In the scorching deserts of East Africa, the ground is slowly tearing itself apart — a slow-motion, geological drama. Over millions of years, the African continent will cleave in two, and scientists ...

Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, UNEP Deputy Executive Director, says AMCEN marks 40 years of African leadership in environmental action, uniting for policy, green growth, and a resilient, inclusive future.

AMCEN marks 40 years of uniting Africa for environmental action, shaping policy, driving green growth, and securing a ...

The world's oldest multilateral climate fund, the Global Environment Facility, is planning a new wave of wildlife conservation bonds in a bid to help African countries save endangered species and ...

As Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron toured a NATO military base in north-west London on ...

The African Plant Database lists 65,000 species of flowering plants, ferns and conifers found on the African continent and ...

Sharp temperature rises caused by climate change affected 42 of Africa’s 54 countries between May 2024 and May 2025.

Call for immediate action to protect and restore these vital yet often overlooked landscapes before it’s too late ...

A global review of extreme heat has found that between May 2024 and May 2025, nearly half the world’s people (49% or 4 billion) suffered through an extra 30 days of temperatures that were hotter than ...

A research team from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has released Africa's first high-resolution rice distribution map, featuring a resolution ...

Can the vast and sparsely populated African country translate its renewable power potential into national development?

New research from the Future Ecosystems for Africa program at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, has created the most accurate maps yet of where reforestation can effectively ...