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Counting on People to Drive Waste Solutions
Climate & Society

Counting on People to Drive Waste Solutions

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 Eco Media, 3 weeksMay 22, 2026 ago
✍🏾 In our latest article, we explore how Nigeria’s 32 million tonnes of annual waste is doing far more than just polluting streets 🗑️ What looks like ordinary waste is, in reality, an invisible climate threat: methane 💨 Read more: https://www.no-burn.org/nigerias-32-million-tonnes-of-annual-waste-is-doing-something-far-worse-than-polluting-streets/
Climate & Society

Nigeria’s 32 Million Tonnes of Annual Waste Is Doing Something Far Worse Than Polluting Streets

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…

By Eco Media, 3 weeks ago
Ghana Does Not Need to Be Saved From Its Waste. It Is Already Solving the Problem
Air Pollution

Ghana Does Not Need to Be Saved From Its Waste, It Is Already Solving the Problem

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…

By Eco Media, 2 months ago
Heat, Dust and Death: How Climate Change Is Fueling Meningitis in Northern Ghana
Air Pollution

Heat, Dust and Death: How Climate Change is Fueling Meningitis in Northern Ghana

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…

By Eco Media, 4 months ago
Countries Elect New Chair for Global Plastics Treaty Talks Amid Calls for Transparency
Climate & Society

Countries Elect New Chair for Global Plastics Treaty Talks Amid Calls for Transparency

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 Eco Media, 4 months ago
The Park That Eats Its People: How Broken Promises Are Fuelling Sierra Leone's Conservation Collapse
Climate & Society

The Park That Eats Its People: How Broken Promises Are Fuelling Sierra Leone’s Conservation Collapse

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…

By Eco Media, 5 monthsJanuary 14, 2026 ago
How cocoa is threatening conservation in Nigeria
Agriculture

How cocoa is threatening conservation in Nigeria

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…

By Eco Media, 5 monthsJanuary 5, 2026 ago
Climate & Society

Eco Media Editor wins Prestigious Africa Science Journalism Award

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…

By Eco Media, 6 monthsDecember 5, 2025 ago
Building Climate Resilience in Critical Mineral Supply Chains
Climate & Society

Building Climate Resilience in Critical Mineral Supply Chains

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…

By Eco Media, 7 monthsNovember 8, 2025 ago
Alluvial Gold Mining
Climate & Society

Alluvial Gold Mining in Ghana: A Hidden Cost Beneath the Glitter

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…

By Eco Media, 7 months ago

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