DRC: launch of a $5m support fund for indigenous forest peoples

The link between human rights and biodiversity is becoming clearer in Africa. In a study published in 2021, the Rainforest... The link between human rights and biodiversity is becoming clearer in Africa.

Sustainable development: “IFU is ready to take risks for greater impact”

Over the next few years, the Investment Fund for Developing Countries (IFU) will double its investments in sustainable development in the countries of the South, half of which will be in Africa.

AFRICA: OIF grants €230,000 to 8 climate and sanitation start-ups

Of the 13 sustainable initiatives selected and funded by the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) as part of its fifth call for initiatives, eight are being implemented in Africa, notably in Benin, Rwanda, in Burundi and Madagascar. The verdict on

CONGO: Nouabalé-Ndoki Park receives Gorilla Friendly certification

Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park has been awarded Gorilla FriendlyTM certification.

LIBYA: with $1m, Greater Tripoli will improve the management of its plastic waste

Faced with increasing plastic pollution in Greater Tripoli in Libya, a plastic waste management project has been launched in the municipalities of Souq Al-Jumaa, Abu Salim and Central Tripoli.

MOROCCO: after the earthquake, $1.3b from the IMF to build resilient, green cities

Strengthening capacity to prepare for natural disasters and stimulate the financing of sustainable development in several cities.

Malek Semar: “recycling wastewater is no longer a choice, but the prospect”

AFRICA: except Egypt and Tunisia, the other countries will not achieve SDG6

Energy transition: Ghana will invest $550 billion by 2060

NIGERIA: Empower finances $13 million for the solarization of telecommunications pylons

Think we’re doing enough on climate? Just look at the bigger picture

If only we had some kind of climate trigger Illustration: Fiona Katauskas/The Guardian

Without the Southern Ocean we cannot survive on Earth. Our research must wait no longer

We’re racing to keep up with the pace of change as a future arrives faster than we predicted

Malawi swelters in record heat with temperatures nearly 20C above average

Climate crisis blamed for extreme heat in African country, which has recorded temperatures of 43C Malawians endured the country’s hottest weekend on record, with temperatures reaching nearly 20C above the seasonal average.

Water level at Amazon port in Brazil hits lowest point in 121 years amid drought

Port in Manaus records lowest water level since 1902, leaving boats stranded and unable to deliver food and water to remote villages

Revealed: how a little-known pollution rule keeps the air dirty for millions of Americans

Major investigation shows local governments are increasingly exploiting a loophole in the Clean Air Act, leaving more than 21 million Americans with air that’s dirtier than they realize

Fear of reprisals prevent people calling out employers on climate, says charity

Workers can often be first to spot harms, from rule breaches and pollution to false sustainability claims

IMF should give poor countries $300bn a year to fight climate crisis, says Joseph Stiglitz

Developing nations need equivalent of US Inflation Reduction Act, says Nobel prize-winning economist

More than £2bn of UK foreign climate aid channelled through consultancies since 2010

Findings raise concerns among experts who say climate funding works best when invested directly in local communities

Antarctica has lost 7.5tn tonnes of ice since 1997, scientists find

Study finds more than 40% of ice shelves have shrunk, with millions of tonnes of freshwater entering ocean

Hailstorm frequency has increased by 40% around Sydney and Perth since 1979

Scientists say climate change may bring a decrease in frequency of hail activity but an increase in severity