Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A hunger strike in prison by Alaa Abd El Fattah, a prominent dissident, has overshadowed the U.N. climate summit that Egypt is hosting. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/08/climate/cop27-egypt-activist-alaa-abd-el-fattah.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Desperate for cash as the fallout from the Ukraine war batters its economy, Egypt has been conserving natural gas at home to sell to Europe. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/07/world/middleeast/egypt-climate-cop27-natural-gas.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) DALLAS, TEXAS (Nov. 7th, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is recognizing Lemi Shine as an outstanding Safer Choice Formulator Product Manufacturer. Lemi Shine has prioritized educating consumers about how products that are safer for human health and the environment can also be affordable and perform […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Alaa Abd El Fattah, an activist and software developer, has been imprisoned for most of the last nine years over his condemnations of Egypt’s authoritarian government. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/07/climate/alaa-abd-el-fattah-cop27-hunger-strike-egypt.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Humanitarian groups say Somalia’s leaders are resisting a formal declaration of famine that could unlock aid and save lives. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/06/world/africa/somalia-famine-hunger.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The COP27 meeting next week allows a debt-wracked African country to champion climate needs of poorer nations. But it also puts Egypt under scrutiny. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/05/world/middleeast/egypt-cop27.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The United States will try to reassert global leadership at global talks in Egypt. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/04/climate/united-states-climate-summit.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The nations least responsible for climate change are being hit the hardest. They’ll be demanding compensation at the climate summit starting Sunday in Egypt. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/04/climate/cop27-loss-and-damage.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Gabon knows its oil won’t last forever, so officials are turning to the Central African nation’s rainforest for revenue — while also promising to preserve it. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/03/climate/gabon-logging-oil-economy.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced 26 Safer Choice Partner of the Year award winners across 14 states and the District of Columbia, recognizing their achievements in the design, manufacture, selection, and use of products with safer chemicals. The Safer Choice program helps consumers […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment With the world still struggling to get global warming under control, diplomats will gather in Egypt for United Nations climate talks. Here are some key facts. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/article/cop27-climate-change-summit.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment From a single wave off the coast of Africa to a $52 billion sea wall a decade later. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/28/nyregion/hurricane-sandy-timeline.html
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Launched in northwest Zimbabwe in August, the survey is undertaken by the five KAZA partner countries—Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe—and with support from WWF and other partners. Read the full article at: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/kaza-s-first-ever-coordinated-aerial-elephant-survey-launched
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Some African countries, which have done little to cause the climate crisis, say they should. Many climate activists on the continent call the idea “folly.” We unpack the debate. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/20/climate/who-gets-to-use-gas.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The worst drought in four decades, and a sharp rise in food prices caused by the war in Ukraine, have left almost half of Somalia’s people facing acute food shortages. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/11/world/africa/somalia-drought-hunger.html
Published by the Environmental News Service ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, May 23, 2022 (ENS) – “We all play a role in the common fight against climate change and land degradation, recognizing that a healthy and safe environment […] The post Funding Frustrations Plague Africa’s Great Green Wall first appeared on . Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/funding-frustrations-plague-africas-great-green-wall/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Climate concerns, investor reticence and political disputes complicate a shift to supplies from the United States, North Africa and the Mediterranean. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/05/business/energy-environment/natural-gas-europe-russia-ukraine.html
Published by the Environmental News Service DUBLIN, Ireland, April 21, 2022 (ENS) – Trucking water into communities who are somehow surviving the drought gripping the East African country of Somalia, has got Ireland’s largest aid organization […] The post Africa Starves Under The Blazing Sun first appeared on . Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/africa-starves-under-the-blazing-sun/
Published by the Environmental News Service JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, March 29, 2022 (ENS) – The High Court of the Western Cape Friday ruled against South Africa’s Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment on its 2022 […] The post South Africa Inflates Value of Trophy Hunts to Conservation first appeared on . Read the full […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Home of Gorillas launched in February after winning the Beyond Tourism in Africa Innovation Challenge to foster new income-generating ideas for local communities and wildlife conservation in Africa. Read the full article at: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/leveraging-technology-to-support-mountain-gorilla-conservation