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  • The Congolese minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Henri Djombo,

    CONGO BRAZZAVILLE, 2014/05/25 The Congolese minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Henri Djombo, on Thursday in Pointe-Noire urged the international community to preserve biological diversity, saying that biological resources were subjected to stronger human pressures which have contributed to their exhaustion. Mr Djombo was speaking on the occasion of the International Biological Diversity Day celebrated on 22 May each year. This year, it is under the theme, “Biological Diversity.” He said: 'The deterioration of biological diversity, which we witness, results from uncontrolled anthropological activity which has negative impact on human development. The continental and marine islands are incomparable ecosystems, encompass several endemic animal and flora species. Inherited from incomparable history, those ecosystems are irreplaceable and essential treasures for subsistence, economy, well-being and cultural identity.'

  • Eco-system of Mount Kilimanjaro

    TANZANIA, 2014/03/06 Of recent there has been data circulating in the social media originating from the which is a Tanzanian online newspaper. Briefly the article was trying to quote some of the officials from Tanzania National Parks saying that Mount Kilimanjaro is currently overwhelmed by thousands of people and thus threatening the natural feature’s ecological balance.

  • Uganda: Oil Firms Accept Uganda Blueprint

    UGANDA, 2014/02/23 The government of Uganda has sighed a memorandum of considerate with oil companies to support sustainable Development of the Discovered Petroleum Resources in the Albertine Graben. The MOU, which was signed by energy minister, Irene Muloni and the four licensed oil companies operating in the country, is aimed at providing a framework for harmonising the commercialization plan for the development of the discovered oil and gas resources in western Uganda. "This MOU will help Government in planning for the use of the petroleum for power generation, supply of crude oil to the refinery to be developed in Uganda by Government and export of crude oil through an export pipeline or any other viable options to be developed by the oil companies," she told a news conference last week.

  • Tobacco Firms to Curb Deforestation

    ZIMBABWE, 2014/02/23 COMPANIES in the tobacco industry have launched an association aimed curbing the deforestation which is being caused by growers of the crop in the country. Tobacco farmers are said to be causing massive deforestation with over 20 % of the country's forests by presently lost to the furnaces of tobacco curing. "On deforestation I am happy to note that the tobacco companies have launched the sustainable Afforestation Association (SAA) with the aim of correcting the deforestation effects which are givable across country," Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (Timb) Chairperson Monica Chinamasa told stakeholders at Tobacco Sales Floor on Wednesday.

  • Oil firms urged to further reduce gas flaring

    CONGO BRAZZAVILLE, 2014/02/21 Congolese environmentalists Tuesday urged the heads of oil companies operating in the country to further reduce gas flaring to transaction with pollution-related risks facing people living in oil production areas Though the oil companies were asked in 2012 to reduce flaring in Congo for the well-being of the people, only the Italian oil company, ENI, took a step in this direction, installing last year the very initial clean flare in Kouakouala site in the southern part of the country.

  • Niger authorities launch war against dirt

    NIGER, 2014/02/14 Authorities in Niger on Wednesday launched a national environmental campaign across the country, in an attempt to ensure a clean country. The Minister of Environment, Chaïfou Adamou, who launched the scheme, said: 'Our cities are dirty, even too dirty,' blaming the situation on a rapid urbanization which has generated a great transaction of domestic waste even though there are no mechanisms for managing them. “The quick urbanization has not been accompanied by the establishment of adequate infrastructures and equipment in terms of waste management. Only 50 % of the domestic waste is entirely collected and disposed of,' the minister lamented.

  • African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma

    BURUNDI, 2014/02/14 African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has condoled with Burundi over the flood disaster that left 60 dead and over 80 wounded, in addition to destroying houses and rendering 10,000 homeless. An AU Commission statement made available to PANA here Wednesday said the Chairperson was greatly saddened at the devastation caused by the flood, which followed torrential rains this week. 'On behalf of the African Union Commission and on her own behalf, the Chairperson conveys her heartfelt condolences and sympathies to the families of the victims, the Government and people of Burundi,' the statement said.

  • Tsavo and Mkomanzi national parks in Kenya and Tanzania

    AFRICA, 2014/02/13 Data has come to light, following the conclusion of the recent trans-boundary elephant people survey covering the Tsavo and Mkomanzi national parks in Kenya and Tanzania that compared with the last census in 2011, the returns showed some 1,500 elephant less in the space of just 3 years. Comments attributed to the Kenya Wildlife Service Deputy Director Ben Kavu, who reportedly announced the results at the Sarova Taita Hills Lodge yesterday, in fact spoke of some 800 elephant being poached during that period of time on the Kenyan side of the border with the balance obviously attributed to the Tanzanian side of the border in and around Mkomanzi National Park.

  • Portuguese group Efacec awarded dam project in Angola

    ANGOLA, 2014/02/13 Portuguese electromechanical group Efacec has been hired to modernise and boost the power production capacity of the Luachimo dam in Angola, at a cost of US$83 million, the group said in a statement issued Tuesday. The project, which involves refurbishing the equipment by presently installed at the dam and construction of a new hydroelectric plant, is expected to take 37 months to complete. The arrangement was signed with Niara Power, a company sub-contracted by the China Gezhouba Group Company (CGGC), which is one of the majority significant construction sector companies in the world and particularly for building dams.

  • The apeAPP, direct access to field projects that protect chimpanzees

    AFRICA, 2014/02/13 The apeAPP, an innovative mobile phone application that offers the public direct access to field projects that protect chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans and bonobos in Africa and Asia, was launched today by the Great Apes Survival Partnership (GRASP) at the Mobile East Africa 2014 conference in Nairobi, Kenya. The apeAPP is available free to download from both the iTunes store and Google Play. Through exciting, colorful graphics, photo galleries, high-definition videos, and regular updates, the apeAPP offers users the opportunity to learn additional about these endangered species ? their habitats, food preferences, survival threats, and fun facts ? and includes a link for easy donations to support favorite projects.
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