Un nouvel éboulement de terrain vient de faire 15 morts à Yaoundé au Cameroun. Le pays enregistre ainsi le 4e drame du genre en l’espace de quatre ans. Pour stopper cette recrudescence des éboulements de terrains, l’organisation de protection de la nature, Greenpeace Afrique invite le gouvernement à agir contre plusieurs causes, notamment la déforestation.
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COP 15: Africa’s protected areas at the heart of the summit
The 15th Conference of the Parties (COP 15) on biodiversity intends to adopt a new roadmap for international biodiversity action for the period 2020-2030. On this occasion, a coalition of countries is speaking out in favour of a target of « 30% of terrestrial and marine protected areas » by 2030. The focus is now on Africa, which is home to a quarter of the world’s biodiversity.
AFRICA: EU pledges €350 million a year for biodiversity
The European Union (EU) has pledged €350 million to protect biodiversity around the world, particularly in Africa. This is the substance of a press release published on 25 November 2022, ahead of the United Nations Conference on Biodiversity (COP 15) which takes place from 7 to 19 December 2022 in Montreal, Canada.
COP27: Comifac demands the funding promised for its forests at COP26
At the recently concluded 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt, the Central African Forest Commission (COMIFAC) took to the stage to denounce one of the unfulfilled promises of COP26. At the previous summit, donors committed to funding the protection and management of the Congo Basin forests to the tune of 1.5 billion dollars. This commitment is already insufficient. The countries of the sub-region are asking for $100 billion to preserve the forests of the Congo Basin.
AFRICA: EarthRanger programme strengthens management of 6 protected areas
EarthRanger, an artificial intelligence programme for monitoring wildlife, has been deployed in six more natural parks in Botswana, Mozambique and the Republic of Congo. The project, which will run until March 2026, is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and its partners to the tune of US$7.2 million. It aims to reduce the decline of biodiversity in Africa.
CAMEROUN: l’ASEBE promeut l’agriculture durable à Taro
L’Association pour l’égalité et le bien-être (ASEBE), procède en début du mois prochain, au lancement d’une vaste campagne de sensibilisation aux problèmes environnementaux dans la localité de Taro, dans le département du Mbam et Inoubou, région du centre. Il s’agira entre autres d’inviter les habitants de ce bassin de production agricole, à adopter des techniques durables. Pour en parler, Thiérry Ndimi, le président de l’Asebe répond aux questions de Boris Ngounou
MOROCCO: the reintroduction of the Moroccan crocodile, which disappeared 70 years ago
Two West African crocodiles living in the Parc de la Tête d’Or in Lyon, France have just arrived in Morocco. The 49-year-old male and the 32-year-old female have been installed in the Agadir Crocoparc in order to reproduce. Their young will then be reintroduced into the wild, where the species has been extinct since the 1950s.
ZIMBABWE: Solar pumps to address climate change in Harare
In collaboration with the government of Zimbabwe, 61 solar-powered water systems have been installed in Harare by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The initiative will enable the capital’s residents to cope with extreme weather events.
AFRICA: Would France like to institutionalise the plundering of the oceans?
The non-governmental organisations (NGOs) Bloom and Anticor have made revelations about the tuna fishing sector in Africa. After highlighting the irregularity of a case of transfer between the French public and private tuna fisheries, the two organisations point out the ecological impacts of this manoeuvre on Africa’s fisheries resources.
CAMVERT: Les communautés riveraines demandent l’élaboration d’un nouveau cahier des charges
Les 09 et 10 novembre 2022, une trentaine de leaders des communautés affectées par le projet Camvert s’est réunie à Kribi dans le cadre d’un atelier organisé conjointement par Greenpeace Afrique et Green Development Advocates. Au sortir des travaux, ces leaders ont élaboré un plan d’action pour la réclamation d’une réelle et meilleure protection de leurs droits sur les terres et les ressources forestières dans le cadre du projet Camvert.