By: Cecilia Allen, Global Zero Waste Cities Program Lead, GAIA Several weeks ago, we were reminded that landfills are among the largest sources of methane emissions into the atmosphere through a study conducted by the University of California, Los Angeles Read more…
By: Green Knowledge Foundation Every morning in Benin City, before traffic builds up and markets awaken, faint plumes of smoke rise from heaps of waste scattered across open spaces. In Jos, plastic bags cling to drainage channels after heavy Read more…
There is a version of the global waste story which is often presented in a way that portrays the Global South as the main problem to be addressed. This is highlighted by a map of the world dotted with overflowing Read more…
Amidst the scorching sun in Charikpong, a village in the northwestern Upper West Region, 7,500 kilometres from the capital Accra, Maani Naa leans against a mud house. His eyes still well up as he recalls the day his 25-year-old son, Read more…
Image Credit: GreenPeace Countries involved in the United Nations negotiations to end plastic pollution have elected Julio Cordano, a Chilean diplomat, as the new Chair of the global plastics treaty talks. This leadership change comes in response to increasing Read more…
By: Musa Sidya Kamara In August 2024, Mohamed Lamin Kamara was fighting for his life against an African elephant. The giant animal left him with a broken leg and arm. Kamara wasn’t hunting; he was trying to protect a rice Read more…
As cocoa prices reach an astronomical high, farmers are more than ever destroying forests to expand production, at the decimating expense of conservation efforts. By: Olatunji Olaigbe If, like me, you try to get to the Drill Exhibition Ranch in Read more…
The Publisher and Founding Editor of Eco Media Africa, Ibrahim Khalilulahi Usman, has won the Best News Story / Feature Category at the Africa Science Journalism for his investigative piece on coastal erosion in Ghana. Now in its second phase, Read more…
In the transition to clean energy, minerals have become as vital as oil. Copper is essential for powering electric grids, while cobalt and lithium are key components in batteries. Manganese enhances the strength of steel and alloys that support modern Read more…
Across Ghana’s river valleys and floodplains, thousands of men and women spend their days panning, digging, and washing for gold. Known locally as galamsey, this form of alluvial mining, which extracts gold from sediments along rivers and streams, has become Read more…