mindzle.com - 6/23/2009
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Africa is the place of complete open space, the place where animals and plants run wild and free, but is it always going to be like this…
The world is changing, and more importantly the environment is changing. Africa is one of the hottest location on the planet, and where it is positioned, on ...
The Growing Specter of Africa Without Wildlife
e360.yale.edu 8/29/2009 — Recent studies show that wildlife in some African nations is declining even in national parks, as poaching increases and human settlements hem in habitat. With the continent expected to add more than a billion people by 2050, do these trends portend ...
PLAY PUMP: The Merry-Go-Round Water Pump!
inhabitots.com 3/5/2009 — It's no secret that access to clean water is one of the most fundamental requirements for healthy individuals and thriving communities. The PlayPump system is bringing clean water into the hardest hit regions of Sub-Saharan Africa. There's only one ...
Kenya: The eco evangelist
guardian.co.uk 6/11/2009 — Guardian: In God's fields rats are the problem. They crawled under the old maize stalks that Paul Kiongo Thuo carefully placed on his soil as mulch, as the missionary had shown him, and ate the seeds he had planted in neat rows the day after the rains ...
Zambian Journalist On Trial for “Obscene” Childbirth Photos
ecochildsplay.com 8/5/2009 — In Zambia, the health workers are on strike. That’s not good for the people.
In response, journalist Chansa Kabwela sent two pictures of a woman giving breech birth to women’s rights groups, Zambia’s vice president, and health groups. They were graphic, so much so that ...
Kenya to build Africa's biggest windfarm
guardian.co.uk 7/28/2009 — With surging demand for power and blackouts common across the continent, Africa is looking to solar, wind and geothermal technologies to meet its energy needs One of the hottest places in the world is set to become the site of Africa's most ...
Kenya may lose all its lions in 20 years
reuters.com 8/18/2009 — Reuters: Kenya's lion population could disappear altogether in the next 20 years because of climate change, habitat destruction, disease and conflict with humans, the country's wildlife authority said on Monday. Lions are one of the so-called Big Five ...
BBC NEWS | Africa | From bush to bike - a bamboo revolution
news.bbc.co.uk 7/2/2009 — On the outskirts of Lusaka, Zambia, next year's crop of bicycles is being watered by Benjamin Banda."We planted this bamboo last year," he says, "and now the stems are taller than me. When it's ready we'll cut it, cure it and then turn it into ...
Kenya lions dying, poisoned
supereco.com 4/6/2009 —
Lions in Kenya may soon be a thing of the past. They're being poisoned, and if this keeps up much longer? There won't be any lions.
It's the age-old man vs animal dilemma: traditional herders trying to eke out a living in the areas bordering conservation preserves have for years battled it ...
Food Crisis Under the Spotlight
ipsnews.net 2/19/2009 — Inter Press Service: Worldwide demand for food is expected to grow steadily over the next 40 years, but 25 percent of the world's food production may be lost to 'environmental breakdowns' by 2050 unless urgent action is taken. This is the message in a ...
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