Tag: Africa
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The Charcoal Bicyclists of Deforestation-Ravaged Mozambique
After chopping, burning, and packaging up what was once old growth forest, this charcoal-hauling cyclist will embark on a 70 km ride to sell his goods.
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World's First Ethanol Cooking Fuel Plant Opens in Mozambique
Part of a venture aimed at knocking charcoal out of the market in Africa, the Dondo biofuel plant turns locally grown cassava into ethanol.
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How Deadly Charcoal is Bought and Sold in an African Market
Every day, millions of Africans buy charcoal for cooking.
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Charcoal Kills 2 Million People & Vast Swaths of Forest Every Year. Can Biofuel Stop the Carnage?
A new venture seeks to produce sustainably farmed, clean-burning biofuel, turn a profit, and end the ills of charcoal in Mozambique—in one fell swoop.
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A Fashion Line Designed to Prevent Malaria
Making its debut at the Cornell Fashion Collective spring show, a high-tech hooded bodysuit is made of fabric embedded with insecticides to ward off mosquitoes infected with malaria.
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World's Rarest Gorilla Caught on Film in Cameroon
"A person can study these animals for years and never even catch a glimpse of the gorillas, much less see anything like this."
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How Solar is Giving African Kids Super Powers
Cheap LED lanterns are transforming lives in Africa, allowing communities to leapfrog 20th Century technology and enter the solar age.
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New Study Unlocks Secrets of Gorilla Behavior
A new study has identified a few key elements in silverback gorilla mating behavior that may help conservationists better protect the species.
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Common Kitchen Ingredient Helps Clean Drinking Water
80% of diseases in developing countries trace back to contaminated water. Could a simple ingredient from the kitchen shelf solve the problem?
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Turkana Woman Fights Ethiopia, Kenya Dam Project in the Already Arid, Conflict-Prone Region
"The Ministry of Energy has insisted that they need this energy. What we are questioning is—how was the agreement reached, what is the cost of purchasing this power?"
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From Fracking to Water Rights: How Foreign Interests Are Cleaning Out Africa
“Africa will be the backbone of our production and growth in the next 10 years.”
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Kenyan Teen's Invention Saves Lions, Helps Farmers
A 13-year-old inventor in Kenya has come up with a low-cost, eco-friendly way to protect his family's livestock that could also serve as a solution to a serious problem in his country -- managing human-wildlife conflict.
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Hope Fades for Oil Spill Cleanup in Nigeria
Last year, UNEP released a report calling for a $1 billion cleanup fund for years of oil spills in the Niger Delta, but eight months later, there is little more than silence on the issue.
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Cameroon Stiffens Poaching Sentences in Effort to Discourage Poaching
Courts in Cameroon have handed down sentences that are unprecedented in the country for their severity in an effort to curb a rash of high-profile poaching incidents.
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Proceeds From Disneynature’s "Chimpanzee" Will Benefit the Jane Goodall Institute
In time for Earth Day, a heartwarming film about an orphaned chimp leads to an unlikely bond, raising both awareness and hard cash.
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Police in Cameroon Arrested 12 Suspected Poachers Following Elephant Massacre
More than 500 elephants were killed by poachers in Cameroon during the first months of 2012. These latest arrests are encouraging but the problem remains far from solved.
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$4.7 Million to Advance Solar in Tanzania
Over 100 schools, health centers and businesses in rural Tanzania will be sporting solar panels in the very near future.
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Massive Forest Fire Continues to Burn the Slopes of Mountain Kenya
Now in its sixth day, the forest fire threatens critical habitats and precious water sources.
