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EarthWire Africa provides a daily overview of the environment in Africa as reported in the media. The web site is updated every day by a team of editors that reviews media sources for environmental news stories.

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Morocco

UNECE Launches Environmental Performance Review of Morocco
biodiversity-l.iisd.org | 22 Mar 2012
The UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) has announced it will carry out an Environmental Performance Review (EPR) of Morocco, at the request of the Moroccan Government. Issue areas that will be focused on include air pollution, water and waste management, as well as biodiversity and protected areas.

Guinea and Morocco, on 9 December 2011, became the latest signatories to the Nagoya Protocol on Acce...
cbd.int | 04 Jan 2012
Guinea and Morocco, on 9 December 2011, became the latest signatories to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).This brings the total number of signatures to 70, with one ratification (Gabon). The Nagoya Protocol was opened for signature

Guinea | Morocco | Biodiversity

Winds of change in Morocco's energy market
African Development Bank | 01 Nov 2011
On 28 October 2011, the governing bodies of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) approved updates to Moroccos investment plan under the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) and an associated program to develop a wind/hydro hybrid generating system and a rural electrification project that aims to increase...

Morocco | Cleaner Technologies | Energy

Africa Nears Agreement on Continental Infrastructure Plan With Accord in Morocco
African Development Bank | 31 Oct 2011
The development of infrastructure is not something Africa can postpone. It is at the very core of the development of our continent to bring truly inclusive and sustainable economic growth over the long term. he said. PIDA (Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa) promotes the development of regional and continental infrastructure projects in transport, energy, information and telecommunications technologies (ICT), as well as trans-boundary water.

Morocco | Energy | Freshwater | Transport

Spain's salad growers are modern-day slaves, say charities
Guardian Unlimited | 07 Feb 2011
Investigation uncovers plight of migrant workers who live in appalling conditions and are paid half of legal minimum wageThe exploitation of tens of thousands of migrants used to grow salad vegetables for British supermarkets has been uncovered by a Guardian investigation into the €2bn-a-year...

Violence in West Sahara raises concerns on EU fish pact
Reuters | 16 Nov 2010
Moroccan security force action against protesters in Western Sahara has boosted opposition in the EU to a treaty that would allow European fishing in waters off the territory, activists and EU lawmakers said on Tuesday.

Morocco | Fisheries | Food Security

Morocco announces $10 billion investment in the energy sector
afrol News | 09 Mar 2009
Morocco has earmarked investments of more than Dh90 billion ($10.29 billion) in the national energy sector by 2015, the country's Minister of Energy, Benkhadra Amina has said in a statement.

Morocco | Economics and the Environment | Energy

First Agreement that Might Save Mediterranean Monk Seal from Extinction
UNEP | 17 Oct 2007
A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the protection of the Eastern Atlantic Populations of the Mediterranean Monk Seal was concluded under the auspices of CMS.

Morocco | Biodiversity | Threatened Species

Hewlett Packard to aid Africa's e-waste battle
SCIDEV.NET | 19 Sep 2007
African enterprises will be able to carry out safer electronic waste disposal with the help of a Hewlett Packard project launched this week.

Kenya | Morocco | Waste Management

Africa: Mapping Can Save Forests, Say Scientists
AllAfrica.com | 30 Jul 2007
Mapping and remote sensing technology can be used by developing countries to conserve forests and biodiversity, say experts.

Africa plots common position on climate
The New Times | 13 Jul 2007
Delegates from around 42 African countries are meeting in Kigali to discuss and harmonise the continents position on climate change.

Africa: Al Gore's Liveearth Vs Africa
AllAfrica.com | 13 Jul 2007
FEW people in Africa would get to see Al Gore and his troupe of rock-star ecologists strutting their stuff last weekend - because most have neither television nor electricity.

Africa: Live Earth Vs. Africa
AllAfrica.com | 12 Jul 2007
Few people in Africa got to see Al Gore and his troupe of rock-star ecologists strutting their stuff two weekends ago, because most have neither television nor electricity. That's just as well, because they would have been aghast at Live Earth's bizarre message.

Live Earth concerts to raise awareness of climate change
Southern African News Features | 05 Jul 2007
Music will be used to generate awareness of climate change during a series of "Live Earth" concerts to be held on seven continents on the seventh day of the seventh month of 2007.

Africa: EU Pesticide Rules May Force Out Small African Farmers
AllAfrica.com | 02 Jul 2007
African farmers could soon find themselves forced out of the lucrative European market for agricultural products as retailers and government move towards a zero tolerance policy on chemical residues in food.

BBC NEWS | Africa | Africa plans largest game park
BBC | 29 Jun 2007
Plans to create the world's largest game park are being finalised at a meeting in Botswana in southern Africa.

BBC NEWS | Africa | UN issues desertification warning
BBC | 29 Jun 2007
Tens of millions of people could be driven from their homes by encroaching deserts, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and Central Asia, a report says.

Africa: Policymakers Need Better Approach to Desertification, Says UN
AllAfrica.com | 29 Jun 2007
A new policy report from the United Nations University (UNU) urges governments to adopt a more coordinated approach to desertification.

Africa: Better Biofuel Uses Best of Both Worlds
AllAfrica.com | 25 Jun 2007
Researchers have made a new type of biofuel with more energy than ethanol, and which can be produced more quickly and efficiently than other biofuels.

Africa: Developing Nations Embrace Renewable Energy
AllAfrica.com | 22 Jun 2007
Developing countries have increased investment in renewable energy, accounting for one-fifth of the world's total last year, according to a report by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) released today (21 June).

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