Leaders from almost 200 countries are locked in tense talks in Geneva, trying to agree on something that could change the way the world uses plastic forever. With only hours left, negotiators are attempting to hammer out a global treaty aimed at stopping plastic pollution from choking the…
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Experts warn that unless negotiators agree on the treaty’s objectives, product control measures, and a robust finance and technology package, the final plastics treaty could be a watered-down compromise that fails to stop plastic pollution.
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Globally, more than 460 million tonnes of virgin plastic are produced annually, with 428 million tonnes made from fossil fuels. Around 353 million tonnes become waste, yet only 9% is recycled.
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The final round of negotiations to draft a Global Plastics Treaty kicked off on Tuesday, August 5, in Geneva, Switzerland with a renewed push to strike a deal that could drastically reshape how the world produces, uses, and disposes of plastics.
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Across Kenya and other arid and semi-arid regions of Sub-Saharan Africa, communities continue to grapple with the devastating impacts of drought, erratic rainfall, deforestation, and decades of unsustainable land use. These challenges have left swathes of once-productive farmland barren, pushing millions of people deeper into food insecurity and…
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In the remote highlands of northwestern Cameroon, 315 kilometers from the capital Yaoundé, lies a calm, sapphire-blue lake surrounded by misty hills and scattered villages. On the night of August 21, 1986, that serenity was shattered when Lake Nyos unleashed a catastrophe unlike anything seen before.
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Understanding the double-edged sword of firewood dependency, the factories have invested in long-term, community-driven reforestation programs. The model is elegant in its simplicity and powerful in its reach.
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Kenyan fig trees have been found to have the ability turn part of themselves into stone, helping them to store carbon from the air, improves the soil around them, all while still growing fruit.
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Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve has achieved a prestigious international milestone — it has been officially recognized and included in the World Book of Records (UK) under the title: “World’s Greatest Annual Terrestrial Wildlife Migration.”
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A recent report unveiled at the 20th Ordinary Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN-20) by Wetlands International paints a stark picture. Since 1970, nearly a quarter of the world’s wetlands have been lost.
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