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Africa: Fixing a Broken Planet - the Role of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
Document - Speech prepared for delivery at the Oslo Tropical Forest Forum 2021 on the theme "Indigenous peoples' solutions as part of a New Deal for Nature and Nature Based Solutions."
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Earth Today | Regional water symposium deals sobering reminder of climate threat
PARTICIPANTS AT the recent water symposium, hosted by Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C), were dealt the sobering reminder of a region in jeopardy from a world warmed beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius above prehistoric levels. Professor Michael...
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Zimbabwe/Senegal: Warriors Date Lions of Teranga
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Zimbabwe: Youth Urge World Leaders to Adopt Climate Treaty
[263Chat] At least 300 youths drawn from 140 countries, including from Africa, have penned an open letter calling on world leaders to implement a set of realistic, progressive, youth-centered climate policies.
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Tanzania: Hope As Elephant Killings Drop
[Daily News] KILLING of elephants in Ruaha National Park have dropped from 30 in 2014/2015 to two in 2019/2020, the park's Law Enforcement and Security Strategy Officer, Mr David Mlay has said.
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Prince Charles Makes Climate Super Pitch In Australian Superannuation Conference | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
ADELAIDE, Australia — Prince Charles has used a keynote address to make an impassioned plea for Australian super funds to back his green finance initiative. In a pre-recorded video for an Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees conference in Adelaide on May 18, the Prince of Wales said
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Rwanda: Wildlife Conservation to Go Commercial Under New Law
[New Times] Private companies seeking to venture into wildlife conservation for commercial gain will now be allowed to do so, thanks to a new law that governs biological diversity and wildlife in Rwanda, whose draft was approved by the cabinet last week.
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Africa: COVID-19, Africa's Conservation and Trophy Hunting Dilemma
[The Conversation Africa] Wildlife conservation hasn't escaped the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is largely due to the fact that tourism funding, which supports the conservation of wide swaths of Africa and some 23 million livelihoods, has all but dried up.
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Kenya: Nairobi Park Row - KWS Chair 'Resigns'
The storm began in mid-April when it emerged that Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), the custodians of the country's national parks and game reserves, planned to fence off the park and build luxury lodges through a new management plan dubbed the Nairobi National Park 2020-2030 management
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Kenya: KenGen Joins UN-Backed Campaign Against Global Warming
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) has joined the UN-backed global campaign to combat global warming, becoming the first public service agency in Kenya company to do so.
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Cameroon: Remembering Afro-Jazz Icon Manu Dibango
[East African] A year ago, Cameroon, Africa and the world lost a music legend - Emmanuel N'Djoke Dibango, better known as Manu Dibango.
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LETTERS: Goodwill needed to tackle dirty coal plants
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Africa: Creating an Africa Ideal for Children
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France ratifies law officially ending 75 years of West Africa CFA
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2 LA River Recreation Areas Set To Reopen On Memorial Day - Los Angeles Sentinel
With the COVID-19 pandemic receding, two stretches of the Los Angeles River will reopen today for recreational activities such as fishing, walking and kayaking. The post 2 LA River Recreation Areas Set To Reopen On Memorial Day appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
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Belgium to return tooth to family of slain Congolese icon - Black News Channel
By Jean-Yves Kamale and Raf Casert Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba met a grisly end after his assassination in 1961: His body was dismembered and dissolved with acid in an apparent effort to keep any grave from becoming a pilgrimage
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Guinea Receives Vital Ebola Vaccines After Dust Storm Delay
[RFI] Health officials are heading directly to Guinea's southeast region on Tuesday, after a special plane with 11,000 doses of Ebola vaccine landed late Monday night.
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Study: Fix to food climate problem doesn't require veganism - Black News Channel
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The world likely can't keep global warming to a relatively safe minimum unless we change how we grow, eat and throw away our food, but we don't need to all go vegan, a new study says. Researchers looked at five types of broad fixes to the food system and
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Former president Koroma of Sierra Leone and world leaders calling for environmental change
Yesterday, a press statement, titled: “Recover from the Global Recession, We must Invest in Nature” –  authored and signed by a group of prominent global players, made up of former presidents and prime ministers, including Sierra Leone’s former president Ernest Bai Koroma, who are members of the
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More Than 230 Journals Warn Global Warming Could Be 'Catastrophic' For Health - The Seattle Medium
Human health is already being harmed by the climate crisis, and the impacts could become catastrophic and irreversible unless governments do much more to address global warming, the editors of more than 230 medical journals said in a joint editorial
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Cameroon: Raiders Order Students, Teachers to Strip Naked
[East African] Limbe -- Armed attackers stormed a private school in the restive southwest region of Limbe in Cameroon on Wednesday and ordered students and teachers to strip naked in a new wave of violence in the Anglophone regions of the country, authorities said.
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Rwanda: South Africa-Based Sebareme Keen to Represent Rwanda
[New Times] South Africa-based Rwandan cricketer Emmanuel Sebareme is interested in featuring in the national team in the near future, according to men's head coach Martin Suji.
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Africa: Critics and Backers Urge Tough Rules to Revive Ailing Carbon Markets
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] London -- Carbon offsets are needed to meet a growing surge of net-zero emissions goals - but they must be transparent and have clear rules, backers and critics say
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African start-ups showcase innovations at Vivatech 2021 | Africanews
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Tunisia Seeks to Boost Cooperation With Guinea and DR Congo in Industry, Hydrocarbons and Training
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Ways to promote cooperation between Tunisia and Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo, particularly in the fields of industry, SME creation, hydrocarbons and training were discussed in two consecutive meetings between Acting Minister of Industry, Energy
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Congo: What to do? Will it ever be stable? and other questions answered - Voice Online
Black children of the diaspora are engaging with political problems back home in new ways. In London and Coventry, we have seen protests against Nigerian police brutality and the viral #EndSARS hashtag. More recently, #CongoIsBleeding began trending online as people try to raise awareness.
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