Go to any market in Accra on a weekday morning. Watch a woman arrange her tomatoes into neat little piles, pricing each one carefully. Ask her why tomatoes cost so much, and she will probably wave her hand in a general direction towards the farms, towards a road you have never driven on and probably […]
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Human Impact
In a vast field, rows of vibrant green tobacco plants reached toward the bush, marking a remarkable recovery of the crop in Zimbabwe, primarily driven by smallholders working under contracts with Chinese companies. Zimbabwe’s tobacco production is rising to all-time highs as farmers seek more resilient, lucrative crops. However, contract farming, frequently for Chinese companies,
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Human Impact
Gold carries promise wherever it is found. However, in some parts of Ghana, gold discovery has left a bitter taste in the mouths of the inhabitants of the land. The rise of illegal mining (Galamsey) has deepened this contradiction, turning once-thriving environments into cautionary tales. Galamsey has become a menace that, every passing second it
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Environment
Fifteen years ago, 37-year-old Michel Tama Sadiakhou’s life took a big turn thanks to a group of spear-wielding chimpanzees. Instead of facing the life-threatening conditions of informal gold mining, a common fate for many in southeastern Senegal, he now dedicates his efforts to studying these rare primates. He is one of five residents of nearby
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The rare northern bald ibis, once revered in Ancient Egypt, was driven to near extinction over several centuries, with dramatic declines beginning as early as the 17th century. Today, breeding and rewilding efforts in Rabat, Morocco, are driving a rare conservation breakthrough. What is the northern bald ibis? The migratory birds are distinguished by their
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Environment
Ghana estimated the municipal solid waste generation across the 16 regions at over 7 million tons in 2024, per data submitted to the Basel Convention.This is an enormous volume that, if piled together, would match the weight of over 1.4 million elephants. Accra alone produces about 2,800 metric tons of solid waste, according to the
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