Dominican Republic Gets US$6.3 Million in EU-Backed Sargassum Financing
Dominican small firms that collect sargassum seaweed are set to get US$6.3 million in sargassum financing from the EU's investment...
October 5, 2026Topic
Environment
Angola Bans Single-Use Plastics With Fines of Up to US$33,000
Angola's single-use plastics ban took effect on 22 September 2026, twelve months after the decree, with company fines reaching about...
September 22, 2026
Togo Mourns Sena Alouka, Who Gave African Youth a Climate Voice
Sena Alouka, the Togolese founder of Jeunes Volontaires pour l'Environnement, has died. Benin Web TV reported he was 51.
September 6, 2026
Nigerian Groups Want Brazil’s JBS Deal Suspended Until Someone Explains It
The JBS Nigeria investment of US$2.5bn covers six plants, but civil society groups in Abuja want it suspended until safeguards...
September 4, 2026
A South African Tailings Dam Collapsed. It Was Not on the Register
A South Africa tailings dam collapse at a Samancor chrome complex was reasonably foreseeable, the regulator found, and the dam...
September 1, 2026
Amazon Dialogues Plenary Sets Agenda Ahead of COP30
Brazil's Amazon Dialogues in Belém set five plenary sessions for 4-6 August, covering territory, health, science, climate and Indigenous peoples...
July 27, 2026
The Hand-Planted Forest That Keeps Rio de Janeiro Alive
Rio de Janeiro wraps around the world's largest urban forest, a rainforest replanted by hand in the 1860s that still...
June 15, 2026
Arctic Harvest: Norway Leads in Ocean Mining
Norway has become the first country to initiate large-scale deep-sea mining in Arctic waters, sparking considerable discussion.
January 10, 2024
Proposals on environmental protection gain importance in Brazilian election campaign
Proposals on environmental protection have become one of the priorities of the leading candidates for the Brazilian presidency.
September 13, 2022