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In honor of World Female Ranger Day 2023, a community wildlife scout in northern Zimbabwe recounts her courageous encounter with poachers.

Fighting water scarcity with innovation – Episode 44. In this month’s episode, we celebrate World Environment Day. Marie Haga, AVP for IFAD, and Jo Puri, Director of IFAD’s ECG Division, talk about how IFAD balances supporting development with protecting the environment.

For the last couple of decades, Bangladesh has been taking on several projects with an aim to protect the wild Asian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus), which is critically endangered in the country. However, the conflict between humans and the wild pachyderms, consisting of both migratory and resident population, is yet to be controlled. An example […]

The Forum for Natural Regeneration (FONAR), Non-Governmental Organisation, has begun a natural regeneration project in the Nabdam District in the Upper East Region to help restore degraded farmlands and empower women to improve livelihoods. The project, dubbed: “Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration for Women’s Empowerment and Livelihoods Project (FMNR4WELP),” aims at…

Climate Change in Africa, what’s really happening? – IFAD Podcast Episode 37. In this month’s episode, we celebrate World Environment Day. Marie Haga, AVP for IFAD, and Jo Puri, Director of IFAD’s ECG Division, talk about how IFAD balances supporting development with protecting the environment.

A total of 600 tree seedlings have been planted at Yakort in the Nabdam District of the Upper East Region as part of efforts to mitigate challenges of climate change and improve agriculture productivity. The seedlings of different tree species included Cassia Siamia, Ceiba, Mahogany, Neem, Montalis, Eucalyptus, Buahiaia, and…

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AMMAN — UNHCR Jordan and Blumont, an NGO that provides relief for refugees and host populations, on Wednesday signed six agreements with various community-based organisations (CBOs) to foster sustainable local economic development and enhance local communities.The signing ceremony took place in Amman, where CBOs from Irbid, Mafraq, Salt, Maan, Ajloun and Karak signed the

Pakistan says its exports to Afghanistan have dropped and imports sharply increased in the current financial year, leading to a bilateral trade balance for the first time in favor of the war-torn neighbor, VOA reported. This comes after Pakistan implemented trade-related concessions for Afghanistan earlier this year in a bit to help it overcome humanitarian

The Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) Management Committee and the World Bank this week approved three projects totaling $793 million that will provide urgent and essential food, livelihood, and health services to the people of Afghanistan. According to a statement issued by the World Bank, all three projects will be implemented off-budget out of the