Miners Call for Policy Reform in Zimbabwe
globalpressinstitute.org | 15 May 2012
Although Zimbabwe is a mineral-rich country, mine laborers and owners say that profits arent enough to cover costs, leading to low or little pay and unsatisfactory working conditions. The government has implemented laws aiming to reform both issues, but fee hikes to boost federal revenue have been problematic.Read more: http://www.globalpressinstitute.org/global-news/africa/zimbabwe/miners-call-policy-reform-zimbabwe#ixzz1uvejG7f0 
 Zimbabwe | Economics and the Environment | Poverty Reduction

Event: CBD Southern Indian Ocean Workshop to Facilitate Description of EBSAs
biodiversity-l.iisd.org | 15 May 2012
This workshop is convened by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). It aims to facilitate the description of ecologically or biologically significant marine areas (EBSAs), and will include one day...
 Seychelles | Somalia | South Africa | Biodiversity | Coastal and Marine Issues | Conservation

Despite Economic Growth, Food Insecurity Lingers in Africa
ips.org | 15 May 2012
By Brian NgugiEverlyne Wanjiku, a single mother of five, has earned a living selling vegetables in the sprawling Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya, for 30 years. / Brian Ngugi/IPS NAIROBI, May 15 (IPS) – Everlyne Wanjiku, a single mother of five, has earned a living selling vegetables...

Les Ksour du Grand sud entre protection et dégradation
Algérie Presse Service | 15 May 2012
ALGER - Pièces maîtresses du patrimoine matériel saharien et atout touristique majeur, les Ksour du Grand sud représentent le noyau social et le repère culturel de ces régions. Paradoxalement, beaucoup de ces joyaux sont désertés et tombent en ruine malgré les nombreuses opérations de restauration....
 Algeria

Africa: UN-Water survey shows improved government performance in water resource management
washafrica.wordpress.com | 15 May 2012
A new study covering 40 African countries shows that they are making good progress with integrated approaches to water resources management.Over 75 per cent of the member countries of the African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW) are implementing national water laws and nearly half (44 per cent)...

FAO Publishes Yearbook of Forest Products for 2006-2010
biodiversity-l.iisd.org | 15 May 2012
The Yearbook of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) compiles annual data on production and trade in forest products. The 64th issue, containing data for the years 2006-2010, is now available. The compilation is based on country submissions and includes the volume of production, volume of trade, and value of trade in forest products.
 Cameroon | Biodiversity | Conservation