Government of Nigeria’s decision to proceed with a major oil contamination clean-up of Ogoniland in the Niger Delta. Twelve months ago UNEP presented its scientific assessment [...]
Exclusive interview with Luc Gnacadja, head of UN desertification convention By Busani Bafana Arable land is vital for Africa, both as a key asset for farmers and, together with vegetation, to help store carbon that would otherwise be emitted into the atmosphere and contribute to climate change. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates [...]
CIVIL society group, Social and Economic Rights Action Center (SERAC) has been raising serious concerns over the plght of over 25,000 families currently rendered homeless by operatives of the armed security forces in Port Harcourt, the capital city of Rivers State, in Southern Nigeria. The group strongly condemned the demolition of Abonnema community by soldiers [...]
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, June 21, 2012/ – The African Development Bank (AfDB) (http://www.afdb.org) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) have released a joint report on the state of environment in Africa, and are calling world leaders to invest in Africa’s natural capital. The report is intended to catalyze decision-makers to invest in [...]
By their very nature, cooperatives can balance economic, environmental, and social needs. The ILO will be showcasing some of its successful experiences in this field at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). One of them involves more than 200,000 coffee producers and almost 200 cooperatives in Ethiopia. ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – When an [...]
KALOKOL, 8 June 2012 (IRIN) – Kalokol fish-landing bay in Kenya’s northwestern Turkana region is a hive of activity when the fish come in: Women fishmongers jostle for bargains as they seek to buy smaller fish to sell at the local market, while waiting middlemen rush to load the best fish into their vehicles. “There [...]
