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Illegal mining: A key risk to tailings dams management and mine closure

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On dangerous ground: Land degradation is turning soils into deserts

Prof Abbas El-Zein 29 Mar 2018

(L to R): Thierry Zomahoun, president and CEO of AIMS, and founder and chair of NEF, Elsevier CEO, Ron Mobed.

New scientific publication boosts African research

28 Mar 2018

Top minds to meet at Africa Shared Value Summit this May

Top minds to meet at Africa Shared Value Summit this May

Shift Social Development 27 Mar 2018

Antique ivory – defined as pre-1947 worked ivory – is an exception and can be traded in the UK and EU. Flickr/James Picht

Paradigm shift as African countries throw their weight behind ivory ban

Caroline Cox 26 Mar 2018

Future 'ocean cities' need green engineering above and below the waterline

Future 'ocean cities' need green engineering above and below the waterline

Katherine Dafforn, Ana Bugnot, Eliza Heery, Marian 26 Mar 2018

Disasters cost farmers in developing countries billions of dollars

Disasters cost farmers in developing countries billions of dollars

16 Mar 2018

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FAO, Google collaborates on new forest data tool

7 Mar 2018

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From foe to friend: How carnivores could help farmers

Sam Williams, Lourens Swanepoel & Steven Belmain 6 Mar 2018

Community-based wildlife conservation is bringing success to Tanzania

Community-based wildlife conservation is bringing success to Tanzania

Derek E. Lee 2 Mar 2018

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Special alert: Reduced harvests, intensified food insecurity foreseen for Southern Africa

28 Feb 2018

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Seychelles designates huge new marine reserve

23 Feb 2018

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Halting deforestation: Striking the right balance between human and planetary needs

22 Feb 2018

EU pledges cash to protect nature reserve in Chad

EU pledges cash to protect nature reserve in Chad

21 Feb 2018

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Conservationists hope World Bank funds will help save Selous

21 Feb 2018

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A step towards cleaner oceans: Tracking fishing gear to its original owner

12 Feb 2018

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Leading ivory trade investigator murdered in Kenya

6 Feb 2018

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First Malabo Biennial Report: More needs to be done to address threats of climate change to farmers and food security

1 Feb 2018

Mondelez International cocoa MoU to help protect Ghana's forests

Mondelez International cocoa MoU to help protect Ghana's forests

24 Jan 2018

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International community must work together to achieve a sustainable, low-carbon livestock industry

22 Jan 2018

Scientists: Warming oceans could scupper marine food system

Scientists: Warming oceans could scupper marine food system

Thin Lei Win 11 Jan 2018

Chrisna Basson, head of strategy at Weathermen & Co, Namibia.

#BizTrends2018: A positive perspective on moving towards 4.0

Chrisna Basson 8 Jan 2018

Moving beyond the Green Revolution in Africa's new era of hunger

Moving beyond the Green Revolution in Africa's new era of hunger

Calestous Juma 7 Dec 2017

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Global Soil Organic Carbon Map a powerful tool for sustainable agriculture, climate change mitigation

6 Dec 2017

How the world needs to change as regions get drier

How the world needs to change as regions get drier

Dian Spear 1 Dec 2017

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

28 Nov 2017

AIDmonitor to analyse funding flows for development in food and agriculture-related sectors

AIDmonitor to analyse funding flows for development in food and agriculture-related sectors

24 Nov 2017

Good to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

Good to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

Baher Kamal 23 Nov 2017

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Tobacco hurts more than just your lungs - it damages the communities that grow it

Eleanor Jew 23 Nov 2017

Study: Better soil could trap as much planet-warming carbon as transport produces

Study: Better soil could trap as much planet-warming carbon as transport produces

Thin Lei Win 21 Nov 2017

Natural Selection to open new safari camp in remote Namibia in 2018

Natural Selection to open new safari camp in remote Namibia in 2018

17 Nov 2017