By Desta Gebrehiwot
Date: November 15th 2016
Source: AllAfrica.com / The Ethiopian Herald
The United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) stressed the need for rehabilitating dry lands in order to cope with the negative impacts of climate change, land degradation and
By: Daniel Pelz
Date: February 12th 2016
Source: DW.com
New studies show that land degradation is advancing and that African countries are among the worst hit. Poorer communities suffer the most though there is some cause for hope.
By: Justus Wanzala
Date: November 11th 2016
Source: AllAfrica.com / Ethiopian Herald
ANALYSIS
Land degradation already affects millions of people, bringing biodiversity loss, reduced availability of clean water, food insecurity and greater vulnerability to the harsh impacts of climate change.
Sep 12, 2011 (Public Agenda/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) -- So far, debates around Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) have almost neglected gender issues and the role women can play. Despite the fact gender equality is currently appreciated among many professions,
By: New Era Staff Reporter
Date: March 2nd 2016
Source: New Era
Windhoek- Rangeland management is no longer a ‘nice to do’ practice, but should be a command that every farmer abide by, because our rangelands are under immense pressure, says Governor of Kavango East Region Dr Samuel Mbambo.
He made
By: Mike Gaworecki
Date: December 20th 2016
Source: Mongabay.com
There’s already ample evidence of the ways environmental degradation can contribute to the spread of infectious diseases, and now a recent study provides an example of how the disruptions to an ecosystem caused by deforestation and