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The social entrepreneur helping drive Nigeria’s green economy
Ifedolapo Runsewe, is promoting a “circular” approach to industrial growth and growing her rubber recycling operation at the same time. Her

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Apr 30, 20244 min read
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This women-led startup is building sustainable houses in Senegal
DNA, a Thiés-based design and construction company started by three college students, is changing how people think about...

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Sep 5, 20234 min read
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The Musicians Saving Trees
The work of Ivorian musicians Yodé and Siro, has inspired their young fanbase to join them in a remote reforestation project. Ange...

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Sep 5, 20234 min read
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Sweet treats for climate-smart farmers in East Africa
Lower rainfall in parts of East Africa over the past few years has hit smallholder farmers hard. But innovative service companies,...

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Sep 5, 20235 min read
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"If you make your farm, the bees will come"
Young entrepreneurs like beekeeper Blessing Hallie are finding a future in green jobs. by Caitlin Flynn Along a rocky dirt road in Lofa...

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Sep 5, 20234 min read
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e-Waste company tackling Africa's computer problem
A recycling organization is prioritizing the reuse, recycling, and repurposing of digital gadgets to combat Africa's growing e-waste...

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Sep 5, 20234 min read
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The town being eaten by the sea - and the researcher racing to rescue it.
In the 1960s, fishermen from Ayetoro in southern Nigeria used to express their frustration about how far the sea was from their homes....

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Sep 5, 20236 min read
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Twins on a mission to save the world
Stella and Winnie Mutai are twins with a five-minute age difference. Inseparable from birth, they took different career paths. Climate...

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Sep 5, 20233 min read
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Picture feature: Africa's leading geothermal energy producer
Africa's geothermal potential is huge, particularly in the Rift Valley, which extends from the Horn of Africa to Malawi. In East Africa...

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Jun 6, 20233 min read
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How physics teacher turned his frustration into a rewarding venture that serves entire country
With his locally-produced solar units, Julius Shenga Tcheshie is solving the electricity challenge faced by over half his country's...

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Jun 6, 20233 min read
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Community organisations are mastering the difficult art of climate messaging
From creating folktales to inviting local royalty to their climate walks, activists are drawing on local context to successfully...

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Jun 6, 20234 min read
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Video: Tunisia is restoring its coastlines, one beach at a time
Tunisia Mediterranean coastline STORY NAME: TUNISIA MEDITERRANEAN COASTLINE LOCATION: TUNISIA DATE SHOT: SOUND: NATURAL SOUND WITH...

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Jun 5, 20234 min read
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VIDEO: Calculating carbon stocks at the Tsavo Kasigau corridor
STORY NAME: CALCULATING CARBON STOCK AT KASIGAU CORRIDORS. LOCATION: KASIGAU CORRIDORS, TSAVO DATE SHOT: 10/10/2022 SOUND: NATURAL SOUND...

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May 26, 20233 min read
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Old is gold: How Tunisia is turning to indigenous seeds to save its soil and its people
Thanks to Tunisia's National Gene Bank, Tunisian farmers have a solution to a changing environment - indigenous seeds. Now, those seeds...

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May 25, 20233 min read
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Transforming discarded flip-flop waste into sculptures
On Kenyan coastal beaches, flip-flop sandals are discarded in the sand, rocks or water. The washed-up plastics threatening the beaches...

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May 25, 20234 min read
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Hayat Aljowaily: Harnessing the power of filmmaking to advance Africa's climate justice campaign
From visual art to film and music, filmmaker Hayat Aljowaily is among an army of young creatives harnessing the potency of artistic...

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Apr 11, 20233 min read
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Kenya's adaptive farmers turn to sunflower
Maize and sugarcane farmers in Kenya are now turning to sunflower, which grows faster, is less labour-intensive and gives higher yields....

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Apr 11, 20234 min read
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From rural Zimbabwe to running an internationally recognised startup
The off-grid solar startup Zonful Energy has powered over 30,000 homes and currently has a subsidiary company in Mozambique as part of...

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Apr 11, 20233 min read
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Chris Waweru Avram on family climate activism and greening his university campus
From left, Paul Caleb, Henrick Niyumugisha and Waweru Chris Avram

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Apr 11, 20233 min read
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Africa's hydropower to almost double by 2037 - IRENA
Africa's hydropower to almost double by 2037 - IRENA [Image source: Unsplash] #Hydropower projects in the pipeline will nearly double...

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Mar 16, 20232 min read
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