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"How paying people to protect a rainforest is rewriting colonial history on a tiny African island"
#Africa #Rainforest #Environment

How paying people to protect a rainforest is rewriting colonial history on a tiny African island | The Optimist Daily
On the island of Príncipe, nearly 3,000 villagers earn quarterly dividends for protecting one of the world's most biodiverse ecosystems.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Roadhouse
Africa:
🎵 Medley: Louie Louie / Ode to Billie Joe
#Africa
https://open.spotify.com/track/2Do75n09nRkLPmW7Dnzif4

"‘The world is transitioning away from fossil fuels’: Gulf oil investors turn to African renewables"
#Africa #FossilFuels #Energy

Fossil fuel shocks strengthen Gulf investment in African renewables
Gulf oil money is flowing into African renewables – and the Iran war is only accelerating the trend.

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#africa #toto

Africa’s forests have flipped from carbon sink to carbon source #Africa

Africa’s forests have flipped from carbon sink to carbon source
Africa’s forests have undergone a shocking reversal, switching from carbon absorbers to carbon emitters after 2010. Researchers found that heavy deforestation in tropical regions has led to massive biomass losses, far outweighing any gains from regrowth elsewhere. This change could seriously undermine global efforts to slow climate change. Scientists warn that protecting forests is now more urgent than ever.

📹 Africa pours $2 billion into controversial Chinese surveillance tech
#africa

Africa pours $2 billion into controversial Chinese surveillance tech
A new study shows Chinese firms and banks are behind much of the continent’s AI-powered monitoring infrastructure.

"How ‘eco‑dystopian’ novels from Asia and Africa are pushing boundaries"
#Asia #Africa #Environment

How ‘eco-dystopian’ novels from Asia and Africa are pushing boundaries
Visions of environmental disaster are shaping world literature.

New report questions Africa’s oil and gas promise #Africa

"Up to half the bird species using the African-Eurasian flyway are declining"
#Africa #Birds

Up to half the bird species using the African-Eurasian flyway are declining
Each year in May, World Migratory Bird Day draws attention to the billions of birds that migrate long distances with the changing of the seasons, a living braid of ecosystems separated by thousands — even tens of thousands — of kilometers. According to Kariuki Ndang’ang’a, BirdLife International Africa’s regional director, about 2 billion birds fly […]

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music
Africa Express:
🎵 Soledad (feat. Damon Albarn, Luisa Almaguer, Nick Zinner, Joan As Police Woman, Seye & Mexican Institute of Sound)
#AfricaExpress

Sea levels around Africa are rising faster than the global average: What's behind this alarming trend #Africa

Sea levels around Africa are rising faster than the global average: What's behind this alarming trend
For over three decades, satellites orbiting Earth have measured the height of the ocean surface with remarkable precision. These measurements are crucial because changes in ocean height are one of the clearest indicators of how our planet is responding to climate change. Rising ocean surfaces signal warming temperatures, melting ice, and shifting ocean currents.

"A High-Stakes Lawsuit Against a French Oil Giant Is Closely Watched in Africa"
#Africa #FossilFuels
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A High-Stakes Lawsuit Against a French Oil Giant Is Closely Watched in Africa

What Ernie did for fun should be a crime.
Big Game Hunters are Never “Conservationists” no matter how much money they give. He was just a rich tourist with a gun.
Apple News link: #africa #biggame #hunting #tourism

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Fela Ransome Kuti & Africa 70:
🎵 Expensive Shit
#FelaRansomeKuti #Africa70
https://open.spotify.com/track/6boJvKAsU6pKKxkX9cDVrL