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afrol News, 20 November - Ghana will sign the historic agreement with the European Union, aimed at ensuring that only legally harvested timber from the West African country is exported to the EU market.

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afrol News, 19 November - Africa has been urged to adopt urgent measures to preserve the continents fresh water resources as climate change threatens water sources.

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afrol News, 30 October - The rescue of nine cruelly abused elephants from a commercial training facility in Zimbabwe will begin on Monday, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has announced.

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afrol News, 26 October - A new United Nations-backed report released today details how to ensure that developing countries are part of the transition to a ‘green’ economy.

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Natron community vows to protect the lake

afrol News, 26 October - Villagers around Tanzania’s Lake Natron have vowed to protect the lake and its treasure of Lesser Flamingos Phoeniconaias minor from industrial development, pointing out that their own future depends on the sustainable use of the lake.

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» 23.10.2009 - Africa told to enhance actions to reduce disaster risk
» 23.10.2009 - ITU approves new universal mobile phone charger
» 20.10.2009 - DRC and Morocco elected to new forest financing programme
» 19.10.2009 - Africa's climate change negotiators meet in Ethiopia
» 19.10.2009 - African countries conclude gender and climate change training
» 16.10.2009 - SA teams up with neighbours for a clean environment
» 16.10.2009 - Shrinking of Lake Chad could spell regional catastrophe
» 15.10.2009 - Kibaki appeals for unity ahead of global summit
» 13.10.2009 - Conservation expert calls for protection of Africa's forest gardeners
» 12.10.2009 - Lake Nakuru becomes Africa's first IBA-branded National Park
» 08.10.2009 - Environmentalists condemn Mozambique's planned damming of Zambezi
» 08.10.2009 - Uganda set new sights to reach safe water targets
» 07.10.2009 - Uganda commits to reforestation
» 07.10.2009 - USAID awards $387,000 for indigenous health in Ethiopia
» 06.10.2009 - Indian Ocean nations to test tsunami warning system
» 02.10.2009 - West African biodiversity corridor high on Abidjan meeting
» 01.10.2009 - Brazzaville calls on US to support preservation of the Congo Basin
» 30.09.2009 - Climate change could induce more food dependency on Africa, FAO paper
» 29.09.2009 - Zimbabwean communities educated about owls
» 25.09.2009 - Leaders call for UN support on Africa's development
» 23.09.2009 - Malagasy NGOs unite against plunder of natural resources
» 22.09.2009 - Local group makes mark at Egypt's Lake Qarun
» 22.09.2009 - Ban calls for global collective action on climate change
» 21.09.2009 - Four African states part of the Bern Convention's 30 years
» 18.09.2009 - SA’s first electric car on display
» 16.09.2009 - North America hailed for plan to regulate greenhouse
» 11.09.2009 - Kenya preparing for impact of possible torrential rains
» 09.09.2009 - Kenya launches appeal to save Mau forest
» 08.09.2009 - Norway announces euro 350 support for developing countries
» 08.09.2009 - More people affected by West African floods
» 04.09.2009 - International call to learn to love vultures - or lose them
» 01.09.2009 - Africa hosts special session on climate change concerns
» 01.09.2009 - African states make rankings for low sulfur diesel limits
» 26.08.2009 - Lake Natron faces renewed threat from soda-ash mining
» 26.08.2009 - Bringing technology and agronomic knowledge to African farmers
» 24.08.2009 - African journalists join the climate change campaign
» 24.08.2009 - African ministers building one voice towards climate change summit
» 18.08.2009 - New report offers solutions to water and sanitation service delivery
» 07.08.2009 - Lesotho govt to also investigate industrial pollution
» 04.08.2009 - World bank signs first biocarbon agreement in DRC
» 04.08.2009 - Southern Africa to experience a flood of renewable energy projects
» 03.08.2009 - Lesotho’s blue rivers to be investigated
» 28.07.2009 - Six African countries targeted in UN’s cleaner cooling project
» 27.07.2009 - Madagascar’s humanitarian appeal revised down
» 26.06.2009 - WB approves $3.5 million climate change fund for Liberia
» 26.06.2009 - Sudan ready for biofuels
» 19.06.2009 - Uganda could be a dessert in 40 years
» 05.06.2009 - Epic rescue for endangered elephants in Malawi resumes
» 05.06.2009 - Mahale Ecosystem research project launched
» 27.05.2009 - Madagascar selected to benefit from conservation fund
» 26.05.2009 - SADC discuss strategies of enhancing ground water resources to fight poverty
» 21.05.2009 - Congo Basin forest management "successful"
» 14.05.2009 - UN report urges for reforms to avert food crisis in Africa
» 11.05.2009 - Kenya villagers join global greenhouse project
» 05.05.2009 - Green revolution must empower farmers, Migiro asserts
» 30.04.2009 - Kenya wildlife on rapid decrease
» 30.04.2009 - Climate change increases Zambia cholera numbers
» 29.04.2009 - Two African projects named winners of climate grants
» 28.04.2009 - Guinea to relieve pressures in mining sector
» 20.04.2009 - Uganda celebrates big earnings from gorilla tourism
» 16.04.2009 - Kigali to improve water treatment and management
» 06.04.2009 - Tunisia launches energy saving programme
» 20.03.2009 - Help farmers grow more food with less water, Diouf
» 24.02.2009 - Elephant poachers arrested in Kenya
» 23.02.2009 - Burundi calls for protection of Nile River
» 19.02.2009 - Cameroon creates park to conserve threatened species
» 26.01.2009 - Google Earth reveals hidden environment treasure in Mozambique
» 22.01.2009 - Ghana develops policy to conserve river basins
» 19.01.2009 - Save Congo's remaining forests
» 25.12.2008 - South African birdwatchers thrilled by discovery
» 18.12.2008 - Africa commits to water development to fight hunger
» 15.12.2008 - Africa summit discuss massive hydro scheme for food and energy security
» 01.12.2008 - Cautious conservation of wetlands is critical for economic growth
» 25.11.2008 - Tuna commission criticised for endorsing high quotas
» 06.11.2008 - Animal right activists criticise ivory sale in SA
» 22.10.2008 - SADC groundwater and drought management website launched
» 21.10.2008 - Massive African ivory sales increase poaching fears
» 26.09.2008 - $90,000,000 for delivery of biospheres to Africa
» 16.09.2008 - Blanket ban on bushmeat disastrous
» 08.09.2008 - Africa profits from greenhouse gas offset scheme
» 21.08.2008 - Accra meeting hopes to strike climate negotiations deal
» 20.08.2008 - Namibia sanctions ivory trade
» 06.08.2008 - Egypt cancels Agrium fertilizer plant
» 02.08.2008 - "African elephants extinct by 2020"
» 16.07.2008 - China gets a share in Africa’s ivory stockpiles
» 27.05.2008 - "Pygmies" enter Congo Basin timber industry
» 23.05.2008 - Central Africa's "Pygmies" gain from ecotourism
» 02.05.2008 - Niger River to be rescued
» 26.02.2008 - SA elephant cull condemned
» 31.01.2008 - Illegal ivory trade still rampant
» 31.10.2007 - Conservationists applaud Uganda
» 16.07.2007 - Lake Victorious: weevils defeat water hyacinths
» 01.06.2007 - Tanzanian timber looted by criminals
» 09.03.2007 - Congo joins regional effort to save forests
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