Fifty-five whales stranded on S.African beach

About 55 whales were stranded on a beach near Cape Town on Saturday and high waves were hampering efforts by rescue teams to get them back into the water.

Climate change huge challenge for Africa: minister

The challenges facing Africa to fight climate change are enormous and costs are huge though hard to quantify, South Africa’s environment minister said on Friday.

Kenyan eco-town: From the slums to a shining town on the hill

Clarice Adhiambo was looking for the usual things when she moved. Safe streets, more space, a guest room, maybe even a view of something green. More than anything she wanted a place to call her own. Her wish-list would be familiar to first-time buyers anywhere in the world. What would be less recognisable is the place from which she was moving.

Deforestation ‘faster in Africa’

Africa’s forests are disappearing faster than those in other parts of the world because of a lack of land ownership, a report says.

Kenya ill-equipped to fight climate change, UN body says

UNEP’s Climate Change Adaptation Unit says despite the fact that the effects of climate change such as floods, droughts and diseases are evident in Kenya, the country lacks the capacity to address the environmental disasters.

ZIMBABWE: Long Road to Water Sustainability

As funds begin trickling in for Zimbabwe’s reconstruction efforts, the rebuilding of infrastructure battered by years of neglect is set to gobble a huge chunk.

African penguin numbers in sharp decline: scientists

African penguins are disappearing at an alarming rate, as commercial fishing decimates food stocks and global warming affects breeding patterns, experts said Wednesday.

Sustainable Ag, Ecosystem Services Big Part of Green Economy Solution

With world population expected to reach 9 billion by 2050, large investments in ecological infrastructure services need to be made, and fast, if more in the way of food, water, energy and social crises are to be avoided, asserted UN Under-Secretary General and UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner as the latest bi-annual meeting of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development opened in New York City last week.