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Nigeria: The Impact of Bush Fire And Tree FellingAllAfrica.com | 09 Mar 2010Bush fires and felling of trees have been a part of Nigerian history for hundreds of years; People used bush fires to their benefit to manage the land and as a hunting aid and trees are used as or sold for fuel or a commodity to be used by humans. Climate experts and agriculturalists have said these human activities have contributed to global warming and deprived the soil the key nutrients elements needed by plants in large quantities.
Nigeria | Air Pollution | Deforestation | Loss of Vegetation D R Congo: Dams, rivers, and stolen millionsAfricaFiles | 06 Mar 2010Local elites, vulture funds, and foreign companies are diverting funds meant for the rehabilitation of DR Congo's Inga dams. Over US$110 million remains unaccounted for causing delays and scaling back of dam rehabilitation schemes. Local communities are worst affected as the DRCs resource curse engulfs the energy sector. JK
Consider needs of men, women, & children on farms - citizen juryAfricaFiles | 06 Mar 2010The first of two "citizens' juries" in West Africa on where future agricultural research ought to be focused, not surprisingly revealed clear differences between the citizens views and what agricultural researchers are doing and thinking — such as the farmers emphasis on agroecology, whi