Climate justice and queer rights activism can at first glance seem to exist as separate movements, but further insight shows that they are deeply aligned and are driven by the same values. Queerness thrums with the same harmony that reverberates across nature, which climate justice aims to save. This article focuses on exploring that connection […]
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As a densely populated neighbourhood, community members lament the impact of indiscriminate waste disposals by the cart pushers, with many saying they are used to the “terrible air pollution” in the area. The stench from a mountain of refuse welcomes visitors to Gengere, a community situated behind the popular Mile 12 market in Lagos. Rotten […]
More than 1,000 heads of livestock are feared dead in Tana River County as drought ravages the county. What used to be green grazing fields filled with grass and fodder is now a bed of carcasses as residents count losses each day. Villages are filled with choking odour as locals teeter at the brink of […]
Residents living in Kigali will soon be able to move around the city on electric bicycles. In a matter of weeks the residents will have the option of moving around the city on sharable bicycles enabled by a mobility app. The bicycles will be docked in different stations around the city. The stations can be […]
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Namibia: ‘The Fire Is Destroying Us’
“THE fire is destroying us. More than 15 farms are now on fire,” former Oshakati mayor Katrina Shimbulu said yesterday. Shimbulu, who is currently the president of the Association of Local Authorities in Namibia, said: “As I speak to you, I am literally evading the fire.” Her farm is located near Outjo in the Kunene […]
But the African Reclaimers Organisation says they have still not been integrated into the City of Johannesburg’s waste management plan The African Reclaimers Organisation (ARO) has won an award from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). WWF says informal reclaimers perform an essential role in recycling. ARO’s Luyanda Hlatshwayo says he hopes the award will help […]
This year, World Environment Day saw the launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, which aims to mobilize hundreds of millions of people in a landmark effort to heal the planet. To date, 115 countries have joined the campaign, making commitments to restore crucial ecosystems like forests, rivers and grasslands. Taken together, these pledges […]
As the African island nation experiences a food-security crisis driven by global warming, researchers say it is an alarm bell for the world The cracked red earth and sunken eyes of gaunt children, their bellies swollen from acute malnutrition, bear witness to the devastation being wrought by Madagascar’s worst drought in four decades. As the […]
The 2021 fire season has destroyed a total 408 366.7 hectares of land representing an 84.97% increase during the same period in 2020 when 220 778.79 hectares were burnt from the recorded 395 veld fire incidences. The veld fire season which spans from the 31st of July to the 31st of October is a period […]
Tunis/Tunisia — A seminar on the first part of the 6th assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on the consequences of global warming will be held on September 10 in Tunis, the organisers said in a press release. “This new international report of the IPCC, released on August 9, 2021, is […]
Dar es Salaam — The National Environmental Management Council (NEMC) said yesterday that it was slapping a Sh3.3 billion fine on Lake Oil Limited, saying the fuel marketer had built several fuelling stations in a manner that contravenes with the law. The NEMC director general, Dr Samuel Gwamaka, told journalists in Dar es Salaam yesterday […]
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Namibia: Earth Dams and Water Security
Allow me to share my earthly views on your platform. The skeletal nature of this article is engrossed in water conservation in Namibia. Namibia is a semi-arid desert country, where rainfall is a seasonal occurrence that we only have about four to five months of rain. The rest of the year, we depend mostly on […]
The community of Okombahe in the Erongo region is up in arms over a proposed marble mining project in their area, saying they will fight against the activity with all power. Residents expressed their discontent over the planned mining that will be conducted on a 7 464-hectare of land that is part of the //Khan-heb […]
Most families in the expansive region are struggling and looking for another way of getting food; some have ventured into small businesses such as selling firewood to get money and buy food For most people who have grown up and lived in Karamoja, it has been mostly a pastoralist’s life. Drought, erratic rains However, last […]
Nairobi — Marshaling collective action to combat climate change has been listed as a key agenda at the inaugural CARICOM-Africa Summit set to begin on Tuesday, September 7. The virtual meeting bringing together Heads of State and Government from the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) and the African Union (AU) will also deliberate trade […]
There were recent publications on the interception of elephant ivory (846 kg) and pangolin scales (7.1 tonnes) and claws (4.6kg), worth USD54 million (about N22 billion) in Lagos by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). Information is unclear as to whether the source of these consignments is from within the country or elsewhere. Nigeria is known […]
Tropical forests are well known for being the “lungs” of our planet. Through photosynthesis, the trees in these forests produce oxygen and remove enormous amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, helping to mitigate global warming. The world’s most famous tropical forests found on lowlands, like those of the Amazon or Borneo, are celebrated for […]
Herald Reporter Farmers are continuously losing their livestock in Kwekwe rural district after being affected by rabies, prompting the veterinary services department to vaccinate all dogs in the district to eradicate the disease. There are so far no human deaths recorded in Kwekwe rural district due to rabies, but recently five people died from other […]