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How Africa is harnessing space technology for early warning systems against climate disasters

Written by Adesewa Olofinko

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The importance of mangroves in addressing climate change in Ghana

Written by iWatch Africa

4 June 2025

In Brazil, a new test reveals misidentified torture victim from the dictatorship period

Written by Pública - Agência de jornalismo investigativo

Translated by Fernanda Canofre

13 May 2025

Tobago's coral reefs brace for ‘imminent threat’

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

13 May 2025

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Cameroon's next generation is ready to take on the country's technological challenges

’The language of tomorrow won’t be English or French, it’s technology‘

Written by Cynthia Ebot Takang, Jean Sovon

2 weeks ago

Kenya outlawed the sharing of Indigenous seeds. A village choir is fighting back

The Eden Indigenous Seed Farm Choir is defending seed sovereignty and Indigenous crops.

Written by Minority Africa

10 May 2025

In Guadeloupe, ‘Creole gardens’ give climate lessons in a spirit of solidarity

After a crisis, what do people naturally return to? 'Their surroundings. And what surrounds us is the Creole garden'

Written by Olivia Losbar

15 April 2025

MediaHack: 36 hours against electoral disinformation in Ecuador

Three winning projects demonstrated that technology can strengthen transparency and fact-checking during an election period

Written by Carlos E. Flores

Translated by Melissa Vida

28 March 2025

Australia's summer weather extremes bring wide-ranging natural emergencies

Heatwaves, bushfires, droughts, storms and floods are destroying the continent

Written by Kevin Rennie

3 March 2025

Waves of change: Can ocean renewables solve rising electricity costs in Jamaica?

'I think it is possibly harmonious with the environment'

Written by Guest Contributor

10 January 2025

What changes will arise from the Brazilian Supreme Court's ruling on personal marijuana use

The ruling could impact millions of people, especially in overcrowded prisons

Written by Isabela Carvalho

Translated by Isabela Carvalho

14 November 2024

Saving an Aussie emblem from extinction: The greater bilby

Conservationists are working to bring this marsupial species back from the brink

Written by Kevin Rennie

21 October 2024

Between flames and smoke, Brazil tries to fight record breaking wildfires

With 85 police inquiries instated so far, investigations point to environmental crime in some cases

Written by Rami Alhames

8 October 2024

Seeking independence from Chinese exports, Brazil enters bid to explore rare earths

China supplies between 85–90 percent of the world's rare earth material

Written by Laís Martins, Luo Jieqi

30 September 2024

Some Caribbean podcasts to tune into on International Podcast Day

Regional podcasts cover every conceivable topic: business, culture, climate change, and more

Written by Emma Lewis

30 September 2024

Coastal villages struggle to recover after oil spill disaster near Philippine capital

Cleanup operations are still ongoing almost a month after the spill

Written by Mong Palatino

22 August 2024

Kenya’s smallholder farmers are challenging a law preventing them from sharing indigenous seeds

The law 'sold Kenya’s food system to the highest bidder’

Written by Minority Africa

19 July 2024

The maritime crews keeping Africa connected to the internet

A submarine landslide in Africa caused underwater cables to break

Written by Jacobo Nájera

Translated by Ameya Nagarajan

15 July 2024

As Jamaica braces for a direct hit, relief efforts have begun for islands shattered by Hurricane Beryl

'Sea level rise represents a clear human influence on the damage potential from a given hurricane'

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

3 July 2024

Beryl, the first major storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, has the Caribbean's Windward Islands in its sights

It is the most quickly organised Category 4 hurricane on record

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

30 June 2024

A highly invasive South American catfish has slipped into Nepal’s waters

They threaten native species by disrupting the aquatic food chain

Written by Sanjib Chaudhary

24 June 2024

Wild horses return to their historic natural habitat in Kazakhstan

From living in zoos to roaming the endless steppe

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

14 June 2024

Is it feasible to use blue carbon to finance mangrove conservation in Trinidad and Tobago?

Mangroves absorb and store carbon at higher rates than other ecosystems

Written by Cari-Bois News

10 June 2024

With the reintroduction of import taxes on Chinese solar panels, Brazil hopes to develop its own industry

Experts say it is far from enough

Written by Laís Martins, Luo Jieqi

5 June 2024

At UN SIDS4, Caribbean and Pacific nations reinforce call to negotiate a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty

Antigua and Barbuda urged more support from Caribbean nations

Written by Dizzanne Billy

29 May 2024

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