Category: ENVIRONMENT

Saving the Amboseli Lion in Kenya from near Extinction

Maasai Olympics, et al, to the rescue ……As Six-fold increase in Lion Population established !!! By: Mohammed Abu Monitoring by Lion Guardians, a Conservation NGO  has established that, there is a six-fold increase in the Amboseli lion population between 2004 and 2020, making it the fastest growing lion population on community-owned land in Africa, an astonishing turnaround following near extinction at the turn of the century. The reduction in lion killing isn’t only due to the Maasai Olympics factor alone, but also, as the result of other programs by, Big…

Rwanda’s Kigali Green City, the first of its kind to be built in Africa

An international team has been appointed for the implementation of the Kigali Green City project in Rwanda. The team was appointed by the UK headquartered Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, which won an international design competition for the project. The FCBS team comprises the local architects Light Earth Designs, A Studio Space, and Studio FH Architects, as well as Turner & Townsend. The team also included Grant Associates, AKT II, and Atelier Ten Top of Form In addition, the East Africa leading planning, design, architecture, and engineering firm, FBW Group, was appointed to offer the key services…

Greening the Desert through Organic Farming

Upholding the legacy of UAE’s Founder, Emirates Bio Farm Leads the Charge By: Mohammed Abu The good memoirs of late UAE’s Founder, H.R.H. Sheikh Zayed Al Nahayan, shall forever be cherished. Aside the historic Economic Diversification Plan that also ensured escapade from the resource curse, his passion and initiative for greening the country’s desert, protection and conservation of biodiversity in its ecosystem also deserves spectacular mention. To this end, the establishment of the Emirates Bio Farm(EBF), the largest organic farm in the UAE in 2016, built on the company’s founding…

From Africa to the World: Landmark Event Presents Circular Economy Solutions for Green Growth, Climate and Biodiversity

The WCEF2022 will challenge many shortcomings and destructive consequences of the predominant wasteful linear economy and introduce the concepts and opportunities of the circular economy KIGALI, Rwanda, November 29, 2022/ — The 6th World Circular Economy Forum WCEF2022 (www.WCEF2022.com) will take place 6–8 December in Kigali, Rwanda. This year’s forum will focus on how the circular economy can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, support climate change adaptation, safeguard biodiversity and bring benefits to our societies. One of the world’s leading circular economy events, originating in Finland, WCEF2022 will bring together business leaders,…

Nigeria signs MOU for solar mini-grids project

Modified date: Nov 25, 2022 CarbonAI has signed an MOU with the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) of Nigeria to develop solar mini-grid projects across the country. According to CarbonAI, the carbon credits produced by its gas flare capture projects, which it has set up all over Nigeria, would be used to pay for the solar mini-grid installations. The initiatives will concentrate on underprivileged neighborhoods close to CarbonAI’s technologies that are harmed by gas flares. While CarbonAI will be in charge of financing, designing, and building, the REA will locate prospective project areas and communicate with…

Nigeria and African Energy Poverty and Gas-To-Power Projects: Build More and Build Better (By NJ Ayuk)

Developing this infrastructure requires the right kind of vision, which Nigeria already has in place As the executive chairman of the African Energy Chamber (AEC), it’s my honor and my privilege to tell the world the story of Africa’s oil and gas industry – to explain what this continent can do to help power the world and fuel its own future. But it’s also my mission to talk about African energy poverty and to explain why this continent needs better access to energy now in order to illuminate its own…

Climate shocks to drive millions of Ghanaians into poverty – IFC calls for more action.

A report from the World Bank paper estimates that, globally, up to 132 million people will be pushed into extreme poverty by climate change by 2030. In Ghana, the just released Ghana Country Climate and Development Report estimates that at least one million more Ghanaians could fall into poverty due to climate shocks, if urgent climate actions were not taken. The report highlighted that incomes could reduce by up to 40 per cent for poor households by 2050 due to climate shocks. Speaking at the launch of Rules for Green…