Greenpeace Afrique présente ses plus sincères condoléances aux familles des victimes des glissements de terrain survenus dans la capitale camerounaise, Yaoundé, et appelle le gouvernement camerounais à améliorer l’aménagement du territoire pour la sécurité de ses citoyens.
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AFRICA: a reduction in the proportion of people living in shanty towns
The 2023 report on the development goals (SDGs) in Africa notes that the proportion of people living in shanty towns has fallen. This is an indicator of the continent’s progress on SDG11, which concerns sustainable cities and communities.
AFRICA: the continent is well on the way to achieving SDG 9
Of all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), African countries are clearly on track to achieve SDG 9, which aims for sustainable industrialization that benefits all and encourages innovation. Nearly 4 out of five people on the African continent own a cell phone, the world’s fastest-growing mobile phone market. However, the annual report on the MDGs in Africa points to delays and disparities in the expansion of rural roads.
AFRICA: ODD7, the energy transition is slow (Report)
The 2023 report on the development goals (SDGs) in Africa notes that the continent is lagging behind in progress towards the targets of SDG7. Namely, to ensure access for all to reliable, sustainable and modern energy services at an affordable cost by 2030. In 2018, only 20% of the electricity produced in Africa came from renewable sources.
AFRICA: with the exception of Egypt and Tunisia other countries will not achieve SDG6
Published on the sidelines of the 78th General Assembly of the United Nations, the latest report on sustainable development in Africa assesses the continent’s progress in implementing the five main Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It shows steady progress on the key targets of the SDGs, in particular on 4G mobile network coverage and access to drinking water and electricity.
DRC: launch of a $5m support fund for indigenous forest peoples
A new funding mechanism to protect the forests of the Congo Basin has been launched. Presented on 22 September 2023 at the UN Climate Summit in New York, the Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Forest Fund (IIFF) will enable these groups to play a leading role in securing, protecting and managing the forests on which they depend. The $5 million initiative, launched by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Rainforest Foundation Norway (RFN), is dedicated to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which holds around two-thirds of the forest in the Congo Basin.
CONGO: Nouabalé-Ndoki Park receives Gorilla Friendly certification
Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park has been awarded Gorilla FriendlyTM certification. The award of this ecolabel means that the protected area in the north of the Republic of Congo guarantees the application of best practice in all tourism or research operations involving gorillas, to safeguard the well-being of the primates and ensure the active inclusion of the park’s neighbouring communities.