Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police’s ‘smoke them out’ tactics
Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground ...
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African Parks closes deal to manage Ethiopia’s Gambella National Park
South Africa-based conservation NGO African Parks has signed a long-term deal with Ethiopian authorities to manage Gambella ...
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Africa: Despite Rising Conflict, Africa's Peace Parks Can Promote Development
Analysis - Inclusive conservation in both stable and conflict regions should be considered in economic and development planning.
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Despite rising conflict, Africa’s peace parks can promote development
Inclusive conservation in both stable and conflict regions should be considered in economic and development planning.
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Despite rising conflict, Africa’s peace parks can promote human development and wildlife conservation
Inclusive conservation in both stable and conflict regions should be considered in economic and development planning.
Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and feared starving in an abandoned South Africa mine
South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have ...
Letter: Drilling in Alaska refuge is a terrible idea
President-elect Donald Trump has made clear that he intends to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to oil drilling as part of his “energy dominance” agenda. This is a very bad idea ...
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Olivia Miller: Protecting our public lands and our future
South Fork Coal proves it has the legal right to haul coal through public lands and until the Forest Service’s commercial ...
Giant freshwater aquifer in southern Africa is under threat from mining
A huge underground water resource the size of Austria, the Stampriet Transboundary Aquifer System, stretches for 87,000km² ...
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Here are the true owners of the South African Reserve Bank
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has 830 shareholders, with a small group owning 10,000 shares each. This was revealed ...
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For Ugandan farmers, good fences make good neighbors — of elephants
By Ashoka Mukpo This is the third story in the Mongabay Series – Protected Areas in East Africa. Read Part One and Two.