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[Global Witness] Red-tagging - which falsely brands legitimate activists as terrorists - is used to silence land and environmental defenders online and in real life

[Global Witness] [16th July 2025] - Facebook is the platform where most climate activists report having experienced abuse worldwide, a first ever survey today suggests.

[UN News] Global demand for meat, dairy and fish is projected to climb steadily over the next decade, driven by rising incomes and urbanisation in middle-income countries.

[The Conversation Africa] Imagine living in a place where a single drought, hurricane, or mudslide can wipe out your food supply. Across Africa, many communities do exactly that - navigate climate shocks like floods, heatwaves, and failed harvests.

[Ghanaian Times] It's 2:13 p.m. in Mawodoo, a quiet farming village in the Kpandai District of northern Ghana. Under the dense shade of a mango tree, a group of women sit chatting, braiding hair, and lying on straw mats to escape the blistering afternoon heat.

[Daily Maverick] This week, join a range of events focused on climate justice, anti-corruption, children's rights, and youth empowerment, ending with the annual Nelson Mandela Day Walk and Run on 19 July.

[Daily News] Dodoma -- THE Agricultural Seed Agency (ASA) produced a total of 9,303 tonnes of seeds for various strategic crops during the 2024/25 season, agency's Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Leo Mavika, has said.

[SAnews.gov.za] Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Narend Singh, has urgently called for global leaders to address climate action and provide the necessary support for mitigation and adaptation.

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[The New Humanitarian] Mbale, Uganda -- "You cannot take someone who lives in highlands to flat land, from a rain-sufficient area that promotes agriculture to one that suffers flooding and drought."

[Liberian Observer] The Liberian Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is leading the country's entry into the carbon market, aiming to sell carbon credits to companies and individuals seeking to offset their emissions.

[IPS] Kathmandu, Nepal -- The extensive plan of action adopted at the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), held recently in Sevilla, Spain (30 June - 3 July), triggers the question: Where will the money come from?

[IPS] Srinagar & Bonn -- This 62nd meeting of the Subsidiary Bodies (SB62) from June 16 to 26, 2025 revealed the persistent complexities and political tensions that continue to challenge multilateral climate governance.

[The Conversation Africa] Africa's tropical belt, defined by the Guinean forests of west Africa and the Congo Basin of central Africa, is globally recognised for its astounding biodiversity.

[The Conversation Africa] Have you ever wondered how wild birds cope with baking hot afternoons and freezing cold mornings? Our new study has taken a close look at one of Africa's most familiar birds - the helmeted guineafowl - and uncovered surprising answers about how they deal with extreme temperatures.

[Daily Maverick] Durban's recurring floods do more than destroy homes and infrastructure - they expose South Africa's (SA's) dangerous blind spot, where climate disasters, human displacement, and social disintegration intersect.

[The Conversation Africa] Winter in some parts of South Africa is a time of low (or no) rainfall and high fire danger. Sheldon Strydom studies the relationship between weather and fire, in particular how Berg winds, also known as mountain flow events, are linked to periods of enhanced fire danger. Mid-July is typically a high risk period. He shares what he has learnt during his research in the midlands of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa, close to the country's largest mountain range, the Drakensberg.

[New Era] Improved climate conditions, government policy and strategic interventions as well as strong drought-mitigating strategies played a crucial role in Namibia's reclassification as a hunger hotspot.

[The Conversation Africa] The African Plant Database lists 65,000 species of flowering plants, ferns and conifers found on the African continent and Madagascar. Since 2006, every plant species ever documented in Africa and Madagascar has been included in the massive online database, with about 200 new species added every year. Cyrille Chatelain is a curator at the Geneva Botanical Garden in Switzerland. He's researched plants in Côte d'Ivoire, Madagascar and north Africa and manages the plant database. Here he explains its

[Namibian] The police have warned of an alarming rise in the number of fire incidents occurring across the country, resulting in the loss of lives and valuable property.