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This beat covers the effects of climate change on people and the planet, and individual and collective climate actions to mitigate and adapt to its impacts.

Lush mangrove forest lining Mida Creek in Malindi, Kenya.
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The people who live with wetlands know how to protect them

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Lush mangrove forest lining Mida Creek in Malindi, Kenya.
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The people who live with wetlands know how to protect them

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Kenya mangrove.
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Bringing new life to Africa’s wetlands and the people who depend on them

Opening ceremony of the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30).
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COP30 in Belem must secure Africa’s future and that of humanity

Dubbed the ‘Delivery COP,’ this year’s summit in Belem, Brazil, must focus on finding solutions and leading with action and urgency

Editor Picks

Bull Elephant in front of Kilimanjaro, Amboseli National Park.
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Africa’s Environmental Vanguard

Samuel Jepi, National Forest Initiative, outside of the NFI camp near Kupiano, Papua New Guinea. May 23, 2019
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Creating credible carbon market in Africa

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Restoring landscapes, fighting climate change

vegetables
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Transforming Africa’s Food Systems: the challenges and opportunities

Secretary General Musonda Mumba speaks at a press conference ahead of the #WetlandsCOP15, which officially kicks off today in Victoria Falls.

As Wetlands COP15 opens in Zimbabwe, it's time to rethink how we value wetlands

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Secretary-General António Guterres (at podium) delivers a special address on Climate Action “A Moment of Opportunity: Supercharging the New Energy Era”.

UN Chief urges just and inclusive energy transition as investment gaps persist

climateUN Secretary-General António Guterres is calling for coordinated global action to close energy investment gaps, reform climate finance, and ensure developing countries, especially those in Africa, rich in solar potential but short on investment, are full participants in the clean energy.
Bull Elephant in front of Kilimanjaro, Amboseli National Park.

Africa’s Environmental Vanguard

climatewomen40 Years of AMCEN and the Road to 2063.
Maria Sábado Horta Fidalgo, known to everyone as Mãezinha, is more than just a fishmonger. She is a boat owner, community leader, advocate for sustainable fishing, and a woman determined to chart her own course through hardship and hope.

Mãezinha of Rincão: A woman of the sea, a voice for her community

In the coastal town of Rincão, Maria Sábado Horta Fidalgo combines local fishing knowledge with small-scale entrepreneurship to support her family and strengthen her community’s economy.
Students receiving school meals.

How the ocean sustains a community in Cabo Verde

Climate actionSocial ProtectionIn Ribeira da Barca, the sea connects school meals, family kitchens, and local markets.
Fishing in Rincao, Cabo Verde.

From maritime to Blue economy: Transforming Cabo Verde’s fisheries Sector

Climate actionSocial ProtectionSustainable practices, value chains, and inclusive growth are shaping the country’s ocean-based development.
Environmental activist and entrepreneur Babacar Thiaw

Zero waste, big impact

Climate actionHow one surf club in Senegal is riding the wave of environmental change.
Sunset.

Not just another beautiful sunset: Why the Ocean matters more than you may think

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Secretary-General António Guterres (second from right) hosts a meeting on Climate and Just Transition convened with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (not pictured), President of Brazil.

Ahead of COP30, Guterres urges bold climate action and investment

UN Secretary-General António Guterres calls on world leaders to commit to ambitious climate action and significantly increase investment in renewables in Africa.
Gola Rainforest spans the border between Liberia and Sierra Leone.

Conserving Gola forest: Sierra Leone and Liberia unite for peace, sustainability

Modou Fall campaigns for a Senegal free of single use plastic.

The ‘Plastic Man’: Turning trash into treasure

plasticSocial ProtectionModou Fall does more than recycling, he campaigns for a cleaner and greener future.
A bone-dry part of the River Niger at Mopti, a major town in the Sudano-Sahelian zone of Mali.

Floods and droughts are two sides of the same crisis

Climate actionWetlands can fix both.