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New conservation tool to track trade in wild animals and plantsUNEP | 25 Aug 2010What do the Amazon peccaries, the African hippos and the North American bobcats have in common? According to a new web-based, research tool of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), they are among the top ten mammal species being sustainably traded around the world for their skins.
Ethiopia: European Investment Bank abandons mega damAfricaFiles | 21 Aug 2010The European Investment Bank is no longer involved in the Gibe III hydroelectric project; the Ethiopian government has found alternative sources of finance. To be Africa's tallest dam Gibe III drew a lot of criticism because of the effect it was likely to have on the food security of at least eight Ethiopian tribes. DN
U.N. Decade Hopes to Push Back Encroaching DesertsInter Press Service | 16 Aug 2010Desertification has long been recognised as a major environmental, economic and social problem for countries the world over. But despite major efforts, which started with the United Nations Conference on Desertification (UNOCD) in 1977, the process of land degradation is intensifying.
Drought | Food Security Africa: Tackling Deforestation Must Be Key Focus in Fight Against Climate ChangeAllAfrica.com | 28 Jun 2010While the global community is fighting wars on many fronts, the Commonwealth Secretary-General has said that there is no greater fight than climate change, "where the battle for the forest represents the front line, and the very thick of the action." "We know that by protecting forests from deforestation and degradation, and by restoring forests that have been lost, we can make a huge contribution to the global effort to avoid catastrophic climate change,"
Deforestation | Sustainable Forest Management Rwanda: Government to Embark On Major Biogas CampaignAllAfrica.com | 28 Jun 2010In a bid to improve waste management and environmental protection, the Ministry of Infrastructure is set to promote the biogas programme in all schools and prisons across the country. Pascal Karemera, the Quality Assurance Director and Biogas Project Manager at World Vision, said that the project, which will be completed by September, estimates to reduce the use of firewood by 50%.
Rwanda | Renewable Energy | Waste Management Namibia: Region's Fight Against DesertificationAllAfrica.com | 25 Jun 2010AS a country highly dependent on agriculture and especially lifestock farming, it has become a matter of urgency to recover the productive capacity of our land. These remarks were made by the Governor of the Erongo Region, Samuel Nuuyoma, at Omatjete on Thursday. He said food security is threatened by desertification and biodiversity loss everywhere in the world. "We are concerned as such that information and knowledge on desertification becomes essential to be shared with all at all levels.
Namibia | Biodiversity | Food Security Liberia: Environmentalist Wants Attention To Environment ProtectionAllAfrica.com | 25 Jun 2010A resident of the New Georgia Community, John Weah Jr., has called on residents of the New Georgia community to pay attention to the environment in which they live.Mr. Weah said if the community takes good care of their environment and live in harmony, as well as seeking the welfare of their neighbours, brothers and sisters and make it their concern, he added, a lot could be achieved.
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