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| Inspirational artist and committed environmentalist, Jack Johnson, was appointed United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) goodwill ambassador during a recent ceremony on the Bahamian island of Eleuthera... read more>> |
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| Katharine Hayhoe Pope Francis is releasing an unprecedented encyclical this Thursday. For those in the know, it's a big deal. In Catholic terms, a papal encyclical is a formal letter that is intended to end theological debate on a given question... read more>> |
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| Initiatives by non-state actors to cut greenhouse gas emissions are becoming increasingly significant in fighting climate change, and could bring savings of close to 1.8 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO2e) in 2020, according to a new study by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)... read more>> |
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| An initiative to support the modernisation and strengthening of sub-Saharan African meteorological and hydrological services has been launched on 2 June in Geneva, Switzerland... read more>> |
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| Climate change is a subject that no sector can afford to neglect. In less than six months, Paris promises to be a battlefield of agendas... read more>> |
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| According to Dr Mehran Zarrebini, head of British-based PFE International, investing in environmental programmes does not raise business costs, it reduces them... read more>> |
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| Clinton Smith Edward O Wilson said: "The great challenge of the twenty-first century is to raise people everywhere to a decent standard of living while preserving as much of the rest of life as possible." read more>> |
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| Infrastructure investment spending has quadrupled, exports have increased and Africa is receiving a growing share of foreign direct investment... read more>> |
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| Through a creative reshuffle of tenants at the Cape Quarter, Spire Property Management has succeeded in creating additional lettable space within this increasingly popular centre... read more>> |
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| Although not yet listed as an endangered species, Roan antelope numbers have drastically reduced across Africa in recent years... read more>> |
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| Bakwena N1N4 toll concession has announced a further partnership with the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) to roll out two additional projects... read more>> |
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| Nicci Botha Whether shopping for something as simple as a pair of jeans or that must-have fashion item, the average consumer doesn't give much thought to... read more>> |
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| Kofi Adu Domfeh from Ghana has been selected as the first place winner of the 2015 APO Energy Media Award... read more>> |
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| The Africa Progress Panel has welcomed the commitment made by the G7 to make deep cuts in emissions and to phase out of fossil fuels by the end of the century... read more>> |
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| Ackermans recently participated in a BBC radio debate about the future of Africa's energy supply... read more>> |
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| AdSolar EPC chose photovoltaic (PV) innovation by the specialist in energy management, Schneider Electric, to power the creation of a new 22-room Rhino Ridge luxury game lodge bordering the Hluhluwe Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal... read more>> |
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| Agri business BKB Limited has selected First Solar's advanced module technology to power a new rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant... read more>> |
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| Etihad Airways, together with Boeing, Total, Takreer and the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, recently launched a joint industry roadmap for the sustainable production of aviation biofuels in the United Arab Emirates... read more>> |
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| Kenyan wildlife officers launched a secure radio system on Wednesday, 10 June 2015, in their battle to protect elephants and rhinos, aiming to outwit poachers who listen in on wardens' communications... read more>> |
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| Ethiopia has set targets to slash carbon emissions by two-thirds within the next 15 years, the most ambitious goal so far presented to an upcoming UN climate change conference in Paris... read more>> |
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| Engen, the African energy multinational, is planning to build an eco-friendly service station in RĂ©union... read more>> |
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| Manas Kumar Web technology marches on to the drumming sound of various cultures of innovation. With each beat, it makes progress and reforms the way the web is done... read more>> |
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