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UNEP backs action on e-waste in East Africa
Kenya is set to become the first East African nation to develop regulations on the management of electronic waste (e-waste), following a national conference held at the United Nations Environment Programme in Nairobi.The need to identify and map the environmental impact of e-waste on Kenya was identified as a national priority. Experts also discussed the capacity constraints hindering the disposal of e-waste as well as the collection system and recycling infrastructure.
2010-09-06, 07:00:00

UNEP calls for 'greener' laws to avert world water crisis
Governments and law-makers need to integrate environmental concerns into water-use legislation to avert an impending global water crisis
2010-09-06, 07:00:00

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Adapt or Perish
A changing climate will prompt changes in behaviour across Southern Africa. And when it comes to adaptation, Swazi farmer Bongani Phakathi is a frustrated man a few steps ahead of his neighbours. I don?t allow cattle to graze in my field because livestock degrades the soil ? not only by eating all the maize stalks and leaving the soil bare, but also by stamping on the ground, Phakathi told IPS.
2010-09-06, 07:00:00

Mexican Fishers Throw a Lifeline to Lobsters
Faced with the voracious international demand for lobsters from the MexicanPacific and Atlantic, fishers and environmental organisations have come togetherto institute sustainable lobstering practices -- although the financial benefitsare slow in coming.
2010-09-06, 07:00:00

ENVIRONMENT: South Still Battling to Stop North's Biopiracy
The United Nations declared 2010 the Year of Biodiversity. But 17 years after theConvention on Biological Diversity was adopted at the Earth Summit in Rio deJaneiro, the issue of biopiracy is still pitching North against South.
2010-09-06, 07:00:00

UNEP unveils masterplan to cut in-house emissions
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is today publishing an ambitious new strategy to reduce its carbon footprint and pave the way towards a zero emissions future. A key target area is work-related travel by UNEP employees. At present, air travel is responsible for over 85% of UNEP's carbon emissions. The new strategy aims to reduce employee travel by 3% each year from 2010 to 2012.
2010-09-05, 07:00:00

Poor Thirst as Nile Taps Run Dry
The midday sun punishes a group of veiled women as they wait in line to fill theirbuckets and jerrycans. They have travelled on foot to a rusty tap on the outskirtsof Cairo that gushes irrigation water never intended for human consumption.
2010-09-05, 07:00:00

/CORRECTED REPEAT*/AFRICA: Woman Researcher Tackles Aflatoxin Poisoning
Despite a bumper harvest of maize just a few months ago, many residents in the eastern part of Kenya are facing hunger and starvation. While granaries in the region may be full, the grain cannot be freely sold, let alone eaten. It is said to be contaminated. Government experts have warned us that it has aflatoxins, said Judith Mwende from Mutomo village, in Kitui district east Kenya.
2010-09-02, 07:00:00

UNEP Goodwill Ambassador among stars to lead fight against poverty
Hollywood star and UNEP Goodwill Ambassador, Don Cheadle is among several high-profile celebrities appointed by the UN to lead the global fight against poverty and the push to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
2010-09-01, 07:00:00

Fisheries Can Play Key Role in Africa
Fisheries contribute at least $10 billion dollars to African economies every year. In countries such as Angola, Egypt and Namibia, fisheries are vital economic drivers.
2010-08-31, 07:00:00

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