22-Jul-2019 to 20:09
EU provides €36m to Ethiopia to cut greenhouse gasses
APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) — The European Union on Monday provided €36 million to Ethiopia to help the east African nation strengthen greener economy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Rwanda reaffirms commitment to Green Climate Fund
APA - Kigali (Rwanda) — A senior Rwandan government official on Tuesday reaffirmed her country's intention to embrace climate change action is accessing Green Climate Fund (GCF) which has the mandate to help developing countries.
Read more16-Jul-2019 to 14:24
Belgium impounds African timber cargo
APA - Kigali (Rwanda) — A cargo of precious sawn tropical timber (padoek) from Africa is currently blocked in the Belgian port of Antwerp after Greenpeace Belgium officially alerted the government of its presence there last week, an official statement made available Saturday to APA in Kigali revealed.
Read more15-Jul-2019 to 14:18
UK announces £250m aid to help Africa deal with climate change
APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) — UK announced a five-year new £250 million aid package to help Africa deal with climate change and move away from fossil fuels.
Read more12-Jul-2019 to 17:28
Mozambique: No elephant poached in Niassa wildlife park in a year
APA-Maputo (Mozambique) — After years of rapidly shrinking numbers, wildlife experts at Mozambique's Niassa Reserve marked a year without a single elephant dying at the hands of poachers driven by red-hot demand for ivory from fast-growing Asian economies such as China and Vietnam, APA can report on Friday,
Read more09-Jul-2019 to 10:02
Saving Kenya's endangered Mountain Bongo antelopes
APA-Nairobi(Kenya) — Kenya's ministry of Tourism and Wildlife is embarking on its so-called National Recovery and Action Plan to save the critically endangered Mountain Bongo population.
Read more04-Jul-2019 to 08:10
UNESCO wants Kenya coal plant project halted
APA-Nairobi (Kenya) — This week in Baku, Azerbaijan, UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee will finalise its recommendations regarding the threat of large-scale infrastructure projects to Kenya’s Lamu Old Town and its heritage status.
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