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Five years ago, farmer Sehlisiwe Sibanda would walk into a nearby forested area to fill a scotch cart with huge wood logs for cooking and heating; a pile of firewood would last her a week during the summer.

KEZI, ZIMBABWE, Dec 20 (IPS) - Having this stove has made life easy for me; I do not worry about getting a lot of firewood to cook outside, and I have more time to do other tasks because cooking is less of a hassle. I no longer have to bend when cooking, which is good for my health; besides, my family now enjoys warm meals anytime, and I get to bake buns that I sell. – Sinikiwe Ngwenya on her energy-efficient stove
 
 Five years ago, farmer Sehlisiwe Sisanda would walk into a nearby ...

Sehlisiwe Sisanda finds that since building a wood-efficient kindle stove, twigs and kindle have provided enough energy to cook meals.

Press Release: Saving Wildlife through Multilateral Cooperation in Africa 20 December 2023: The impact of wildlife and forest crime across the African continent is significant and far-reaching. It degrades vulnerable ecosystems already fragilized by over-exploitation and rapid urbanization as well as weakens criminal justice systems. Organized criminal networks benefit from a lack of coordinated and harmonized response and exploit loopholes to engage in wildlife trafficking and illegal logging. ...

The Governor of Imo State, Senator. Hope Uzodimma, has been criticized by a civil society organization for prioritizing his office over the state’s social

A civil society organisation, Policy Alert has berated the governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma for prioritising his office expenditure over the state’s

Milestone achieved with Eastern Africas First Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) Ecosystem Services Claim

UNODC Commemorates International Human Rights Day: Interview with the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission On International Human Rights Day, UNODC sat down with Mr. Anthony Ojukwu, Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to discuss the importance of human rights when countering the threat of terrorism. Mr. Ojukwu was appointed Executive Secretary in 2018 and leads NHRCs work in protecting and promoting human rights in Nigeria. UNODC: The 75th an...

Through the support of the European Union (EU) and Sweden, under the EU-funded ENPARD IV project "Support to the Food

DUBAI, Dec 09 (IPS) - One Health activist, Kelly Dent, has been attending UNFCC COPs since 2009, when it was held in Copenhagen. From there, it has been a 15-year-long journey to Dubai, but Dent is finally having a reason to feel good: for the first time, the majority of the countries have come together to formally declare their commitment to prevent the worsening health impacts of climate change.