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It is a well-known fact that farming is the backbone of most African economies, providing livelihoods and income for hundreds of millions. But what is not often talked about is how much farming affects the health of our people, our animals, and our environment. Farmers are not just growing food. They are stewards of our […]
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Byline by General Manager, AAR Healthcare Kenya, Elizabeth Wasunna In global health discussions, Kenya’s Rift Valley often emerges as a case study on the hidden risks of fluoride in groundwater. The region’s unique volcanic geology naturally releases fluoride into aquifers, sometimes in concentrations as high as 23.5 milligrams per litre far above the World Health […]
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Standard Bank, the biggest bank in Africa by assets, will host the fifth edition of its seminal Climate Summit. The Summit, which will be held in Johannesburg on 9 September, is one of the cornerstones of Standard Bank’s sustainability strategy. This year’s Summit will focus on climate adaptation and resilience under the theme of energy, […]
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Africa.com’s Climate Change series is in line with Africa Climate Week taking place from 4-8 September 2023 in Nairobi – Greenhouse gases have become a pivotal topic in the realm of environmental science and climate change. These gases, including carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and sulfur dioxide (SO2), play a critical role in regulating the Earth’s temperature […]
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There is no avoiding the fact that global warming and climate change is real and it’s happening. According to Nasa, “It is undeniable that human activities have warmed the atmosphere, ocean, and land and that widespread and rapid changes in the atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere, and biosphere have occurred”. The result of this is what we […]
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On the north-eastern shores of Trinidad and Tobago, on the shoreline of Matura, more than 10,000 leatherback turtles climb the beaches to nest each year. But there the local community is keenly aware of one thing: ‘a turtle alive is worth more than a turtle dead.” It’s a lesson the community learned almost three decades […]
...Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Flinders University and Enrico Di Minin, University of Helsinki Social and economic changes in Africa are being driven by increasing prosperity and heavy foreign investment. Money has been poured into activities such as road building, forestry expansion, livestock intensification and increasing urbanisation. All have increased pressure on the continent’s environment. But […]
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