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Every now and again, a sector-specific term will make the crossover from the vocabulary of its native circles to that of the broader public. From the climate change sphere, it was “ecosystem services” that began to cross the bridge a few years ago. Now, it’s “nature-based solutions.” The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has set the prevailing definition for…

BONN, Germany, Nov 3 2020 (IPS) - In 2013, when Jamila Ben Baba started her company, the first privately owned slaughterhouse in Mali, she did so in the midst of a civil war as Tuareg rebels grouped together in an attempt to administer a new northern state called Azawad. Ben Baba, who is originally from Timbuktu, in northern Mali — where much of the civil war conflict took place — based the…

Israeli university’s virtual gathering draws record registration Viruses are more likely to jump to people from animals as more and more of their natural habitats are destroyed, according to the Israeli host of the seventh Drylands, Deserts and Desertification conference, which began on Monday. The connection between disease and desertification is on the agenda, Ben…

According to the U.N. and World Bank, 40 percent of the global population is affected by water scarcity, and by 2030, up to 700 million people could be displaced as a result. Having spent his youth spent living through a series of droughts and famine, Ibrahim Thiaw is not only a face to these numbers but also on a mission, as Executive Secretary of the U.N. Convention to Combat…

Africa in general, and the Sahel in particular, is often identified as the region where climate change is most likely to undermine security and trigger violent conflict. This is a function of the region’s history of violent conflict and its perceived vulnerability to climate change.This paper endeavours to provide a concise overview of peer-reviewed literature on the links between climate change…

A brilliant sportsman and a passionate environmentalist … we thought you might like to get to know these two incredibly bright young lads. Mambo Mkhize Hailing from a small township in Inanda, Westville Boys’ High School’s Mnqobi Mambo Mkhize enjoyed the kind of 18th birthday any aspiring young rugby player would dream of – being signed up by the Cell C Sharks (on his actual…