As part of its « Alliance for Biodiversity Protection and Development » project, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has signed a partnership agreement with Sofibanque to support the development of inclusive and sustainable small and medium-sized enterprises in the Haut-Uele province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This partnership aims to improve living conditions for local communities and reduce pressure on natural resources around Garamba National Park and the Kibali gold mine.
Toute l'actu sur la protection de l'environnement
Fanta Mabo
NIGERIA: cars and generators explode air pollution in Lagos
Motorists and generators are cited as the main sources of air quality deterioration in Lagos State, Nigeria. In a statement issued on 15 January 2024, the local government stresses the need for green and improved air throughout the state to ensure healthy living.
AFRICA: climate causes the most serious humanitarian crises of 2024
The United Nations (UN) presents Africa as the epicentre of the world’s humanitarian crises in 2024. Of the 26 countries for which the United Nations is calling for the mobilisation of 46.4 billion dollars in international aid, fourteen are in Africa. The multiplication of climatic disasters and their corollaries of armed conflict have forced more than 130 million people into urgent need of humanitarian assistance.
GABON: transitional government readjusts its decision on the slaughter of elephants
After giving the green light to the population to kill elephants that ravage plantations or break up houses, Gabon’s President of the Transition is reversing his decision. Giving pride of place to the human element, General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema acknowledges that human-elephant conflicts must be settled in strict compliance with the law. This clarification was backed up by a press release from the Gabonese Ministry of Justice on the conditions governing the slaughter of elephant pests.
KENYA: the Taifa-1 satellite aims to save the mountain bongo from extinction
This is one of the first operational missions assigned to Kenya’s very first 100% earth observation satellite. Over the next five years, the satellite images and meteorological data provided by Taifa-1 will help to protect the mountain bongo, a species of antelope threatened with extinction.