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Desertification a threat to Africa’s development
2 Oct 2012Arable 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...
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Africa’s priorities for sustainable development
Under a sustainable forestry programme, a logger cuts down a tree in the Ndoki rainforest of the...
To Rio and beyond: Africa seeks sustainable solutions
Ensuring safe drinking water is a top priority for Africa, since about 340 million people across...
Saving Africa’s forests, the ‘lungs of the world’
Agent of the World Wildlife Fund monitors commercial logging operations in Gabon to ensure...
Climate change: Africa gets ready
Ethiopian farmer Teshoma Abera laments the absence of rainfall and the failure of his crops....
Africa starts a fishing ‘revolution’
NEPAD plan promotes poverty reduction, food security and environmental sustainability
Getting to the heart of the matter
An interview with Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai
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