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According to the February 2020 issue of the JRC MARS Bulletin - Crop monitoring in Europe, which was published today, the period under review (1 January to 10 February) was, again, warmer than usual throughout Europe. In large parts of France and many regions surrounding the North Sea, the Baltic Sea and in eastern Europe this was the warmest 1 January to 10 February period on our…

London, Feb. 27, GNA – Some 12,000 new baobab trees have so far been planted as part of an 8,000 kilometre (km) wall of trees across the Sahel to protect the region’s environment, create jobs and food security. The Great Green Wall for the Sahara and Sahel Initiative is an African Union (AU) project started 10 years ago that will stretch across the continent. Already, 15 per…

27.02.2020 Dead palm trees lie on dry, yellowish earth near an abandoned adobe house in Morocco's arid southeast, as drought threatens ancient oases. "I grew up in this oasis and I have seen it shrink," says 53-year-old Mohamed El Houkari, who lives in Skoura, a rural oasis area of around 40 square kilometres. For centuries, Morocco's oases have been home to human settlements,…

Kenya - Analyzing the range of variables involved in land management and land restoration management is a daunting task for even the most experienced of scientists, particularly in dryland areas. More than 2 billion people live in these complex ecosystems, which cover 40 percent of the world’s surface. Scientists with World Agroforestry (ICRAF) are working together with the Makueni…

6th session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD 2020). On the final day of the sixth Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD 2020), delegates distilled key messages from discussions over the week, culminating with the adoption of the Victoria Falls Declaration on the UN Decade of Action and Delivery for Sustainable Development in Africa, as well as an…

It’s 2050 and 68 percent of the earth’s population—6.5 billion people—are urban. Well-managed cities are offering millions more people boundless cultural, social and economic opportunities. These are healthy, vibrant and equitable societies which have left no-one behind. And this was how one of them did it. City buildings don’t emit carbon. They capture solar and wind power. They have…