In Rwanda, the conservation of environment is a serious issue in which there are no shortcuts and the Country has gone as far as ratifying the Kyoto Protocol on reduction of carbon emissions.[FILE/Standard] If you are a businessman, a businesswoman, or …

From Okwe Obi, Abuja West African nations, led by Nigeria, Ghana and Togo, have amplified calls for climate justice, warning that without urgent global action, the region’s fragile agricultural systems could collapse and trigger a food crisis that will …

Global demand for arable land is rising, making Africa a key target for large-scale acquisitions to tackle food and energy challenges. June 2022: The start of the wheat harvest season in Tunis, Tunisia. Africa has 65% of the world’s uncultivated arable …

Reviving South Africa’s flagging mining sector will take much more than the cosmetics of a new investor-friendly policy. SA Mining minister, Gwede Mantashe at the Minerals Council conference, 13 August 2024. Source: MINE. The establishment of South Africa’ …

Nigeria and its other sister African nations should tap into the emerging opportunities in the global carbon market by accelerating emissions trading, writes Peter Uzoho As the global shift towards clean energy accelerates, the carbon market has emerged as …

… carbon credits generated under the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism, while … voluntary carbon market, demand for African-originated carbon credits has been … the Democratic Republic of the Congo.  Stay informed. Subscribe to our …

Samburu governor Lati Lelelit (second right) receiving a dummy cheque of Sh 10 million from officials of the Northern Rangelands Trust led by carbon credit project director Dr Mohammed Shibia (center) on February 28, 2024 in Maralal town. The money is …

In March 2021, French oil giant TotalEnergies announced that it would be developing a 40,000-hectare (99.000-acre) forest in the Republic of Congo that will sequester 500,000 tons of carbon per year. The project is part of a renewed global push for …

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… first emerged from the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which created a range … -based coordinator for trans-Africa civil society group the … they should be solutions by Africans for Africans, not solutions by other … roll out its product in Rwanda. KOKO’s business model …