Senior Reporter The Environmental Management Agency (EMA) does not want farmers to use controlled burning to create fireguards as the weather was now windy, dry and hot and the deliberate burning can easily swing out of control and cause major veld fires. So far three people have died while 408 366 hectares of land have […]
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Mashonaland Central Bureau With at least 23 veld fire incidents having been recorded since the beginning of the fire season on July 31, thatch grass traders in Mashonaland Central are playing a major role in prevention of outbreaks by cutting down grass, especially along highways. Thatch grass harvesting and sales have become lucrative, with Muzarabani […]
THE Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has recorded an 84,97% increase veld fire cases during the current fire season as compared to the same period last year. The season officially ends on October 31. Some 1 517 incidences have been recorded from July 31 when the season began, accounting for 403 366.7 hectares as compared to […]
More than 400,000 people at the Coast are in dire need of food, with four out of the region’s six counties requiring urgent interventions, authorities have said. Kilifi, Kwale, Tana River and Lamu are among 23 counties on the national government’s red list as drought ravages Kenya’s north, east and coast regions. A number of […]
MEMBERS of the business community in Zanzibar have appealed to the East African Business Council (EABC) to help push for a conducive environment in the region so as to improve trade amid Covid-19 pandemic. The call was made here yesterday at the ‘EABC-CEO Breakfast Roundtable engagement on EAC Regional Integration’. The meeting was organized by […]
Professor Omodele Eletta of the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Ilorin, has discovered the use of eggshell, coconut shell, sawdust and croaker fish scales for the prevention of environmental pollution. Eletta disclosed this in her Inaugural Lecture entitled: “Bad yet good: Rummaging and Combatting for Future Water and Land Security”. The don, who lectures […]
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Namibia: Angry Shifeta Blasts Sand Miners
Obrein Simasiku Following public outcry because of the rampant sand mining, which leads to land degradation that poses a threat to humans and animals, the environment ministry is reviewing the law to tighten all loopholes. This was said by an angry Environment, Forestry and Tourism minister Pohamba Shifeta, who emphasised that the new laws being […]
Dar es Salaam — The Tanzania Metrological Authority (TMA) yesterday warned that the country faces drought in the forthcoming rainy season as indicators show many regions will receive rains below normal average. In that regard, water scarcity might lead to outbreak of water borne diseases, power cuts and conflicts between farmers and pastoralists. The rainy […]
The Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) proudly announces the declaration of the first official Vulture Safe Zone (VSZ) in the Karoo, just in time for International Vulture Awareness Day on 4 September. A Vulture Safe Zone is an area in which landowners and communities work collaboratively to implement targeted conservation measures to address critical local threats […]
A MORE detailed forecast has confirmed findings by the SADC forecast that all three Zimbabwean rainfall regions will have normal to above normal rainfall for the whole of the coming rainy season. But these are forecasts of total rainfall and farmers will need to follow later forecasts to see when there are to be wet […]
IMPLEMENTATION of the long-awaited Ikimba Water Supply project is expected to start soon, as the Rural and Urban Water Supply Authority (Ruwasa), was finalising plans to hire a consultant to conduct feasibility study, it has been disclosed. Kagera Regional Ruwasa Manager, Engineer Warioba Sanya, explained that the water project would cover six wards, comprising about […]
50 organisations endorse the Plan Friends of the Earth Africa today launched ‘A Just Recovery Renewable Energy Plan for Africa’ which offers a practical and much-needed opportunity to change the trajectory of energy development, distribution, and access on the African continent. The report stresses the urgency to democratise energy systems, reduce the power of transnational […]
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Rwanda Faces Decline in Rainy Days
Rwandan farmers are grappling with climate change, which continues to cause a decline in agriculture output in some areas, according to experts’ surveys. Expert analysis for the period since 1971 showed a temperature increase of 1.4°C due to global warming. According to experts, the last six years (from 2015 to 2020) have been the warmest […]
The black rhino, mountain bongo, roan antelope and sable antelope have been classified as critically endangered species in Kenya. The inaugural wildlife census by the Ministry of Tourism has revealed continued pressure of human activities on wildlife and their habitats in most ecosystems, and that is unlikely that majority of the wildlife species will co-exist […]
Windhoek — The 2021/22 agricultural season is set to bring joy to many farmers across the region as the bulk of southern Africa is expected to receive adequate rainfall this season. The expected good rainfall over much of the region will further boost agricultural production – the mainstay of most economies in the region — […]
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Tanzania: Tawiri All Out to Save Giraffes
THE Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI) has stepped up efforts in saving giraffes in the country. The organization, which is charged with conducting and coordinating wildlife research in the country, has currently procured 12 collars from Germany to be fitted on the Ossicones of the tall mammals, in a bid to contain the Giraffe Skin […]
Kuala Lumpur / Barcelona — Developing-nation delegates to the key UN climate conference in Scotland have been promised access to a COVID-19 vaccine, but with only two months to go, time is running short UK offer to vaccinate COP26 delegates has yet to be implemented Developing-country representatives fear high quarantine costs Activists worry they may […]
Solutions lie in making cleaner and more modern cooking fuels accessible and affordable to households across the country. Kenya’s charcoal industry may be mostly informal, but it’s a big deal to the millions who rely on it for fuel or to earn a living. The trade employs around 700 000 people, with an annual market […]