Government of South Africa Unveils Soil Conservation Project in Tzaneen

Water and Environmental Affairs Deputy Minister, Rejoice Mabudafhasi, has unveiled the Bathlabine Soil Conservation Project in Greater Tzaneen municipality in Limpopo.

Rwanda Marks United Nations World Environmental Day By Christening 11 Baby Gorillas

Rwanda hosted the United Nations World Environment Dayon Saturday, naming 11 endangered baby mountain gorillas in a ceremony held in the Volcanoes National Park, north of the country. The gorilla naming ceremony was attended by Rwandan President Paul...

Eight Grader Named North American Winner in United Nations International Children’s Painting Competition

Sylvia Gong, an eighth grader at Hopkins Junior High School in Fremont, California, has received the top North American prize in the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) 19th annual International Children’s Painting Competition (ICPC). Her...

Donors Pledge Support to Help Save Kenya’s Largest Water Reservoir

Donors have pledged approximately $10 million in support of the Kenyan government’s appeal to save the country’s largest water reservoir, Mau Forest Complex, at a partners’ forum convened by the Kenya government and the United Nations Environment...

Kenyan Leader Appeals for Support to Upgrade United Nations Environment Program in Nairobi

President Mwai Kibaki has appealed to world leaders to support the strengthening of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) headquarters based in Nairobi. Addressing the high-level segment of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change...

Kenya Invites Foreign Investors to Help Develop Geothermal Fields

Kenyan Prime Minister, Raila Odinga has invited foreign private investors to develop geothermal fields in Kenya saying the country had the potential to provide 7,000 MW of clean and reliable geothermal energy. He noted that 90 per cent of the wells so...

Seychelles’ Students Training in Climate Change Photography

A group of Seychellois students are taking part in a one-week training session on photography in order to take pictures of climate change-related subjects that will be shown at the United Nations Framework on Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in...

Ethiopia Becomes First African Nation to Join Climate Neutral Network

Ethiopia is to become the first African country to join the Climate Neutral Network in its latest commitment to mitigate the affects of climate change, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) disclosed on Friday. “While the nation is not a net...