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Seynabou Diop works at a station in a laboratory where the hantavirus genome was sequenced from the April 2026 outbreak, at Institut Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal. Image credit: Reuters/Ricci Shryock

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Egypt uses sewage to grow forests in the desert

Egypt uses sewage to grow forests in the desert

Kate Walker 31 Aug 2016

African countries square up for battle over future of ivory trade ban

African countries square up for battle over future of ivory trade ban

Chris Alden and Ross Harvey 12 Aug 2016

#CSIfocus: 'Our sustainable brands grew faster in 2015'

#CSIfocus: 'Our sustainable brands grew faster in 2015'

Peter Cowan 4 Aug 2016

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#CSIfocus: Customers do reward sustainable brands

4 Aug 2016

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The revolution that matters to Africa

Carl Manlan 2 Aug 2016

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#CSIfocus: Corporate citizens need to make a real impact on Africa's SDGs

Abey Tau 1 Aug 2016

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#CSIfocus: Investing for a sustainable future

Inge West 1 Aug 2016

Better forest management needed for building sustainable agriculture

Better forest management needed for building sustainable agriculture

25 Jul 2016

ENOUGH: Global food production under threat, innovation needed

ENOUGH: Global food production under threat, innovation needed

13 Jul 2016

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Report urges more work to curb overfishing despite progress

11 Jul 2016

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Growing food in thin air

7 Jul 2016

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Ancient African farming technique could help mitigate climate change

20 Jun 2016

#CGFSummit: Reap the rewards of doing business sustainably

#CGFSummit: Reap the rewards of doing business sustainably

Leigh Andrews 17 Jun 2016

#AUW2016: Operationalising the water-energy nexus

#AUW2016: Operationalising the water-energy nexus

Nicci Botha 19 May 2016

#AfricaMonth: Building real awareness of the situation in Africa

#AfricaMonth: Building real awareness of the situation in Africa

Cari Van Wyk 19 May 2016

Digitizing agriculture and growing knowledge

Digitizing agriculture and growing knowledge

Cari Van Wyk 18 Apr 2016

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Decline of bees, other pollinators, threatens crop output

29 Feb 2016

3D-inspired hi-tech buoy takes African marine monitoring to new levels

3D-inspired hi-tech buoy takes African marine monitoring to new levels

Dirk Muller 23 Oct 2015

Eyes on elephants as Google cameras snap Kenya reserve

Eyes on elephants as Google cameras snap Kenya reserve

16 Sep 2015

WWF: global marine populations slashed by half since 1970

WWF: global marine populations slashed by half since 1970

16 Sep 2015

Empowering women through tenure rights in forestry

Empowering women through tenure rights in forestry

15 Sep 2015

Empowering women can help drive sustainable forest use in Africa

Empowering women can help drive sustainable forest use in Africa

14 Sep 2015

Kenya to build giant railway bridges over national park

Kenya to build giant railway bridges over national park

6 Aug 2015

More than half of the continent’s population relies directly or indirectly on forests for livelihood

Africa to debate the sustainable future of forests

3 Aug 2015

Some of the can collection initatives

Collect-a-Can salutes women entrepreneurs who recycle

30 Jul 2015

As desert encroaches, Niger turns to natural gas

As desert encroaches, Niger turns to natural gas

30 Jul 2015

Mozambique destroys over two tonnes of contraband ivory, rhino horn

Mozambique destroys over two tonnes of contraband ivory, rhino horn

8 Jul 2015

Groynes at the Keta Sea Defense Project on Ghana’s coast. Kwasi Addo Appeaning

Why Ghana needs a new approach to stop the erosion of its coastline

Kwasi Addo Appeaning 3 Jul 2015

Why haven't Madagascar's famed lemurs been saved yet?

Why haven't Madagascar's famed lemurs been saved yet?

Julia P G Jones 1 Jul 2015

Lupita Nyong'o joins fight to save Africa's elephants

Lupita Nyong'o joins fight to save Africa's elephants

1 Jul 2015

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