Special Report

From the UN Plastics Treaty to Australia announcing a coal phase out plan, here’s a look at the greatest environmental achievements of 2022. By EB Content Studio and Agencies News about the environment can often be distressing, and this year was no exception. Despite increasing efforts to mitigate the worst effects of climate change, greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reached […]

The head of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity is also co-chair of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures. She talks to Terry Slavin about how business is supporting her efforts to achieve an ambitious global biodiversity framework in Montreal in December 2022 There is a lot resting on the diminutive shoulders of Elizabeth Maruma

The need for help for vulnerable countries hit by climate disasters is clear, but progress is slow at the COP27 summit in Egypt By Thompson Reuters Foundation Ruqiyo Mohammed, 25, a mother of four in drought-stricken Somalia, has seen her two-year-old son hospitalised for a month with severe malnutrition, and has lost her farm and income

Is going green just publicity stunt, or are companies really trying to make a positive change? By Muturi Githae One of world’s unparalleled challenges today is guaranteeing sustainable, just and balanced development. The needs of current and future generations cannot be met lest there is a balance in natural systems and international standards to protect

For entrepreneurs, innovators and businesses, winning customer trust and acceptance is critical to the success of eMobility in the country. Correspondingly, the country must get the fundamentals right at this point in time and build infrastructure that can accommodate electric vehicles (EVs) and stand the test of time By Muturi Githae Electrification in mobility is

And Covid learning loss has made them even more vulnerable By The Economist When Shadrack Lolokuru was “nine or ten”, his relatives put him into a bucket and lowered him into a well. From the murky bottom, he filled the bucket and passed it back up so the family’s cows could drink. No one thought

Forest authorities say Kenya’s scheme to let farmers grow crops in forests has slashed illegal logging, as the country aims for 10% of nits land in trees by the end of the year By Thomson Reuters Foundation LARI, Kenya – Surrounded by tall, spindly trees in western Kenya’s Uplands Forest, Margret Njoki and her daughter dig

MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — In a bid to protect coastal communities from climate change and encourage investment, African nations are increasingly turning to mangrove restoration projects, with Mozambique becoming the latest addition to the growing list of countries with large scale mangrove initiatives. Mozambique follows efforts across the continent — including in Kenya, Madagascar, Gambia

Arabica plants, which account for roughly 60% of worldwide coffee production and more than 98% of Kenya’s, thrive at altitudes of 1,000-2,000 metres in equatorial regions and at temperatures between 18°C and 21°C. Over the past 60 years average temperatures in some of Kenya’s coffee regions have already risen by 1.1°C, reaching daytime highs of

By Reuters Conservationists in Liberia are determined to stop the generations-old tradition of hunting pangolins, which are vulnerable to extinction due to illegal poaching. Clutching a single-barrelled rifle in lush northern Liberia, Emmanuel says his 10 children were able to get an education thanks to his gun. He regularly ignores the ban on hunting bushmeat