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Sabrina Wanjiku Simader, Africa’s “snow leopard”, has been designated UN Environment’s first Mountain Hero. The 19-year-old athlete is also set to become the first Kenyan alpine skier to compete in the Olympic…
Just a few years ago Cape Town’s water supply seemed secure. Access to water in South Africa’s largest city was taken for granted, and affluent residents prided themselves on well-kept lawns and backyard pools. Now…
Over the past 25 years, Somalia has experienced a cycle of protracted droughts, culminating in the most recent one in 2016 and 2017, when rains failed for three seasons in a row. Tragically, drought images from…
While peatlands cover only 3 per cent of the global land surface, they store nearly 550 billion tons of carbon – twice as much as all the world’s forests. Peatlands are one of the greatest allies and potentially…
How do we prepare for the doubling of the global urban population by 2050? By dramatically rethinking urbanism and its governance. That means designing cities for people, not cars; allowing everyone access to urban…
By Joop van Bodegraven, policy adviser on nature conservation for the Netherlands Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality The Netherlands is a densely populated country, with a high standard of living and…
By Pierre-Yves Cousteau When I was a child, my father, Captain Cousteau, an explorer and oceanographer, sometimes scolded me for my behaviour or actions that had an unfortunate outcome. "I didn’t mean to!” I would…
1. Coral reefs Image viaWith three quarters of the world’s coral reefs already at risk – due to threats ranging from invasive species to ocean acidification to sunscreen pollution – the time for action is now. The…
The Sultanate of Oman has been planting hundreds of thousands of mangrove seedlings over the past 17 years. Historical and archaeological evidence indicates that dense mangrove woodlands covered much of Oman's…
Freshwater ecosystems like lakes, rivers and wetlands are essential for human life, health and livelihoods. Also known as inland water bodies or terrestrial water ecosystems, they provide our water for drinking,…
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