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Little-known company targets South African biodiversity hotspot for mining
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (815+ words) The seven applications from Johannesburg-based Umboso cover a range of minerals considered critical for manufacturing renewable energy components, including cobalt (essential for making lithium-ion batteries), iron ore (used in steelmaking), gallium and germanium (used in making solar panels and cells),…...
Chinese court cases reveal most trafficked rhino horns come from Southern Africa
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (1709+ words) Rhinoceroses, one of the largest groups of animals on the planet, are fighting a battle for survival because of a prized body part: their horn, which they use to defend territories, assert dominance and protect their young. But people use…...
How Namibia's bird conservation projects build community resilience (commentary)
4+ week, 2+ day ago (545+ words) In Namibia's Karas Region, birds are more than symbols of freedom or beauty " they are teachers of resilience. Their survival in arid landscapes mirrors the endurance of the communities who live alongside them. Grassroots bird conservation projects here have revealed…...
A reforestation corridor in Madagascar offers a future for lemurs and locals
1+ week, 1+ day ago (970+ words) In eastern Madagascar, Andasibe-Mantadia National Park and the Analamazoatra Special Reserve shelter around a dozen species of lemurs, alongside an extraordinary array of animals and plants, many of which are found nowhere else on Earth. Once connected by continuous rainforest,…...
Africa's solar costs could rise as China cuts export subsidies
1+ week, 5+ day ago (305+ words) The end of China's export tax rebates for solar panels and associated equipment could prompt a rush by power developers in African to secure supplies at the previous lower prices. "Over the course of 2026, we are likely to see a…...
Malawi says there's been no illegal crayfish smuggling for a year
2+ week, 18+ hour ago (555+ words) Authorities in Malawi have credited stronger monitoring and border controls with effectively ending the smuggling of invasive crayfish into the country, nearly a year after a major seizure from neighboring Zambia. Davie Khumbanyiwa, the fisheries department officer responsible for monitoring,…...
A human rights center opens a path to justice for Indigenous Peoples in the Central African Republic
2+ week, 2+ day ago (603+ words) Several conservation actors have been implicated, including organizations such as WWF and African Parks. These organizations have repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, even as audits, investigations and testimonies have kept these concerns at the center of the debate. See Also: WWF's…...
An invasive guava is muscling out Madagascar's forests " and lemurs are helping
3+ week, 1+ day ago (915+ words) Madagascar is renowned for its lemurs, which are threatened due to hunting and deforestation. Restoring native forests to ensure their survival is critical, but once damaged, forests in Madagascar are vulnerable to takeover by invasive guava trees " whose seeds the…...
A Kenyan ranger's lasting imprint on Africa's anti-poaching efforts
3+ week, 5+ day ago (482+ words) As John Tanui was being laid to rest in Kenya's Rift Valley on March 25, stories and praise poured in for a man people would have loved to have lived longer. Tanui served as a security communications officer at Lewa Wildlife…...
A South African reserve shows how carbon can catalyze rewilding conservation
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1666+ words) TSWALU KALAHARI RESERVE, South Africa " From high on a promontory in the Korannaberg Mountains, a mountain zebra (Equus zebra hartmannae) peers down to the west across the green-dappled plain below, the sun rising behind. In the distance, wild dogs (Lycaon…...