Stewards of the forest: the pioneering women’s collective harvesting the Gambia’s oysters

In the cool air of an April dawn, Marie Sambou, an oyster harvester, carves through the brown water of the Gambia River’s Tanbi wetland in her long wooden canoe. The size of Manhattan, Tanbi teems with life.

Tunisian scientists alert on the degradation of Posidonia, the lungs of the Mediterranean Sea

Tunisian specialists are sending an alarm on the damaging effects of the reduction of posidonia in the Mediterranean Sea. Over the years scientists have proven the seagrass meadows have a strong carbon absorbtion capacity.

400kW hybrid waste-to-energy power plant a first for Ghana

Ghana will soon be getting its first waste-to-energy power plant. The 400kW plant has been commissioned at Gyankobaa in Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality in Ashanti.

ECOWAS member states validate climate change mitigation strategy

The 15 Ministers of Environment of ECOWAS Member States, meeting under the chairmanship of Dr Kwaku Afriyie, Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation of Ghana, have validated the ECOWAS Regional Climate Strategy.

The transport sector is the key to cutting ties with fossil fuels

There’s never been a better time to reduce reliance on fossil fuels. Oil and gas prices are skyrocketing as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with gas prices exceeding $4 a gallon in the United States in March 2022 and more than $10 a gallon in other countries.

UN launches plan to catalyse action by 2025 on energy commitments

UNCDF in Action: Look Back at Last Week's #FFD2022

For the UN Capital Development Fund, this year's ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development (FFD) was a platform for UNCDF to display its wide expertise in a variety of areas in innovative finance: climate finance, capital instruments, local transformative finance, women's economic empowerment and

Climate and heritage experts call on British Museum to end BP sponsorship

A group of climate scientists, archaeologists and those familiar with the museum industry have written to the British Museum’s board of trustees to urge them to sever a sponsorship deal with BP, arguing that it goes against the museum’s own policies and that a renewal would damage its reputation.

Wildfire smoke in Pacific north-west erasing reductions in emissions – study

The billowing black smoke that has cloaked the US Pacific north-west during wildfire disasters in past years has caused atmospheric carbon monoxide levels to spike, with the contaminants offsetting recent reductions in emissions, scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research have fou

Waterless skincare: the beauty firms tapping into ethical cleansing

The climate crisis is driving a new trend that will change the look of your bathroom cabinet for ever: waterless skincare.

‘Capitalism didn’t understand community’: Brian Eno steps up the climate crisis battle

The musician and activist, who has collaborated with Michael Stipe on a new song for Earth Day, is asking questions of the music industry, and the likes of Coldplay are happy to answer.

South African police disperse crowd calling for aid after flooding

Police in South Africa have used stun grenades to disperse a crowd calling for more and better official aid for victims of the lethal floods earlier this week.

Incredibly, current climate pledges could keep heating below 2C – but our work isn’t over

The climate crisis is often seen in binary terms. Precise temperature targets – limiting global heating to 1.5C or 2C – imply decisive moments of victory or loss. Headlines warn that we have only “12 years to save the world”.

Is civil disobedience OK if it’s the only way to prevent climate catastrophe?

This week, climate activists disrupted the UK’s oil supply, because they believe they face a desperate choice.

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What do we really mean by the terms “green energy” and “renewable energy sources”? Is there any correlation between energy and environmental protection? How does the EU deal with this matter and where does Greece stand at the moment? Is youth affected by this

What are the most effective ways to get cars out of cities?

Getting cars out of cities has become an international focus. But city officials, planners and citizens still do not have a clear, evidence-based answer to the question: what works to reduce car use in cities?

Bristol community secures funding to build tallest wind turbine in England

A community group in one of the poorest parts of Bristol has met its funding target to build the tallest wind turbine in England, despite a lack of any central government funding fo

Rightwing populist parties blight climate policy, study finds

Rightwing populist parties have a detrimental impact on climate policy, researchers have found for the first time, amid growing fears of a similar movement in the UK.

Australia’s new gas projects to struggle financially after 2030 if 1.5C climate goal met, report says

Australia’s new gas export developments are likely to struggle economically after 2030 if the world lives up to commitments to combat the climate crisis, according to a warning to major investors.

Public lands to reopen for oil and gas drilling in a first under Biden

As federal officials weigh efforts to fight the climate crisis against pressure to bring down high gasoline prices, the interior department is moving forward with the first onshore sales of public oil and natural gas drilling leases under