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Atlantic Rising: Guyana using mangroves to defend itself from sea-level rises
Tim Bromfield
19th July, 2010
Global sea level rise poses a big challenge for the small country of Guyana but mangrove planting offers a cost-effective way of protecting coastal regions more...
Zimbabwe given 'one last chance' on diamond mining exports
Ecologist
16th July, 2010
Campaign groups on the verge of leaving international diamond trade body because of failures to prevent military takeovers of mines, worker deaths and systematic smuggling more...
Malawi reaps the reward of returning to age-old, chemical-free farming
Molly Stevenson
22nd June, 2010
Returning to age-old, chemical-free farming techniques is improving crop harvest for Malawian farmers more...
UK conservation 'pointless' without tackling African climate change
Lynn Morris
30th March, 2010
Conservation efforts towards protecting migrating bird habitats in Europe may be doomed to failure unless we tackle climate change and protect Africa's coastlines more...
Atlantic Rising: How sea level rises are poisoning water in Ghana
Will Lorimer
2nd March, 2010
In the latest blog the Atlantic Rising team look at how rising sea levels are poisoning local water sources in Western Ghana more...
Brazilian GM crop surge reported
Ecologist
23rd February, 2010
Brazil becomes second biggest biotech grower after the US as industry predicts big increases in GM soybean, maize and cotton production in 2010 more...
Vets turn to African herbs as animal drugs stop working
Ecologist
19th February, 2010
The west's veterinary drug drive is not working, say animal disease scientists who have started researching the effectiveness of plant-based treatments used in Ethiopia more...
What's stopping us getting solar power from deserts?
Mark Jansen
10th February, 2010
Plans to use concentrating solar power plants in the Sahara to generate and export electricity have been on the table for years. Now, it looks as though political will might help move things forward more...
UK overseas aid ignoring small scale agriculture
Ecologist
3rd February, 2010
Department for International Development (DfID) accused of failing to support long-term agricultural programmes and being obsessed with an 'industrial model' of food production more...
Is aid without climate adaptation a waste of time?
Tom Levitt
29th January, 2010
Aid agencies are well resourced and quick to act, but not enough of them appear to be using their power to tackle the long term problems posed by climate change more...
Warmer temperatures spreading malaria in Africa
Ecologist
4th January, 2010
Millions more exposed as disease moves into higher altitude areas in Kenya and Tanzania more...
Who needs Africa's land more: us or wildlife?
Thembi Mutch
29th December, 2009
An explosive mix of animals, people and economics means that land in Africa is becoming more valuable - and more contested - than ever more...
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Atlantic Rising: Why Sierra Leone will be screwed at COP15
Will Lorimer
10th December, 2009
The costs associated with sending delegates to a conference like Copenhagen are prohibitive for many countries more...
Climate change linked to civil war in Africa
Ecologist
25th November, 2009
Higher temperatures cause declines in crop yields and 'economic welfare' which increases the risk of conflict more...
Atlantic Rising: energy-efficient cooking in Guinea Bissau
Tim Bromfield
23rd November, 2009
Children are learning to use stoves made from cow dung and termite mud in a battle to reduce consumption of timber for fuel more...
Gathuru Mburu: Kenya has already had a Green Revolution
Laura Sevier
23rd November, 2009
Forget trying to grow hybrid maize - Africa already has all the crops, storage systems and knowledge that it needs to grow itself out of poverty more...
Wangari Maathai: fighting for Kenya's environment
Nicola Graydon
1st March, 2005
Wangari Maathai’s Nobel prize-winning activism has thrust the environment to the forefront of the global security agenda more...
The 300-350 Show: Africa makes a stand
Phil England
10th November, 2009
Climate Radio reports on how and why the African delegation threatened to walk out of the recent climate negotiations more...
Solar power from Sahara a step closer
Ashley Seager
2nd November, 2009
The German-led Desertec initiative believes it can deliver power to Europe as early as 2015 more...
Atlantic Rising: when the sea swallowed a school
Tim Bromfield
19th October, 2009
The team discovers that, even in the midst of marine beauty, the ever rising tides exact a terrible price more...
Atlantic Rising: Senegal's crumbling coast
Lynn Morris
14th October, 2009
When inadequate coastal walls only make the effects of sea level rise worse, is it time to move further inland? more...
Africa doesn't need a green revolution. It needs agroecology
Dan Taylor
23rd September, 2009
Green Revolution architect Norman Borlaug is credited with 'feeding India'. But the feat took more than hybrid varieties and fertiliser, and it will take a much more sophisticated approach to help Africa feed itself more...
Local electricity: Africa goes off-grid
Tom Levitt
29th July, 2009
Giant wind farms may grab the headlines but plans to develop local off-grid electricity will have bigger impact on Africans and carbon emissions more...
Kenya to build Africa's biggest windfarm
Xan Rice
28th July, 2009
With surging demand for power and blackouts common across the continent, Africa is looking to solar, wind and geothermal technologies to meet its energy needs more...
Extent of agricultural land-grab revealed on new website
Eifion Rees
22nd June, 2009
With rich, resource-poor nations increasingly outsourcing their food production to less developed nations, a new website aims to expose the extent of the agricultural land-grab epidemic more...Members
