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Mighty agro-lobby threatens reforestation of Amazon
No commentsBrazil has dramatically slowed down the rate of Amazon deforestation in the past six years. But restoring the swathes of rainforest is another huge challenge – and one that is meeting powerful political opposition.
»Durban city offers summit goers a chance to offset carbon
No commentsOne of the side effects of a huge climate change summit is its own carbon footprint. Durban, the host of this year’s UN climate talks in South Africa, offers attendees a way to reduce the size of it.
»Tanzania may benefit from new climate change research programme
No commentsTanzania and other East African countries might now be able to undertake extensive research on climate change beginning next year.
»A Nigerian quest for better use of wood fuel
2 commentsUgochi Anyaka reports on the health effects that people suffer when the burn wood as fuel in their homes – and how tackling this problem can help to limit climate change too.
»Eroding our homes and farmland
No commentsLife is precarious in for people in the Amucha community in Southern Nigeria. Homes and farmland have collapsed into massive gullies in the earth. Soil experts say this erosion is getting worse – caused by deforestation and increasingly unpredictable weather. Ugochi Anyaka travelled to the region to see the problem and hear some possible solutions.
»Why we must save our forests now
No commentsIn this edition of the Radio Netherlands Worldwide show Africa in Progress, four African climate change experts discuss why it is important for us to protect our trees and what would happen if we continue cut down our forest cover in Africa.
»Making forest-climate plans gender friendly
2 commentsWomen depend so much on the forest for livelihood. They are also among the most vulnerable to impacts of climate change. This feature advocates for gender mainstreaming in the REDD mechanism. Ugochi Anyaka reports on this.
»Africa’s Green Fund for action on climate change
No commentsAt the COP16, the African Development Bank (AfDB) announced plans to create the Africa Green Fund (AGF), an mechanism designed to enable African countries access global resources to tackle climate challenges. Ugochi Anyaka reports from Cancun, Mexico.
»Redd: Problems and Prospects
No commentsThe Mexican ocean resort of Cancun is the scene of the 2010 UN climate talks. Almost 200 nations are negotiating on how to reduce carbon emissions which scientists say causes global warming. To many people who have arrived for the conference the choice of Cancun is a little incongrous – a holiday destination of unlimited development, all-inclusive package holidays, and an awful lot of concrete. The local forest was cut down, pushing the indigenious Mayan population further into Mexico’s natural habitat. Ironically, the subject of deforestation has been one of the main topics discussed at the Climate Change summit being held here. Ugochi Anyaka reports from the white beaches and sapphire seas of the Gulf of Mexico.
»Mayan jungle — a forest that “does not exist”
No commentsWith climate negotiations coming to a close in Cancun, Mexico’s own indigenous people, the Mayans, are pinning lots of hope on a climate deal to protect their ‘underrated’ Mayan jungle.
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