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David Akana
David Akana is an Associate Editor of Pan African Visions – an online magazine marketing African success stories where he reports on environment and development. Previously, David worked as founding Editor-in-Chief of Radio Environment - the pioneer in radio on conservation in the Central African Region - with headquarters in Yaounde, Cameroon. He has also occupied senior editorial positions in several other newsrooms in Cameroon notably the Cameroon Radio Television Corporation, Radio Reine and Among Youths Magazine. In addition, David continues to contribute articles to Cameroon’s leading English-language newspaper – The Post Newspaper. He holds a BSc in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Buea in Cameroon and has attended several short term training courses on environment and development issues across Africa and in other parts of the world.
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Cameroon Refused Access to Climate Funds
No commentsCameroon will not benefit from funds being raised to combat the adverse effects of global warming. Cameroon’s exclusion from eligibility for a share of the US $30 bn (about 16 trillion FCFA) likely to be available is because it has not signed the Copenhagen Accord agreed late last year at the UN climate summit.
»Don’t Sign Bad Climate Deal, Maathai Tells Leaders
No commentsAs the UN climate change talks enter their final phase, the respected environmentalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Professor Wangari Maathai has urged leaders to work hard for an ambitious, comprehensive and legally binding deal. But if it is impossible to agree, she says, leaders should continue negotiations rather than sign up to a bad deal.
»How Forests Can Limit Climate Change
No commentsLimiting emissions of carbon dioxide from the world’s forests could help significantly to cope with climate change. But a conference in Copenhagen heard that this approach can succeed only if the indigenous forest people are respected.
»Africa cries out against injustice, conspiracy
Comments offThe story focuses on the African delegation chastising the Danish government for short circuiting the official UN process and trying to establish a parallel negotiation route which does not meet its demands.
»African Parliamentarians Press for Fair and Just Deal
No commentsAfrican parliamentarians have joined their voices to call for a just, equitable and fair climate change deal at the UN negotiations in Copenhagen. The network, chaired by a member of the National Assembly of Cameroon, even threatened not to ratify any treaty that does not meet the aspirations of the people they represent
»Putting Trees at the Heart of Development
No commentsThere is growing evidence that trees are key not only to increasing farmers’ incomes but also to helping to withstand climate change.
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