As part of a bold initiative to harness artificial intelligence (AI) to fight climate change and preserve nature, the Bezos Earth Fund has announced the launch of a $100 million multi-year Grand Challenge. This announcement comes at a crucial time when environmental challenges demand innovative and rapid solutions to protect the planet and ensure a sustainable future for generations to come.
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Greenpeace Afrique salue la condamnation du gouvernement suisse pour inaction climatique
La récente décision de la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme (CEDH) condamnant la Suisse pour son manque d’action face au changement climatique a suscité l’espoir parmi les communautés africaines confrontées à des défis environnementaux. Cette décision historique, qui marque la première fois qu’un État est tenu responsable de son inaction climatique, crée un précédent pour la justice climatique à l’échelle mondiale.
Congo Basin: certified forests, a refuge for wildlife
A recent study published in the journal Nature on 10 April 2024 provides encouraging news for biodiversity conservation in the Congo Basin. Led by Utrecht University in the Netherlands, with the support of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), the research highlights the positive impact of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified forests on the region’s wildlife.
AFRICA: IUCN wants to fund biodiversity conservation projects
The French Committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is launching a call for projects to support initiatives led by civil society. This call specifically targets the funding and implementation of field projects focusing on biodiversity conservation and/or nature-based solutions (NBS), in response to the crucial challenges of adapting to and mitigating climate change.
CAMEROUN : assassinat de Sylvie Louisette NGO YEBEL, experte en communication à la COMIFAC
La communauté internationale est sous le choc suite au décès tragique de Sylvie Louisette NGO YEBEL Epse FOUNGA, une figure respectée et engagée dans la conservation des écosystèmes forestiers en Afrique centrale. Mme FOUNGA, experte en communication au Secrétariat Exécutif de la Commission des Forêts d’Afrique Centrale (COMIFAC), a été retrouvée assassinée le dimanche 07 avril 2024 à Yaoundé, au Cameroun.
AFRICA: a report identifies the main culprits of air pollution
A report published on 2 April 2024 by Greenpeace Africa and Greenpeace MENA highlights the extent of air pollution in Africa, identifying the main culprits and underlining the serious repercussions on public health and the environment. Entitled « Air Pollution in Africa: The Main Culprits Unmasked », the document provides an overview of the sources of air pollution in the region and calls for urgent action to mitigate this growing crisis.
Greenpeace Afrique mobilise les étudiants en faveur de la préservation des forêts du bassin du Congo (Vidéo)
Que disent les dernières statistiques sur les forêts au Cameroun ? Eh bien, entre 2001 et 2022, le pays d’Afrique centrale a perdu près de 2 million d’hectares de couvert arboré, dont près de 900 000 hectares de forêt primaire humide. Ces chiffres ont été révélés jeudi dernier, 21 mars 2024, lors des activités marquant la célébration de la journée internationale des forêts.
Mesdames et messieurs, chers internautes, chers auditeurs, bienvenu dans cette nouvelle production du magazine Environnementales, consacrée à l’état des lieux de la déforestation au Cameroun.
Une conception et production de Boris Ngounou
AU Summit: Greenpeace Africa Calls for Africa’s Leadership for a Strong Global Plastic Treaty and Global High Seas Treaty
As African heads of states and governments gather at the 37th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on February 17-18, environmentalists have called for a unified commitment to and greater leadership in tackling the escalating plastic pollution crisis and overfishing in Africa’s waters.
LIBERIA: a campaign to assess fish stocks, for sustainable fishing
A scientific prospecting campaign was launched on January 26, 2024 at the fishing port of Monrovia, the capital of Liberia. The initiative, coordinated by the Ministerial Conference on Fisheries Cooperation among African States bordering the Atlantic Ocean (COMHAFAT), involves assessing fish stocks in Liberia’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), with a view to sustainable fishing.
CONGO: ATIBT to eliminate « prejudice » against logging
The European Union (EU) delegation in Brazzaville has asked the International Tropical Timber Technical Association (ATIBT) to draw up and implement a project to support the private sector in Congo. The aim is to promote the involvement of forestry sector companies operating in the Congo in responsible forest management, in line with the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (APV-FLEGT) signed between the Republic of Congo and the European Union in 2010.