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Africa could lose more than half its bird and mammal species by 2100

Africa could lose more than half its bird and mammal species by 2100

16 Nov 2018

Wind turbines aren't quite 'apex predators', but the truth is far more interesting

Wind turbines aren't quite 'apex predators', but the truth is far more interesting

Jeroen Minderman 8 Nov 2018

$1bn annually is what's needed to save Africa's lions - here's how we arrived at the price tag

$1bn annually is what's needed to save Africa's lions - here's how we arrived at the price tag

Luke Hunter 6 Nov 2018

SANParks buys Foxbat light aircraft to combat rhino poaching in KNP

SANParks buys Foxbat light aircraft to combat rhino poaching in KNP

2 Nov 2018

Why conservation success stories in Tanzania need a closer look

Why conservation success stories in Tanzania need a closer look

Jevgeniy Bluwstein, Jens Friis Lund & Peadar Breho 2 Nov 2018

Global radio broadcast to fight poaching in Africa

Global radio broadcast to fight poaching in Africa

24 Oct 2018

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity.com 23 Oct 2018

Black rhino carcasses found in Zakouma National Park

Black rhino carcasses found in Zakouma National Park

22 Oct 2018

Communities urged to help fight rhino poaching

Communities urged to help fight rhino poaching

22 Oct 2018

Mars makes progress on $1bn 'Sustainable in a Generation' plan

Mars makes progress on $1bn 'Sustainable in a Generation' plan

4 Oct 2018

Working out what's fair in conservation in sub-Saharan Africa

Working out what's fair in conservation in sub-Saharan Africa

Jessica Nosizwe P. R. Thorn and Rachel Friedman 14 Sep 2018

Zanzibar Red Colobus, endemic to Tanzania. Image by by Hasin Shakur, GFDL 1.2,

The fate of unique species in Tanzania's coastal forests hangs in the balance

Neil Burgess 12 Sep 2018

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Why Botswana is no longer a safe haven for elephants

Ross Harvey 10 Sep 2018

#DontLetThemDisappear: A world without elephants

#DontLetThemDisappear: A world without elephants

Sindy Peters 30 Aug 2018

Why waste management should be a part of your hospitality strategy

Why waste management should be a part of your hospitality strategy

28 Aug 2018

Is China worsening the developing world's environmental crisis?

Is China worsening the developing world's environmental crisis?

Jonas Gamso 23 Aug 2018

Walmart tried to make sustainability affordable. Here's what happened

Walmart tried to make sustainability affordable. Here's what happened

Andrew Spicer 21 Aug 2018

Can sound help save a dwindling elephant population? Scientists using AI think so

Can sound help save a dwindling elephant population? Scientists using AI think so

Jennifer Langston 13 Aug 2018

A gigantic trek: what it takes to move 200 elephants 1,500km

A gigantic trek: what it takes to move 200 elephants 1,500km

Matt Hayward 7 Aug 2018

Cecil the Lion shortly before he was killed.

Outrage over Cecil the lion slaying three years ago left little in its wake

Muchazondida Mkono 31 Jul 2018

BRICS countries sign environmental agreement

BRICS countries sign environmental agreement

30 Jul 2018

Africa needs to build its statistical capacity

Africa needs to build its statistical capacity

13 Jul 2018

Zanzibar's renewable energy plan to address climate change

Zanzibar's renewable energy plan to address climate change

Issa Yussuf 6 Jul 2018

Hybrid embryos raise hope of resurrecting northern white rhino - but what's the point?

Hybrid embryos raise hope of resurrecting northern white rhino - but what's the point?

Jason Gilchrist 5 Jul 2018

Dana Omran named 100 Resilient Cities MD for Africa

Dana Omran named 100 Resilient Cities MD for Africa

28 Jun 2018

Nigeria, 29 others to be insured for drought, food, cyclone

Nigeria, 29 others to be insured for drought, food, cyclone

Favour Nnabugwu 25 Jun 2018

EU Council emphasises FAO's role in sustainable food, agricultural practices

EU Council emphasises FAO's role in sustainable food, agricultural practices

19 Jun 2018

Baobab trees have more than 300 uses but they're dying in Africa

Baobab trees have more than 300 uses but they're dying in Africa

Aida Cuní Sanchez 15 Jun 2018

FAO utilises GCF Readiness Programme to help developing countries address climate change

FAO utilises GCF Readiness Programme to help developing countries address climate change

12 Jun 2018

Seychelles bans single-use plastic straws to protect environment

Seychelles bans single-use plastic straws to protect environment

11 Jun 2018