Rwanda: Claver Ntoyinkima turns local communities into biodiversity protectors in Nyungwe Park
This story was originally published in April 2025. One morning, Claver Ntoyinkima is dressed in his park guide attire. With […]
Uganda: Tree planting brings back birds and restores nature in Sebei
This story was published in September 2025. The Sebei region in Uganda has experienced deforestation for decades. Indigenous trees like […]
Biodiversity
Have you ever thought about the incredible variety of life on Earth? From the tiniest insects to the mightiest elephants, […]
Nigeria: Teenager turns agricultural waste into eco-friendly sanitary pads (Mongabay)
When 15-year-old Raheema Auwal-Panti learned that many disposable sanitary pads contain up to 90% plastic and can take hundreds of […]
Kenya: Investing in irrigation to increase income from vegetables (IFC and SciDev.Net)
Fifty years ago, Kavuru village, in Kenya’s Embu County, was mostly dry grassland. Kinaro Waithaka purchased a 10-acre plot here […]
Uganda : Women take the lead in reforestation to protect land (Mongabay)
In the dappled morning light of Kasese district, women gather around a small tree nursery at the edge of the […]
Ethiopia : Youth restore Ethiopia’s Abijata-Shalla National Park (Mongabay)
On the scorching hills above Ethiopia’s Abijata-Shalla National Park, young men and women work to heal the land. Shoveling soil, […]
Kenya : Youth lead grassland conservation (The Nature Conservancy)
On the open plains of Meibae Conservancy in northern Kenya, young men dressed in colorful sarongs and beaded bracelets herd […]
Mali: A new liquid organic fertilizer gives farmers new hope
Saturday morning around 6 a.m., a cool breeze blows across the agricultural area of Baraouéli in the Ségou region of […]
Zimbabwe : School children are turning waste into renewable energy-powered lanterns (IPS)
After school in Mashonaland East province, 12-year-old Monica Ben doesn’t just carry her books and pens—she also takes a Chigubhu […]