Africa

"Giraffes a Tentative Step Closer Toward Federal Protections" [1]

"Years after international watchdogs began warning that giraffes are sliding toward a silent extinction, the Trump administration is taking the first tentative steps toward protecting the world’s tallest land animal under the Endangered Species Act."

Laws & Regulations [2]

Wildlife [3]

Public [4]

National (U.S.) [5]

Africa [6]

Source: AP [7], 04/26/2019

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"Another Cyclone Expected To Hit Mozambique On Thursday" [8]

"Another tropical cyclone is expected to make landfall on Mozambique’s coast on Thursday, just over a month after a more powerful storm struck the Mozambican port city of Beira further south and killed hundreds of people."

Climate Change [9]

Disasters [10]

Environmental Health [11]

Food [12]

Public [4]

Africa [6]

Source: Reuters [13], 04/25/2019

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Unfolding Mystery Yields Complex Characters, Key Climate Clues [14]

The tale of a failing nation’s climate woes is revealed in a cache of scientific notes hidden in a London attic after their author goes missing. The gripping mystery was unraveled with award-winning skill by journalist Laura Heaton, in our latest “Inside Story” Q&A. Read on and find out the story’s significance for climate adaptation.

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Inside Story [15]

Topics on the Beat:

Agriculture [16]

Climate Change [9]

Disasters [10]

Environmental Politics [17]

Journalism & Media [18]

Natural Resources [19]

People & Population [20]

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International [21]

Africa [6]

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Public [4]

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July 30, 2019 to August 3, 2019

Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation Annual Meeting [22]

The 56th ATBC annual meeting takes place in Madagascar, a location with stunning and diversified natural environments that is under serious threat by different factors. Researchers, students and professionals in a range of scientific disciplines from around the world aim to provide an effective tool towards this common effort to harmonize biodiversity conservation and human well-being.

Professional Meetings [23]

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Public [4]

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Agriculture [16]

Biodiversity [24]

Forests [25]

Natural Resources [19]

Planning & Growth [26]

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Africa [6]

"Cyclone Death Toll Above 750; Fighting Disease New Challenge" [27]

"Cyclone Idai’s death toll has risen above 750 in the three southern African countries hit 10 days ago by the storm, as workers restore electricity, water and try to prevent outbreak of cholera, authorities said Sunday."

Climate Change [9]

Disasters [10]

Public [4]

Africa [6]

Source: AP [28], 03/25/2019

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Fears For 500,000 People As Cyclone Destroys 90% Of Mozambique City [29]

"Fears are growing for more than 500,000 people in the Mozambique city of Beira, after aid agency officials warned that 90% of the area had been 'destroyed' by Cyclone Idai."

Disasters [10]

Public [4]

Africa [6]

Source: CNN [30], 03/19/2019

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"Chinese 'Ivory Queen' Smuggler Sentenced To 15 Years Jail In Tanzania" [31]

"A prominent Chinese businesswoman dubbed the “Ivory Queen” was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Tanzanian court on Tuesday for smuggling the tusks of more than 350 elephants, weighing nearly 2 tonnes, to Asia."

Laws & Regulations [2]

Wildlife [3]

Public [4]

Africa [6]

Source: Reuters [32], 02/21/2019

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“Saudi America: The Truth About Fracking and How It’s Changing the World” [33]

The economics of fracking may be as big a worry as its environmental impacts, finds a new book on the energy extraction industry. Our latest BookShelf reviews the volume from a seasoned business reporter, who questions conventional views about a renewed U.S. energy “dominance,” probes the financial instability of the industry’s boom and raises the politically destabilizing spectre of a future decline for the fossil fuel market.

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BookShelf [34]

Topics on the Beat:

Economy & Business [35]

Energy & Fuel [36]

Environmental Politics [17]

Natural Resources [19]

Policy [37]

Technology [38]

Region:

National (U.S.) [5]

International [21]

Africa [6]

Middle East [39]

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Public [4]

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"On A Bat’s Wing And A Prayer" [40]

"Scientists’ plan to track deadly Marburg virus is literally held together with glue".

Environmental Health [11]

Wildlife [3]

Public [4]

Africa [6]

Source: Washington Post [41], 12/17/2018

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Field Reporting Yields ‘Impact’ for Poaching Package [42]

A freelancer’s coverage of the international wildlife trade won one of the Society of Environmental Journalists’ top journalism awards this year for its combination of “fearless reporting and graceful writing.” SEJournal Online talks with award-winner Rachel Nuwer about the series, the benefits of field reporting and the project’s challenges, such as securing funding, all in the latest Inside Story Q&A. And good news for Inside Story fans — the quarterly feature is now upping its frequency to bi-monthly!

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Inside Story [15]

Topics on the Beat:

Biodiversity [24]

Economy & Business [35]

Journalism & Media [18]

Wildlife [3]

Region:

International [21]

Africa [6]

Asia [43]

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