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The African Development Bank has contributed $1.5bn towards advancing the export of value-added agricultural products through the Special Agr

ADDIS ABABA, 11 October 2022 - Gerd Müller, Director General of UNIDO, and his delegation, held a fruitful meeting with Josefa Sacko, African Union Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment. At the heart of the discussion was agreement on the need to strengthen inter-African value chains, especially in agricultural goods.

Two more national parks nominated ASEAN heritage ones

Scoil Mhuire in Kanturk and Sacred Heart Secondary School in Clonakilty are two of 16 schools in Ireland to be recognised by the AIB Future Sparks Programme, which 585 schools registered for.

Out of 585 schools registered with the programme, a Louth secondary school, St. Joseph’s Secondary School, is one of 16 schools in Ireland to be recognise...

Presentation Secondary School in Kilkenny City is one of 16 schools in Ireland to be recognised by the AIB Future Sparks Programme. The AIB Future Sparks Progra...

Environment Minister Barbara Creecy has highlighted how engaging with local and indigenous communities can benefit economic potential and protect biodiversity.

Department of Agriculture spends R33bn on botched Agri-Parks programme The Department of Agriculture has spent a whopping R33b on a botched Agri-Parks programme and R33m on a neglected Agri-Park in Gauteng. In this programme the government committed to building 44 Agri-Parks in districts across South Africa.  DA TO SUBMIT PAIA APPLICATION DA Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Annette Steyn said that the party is going to submit a Promotion of Access to Informat...

ASEAN Heritage Parks Taman Negara National Park in Malaysia and Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex in Thailand host gaurs, one of the largest cattle species in the world. Photo courtesy of the ASEAN Heritage Parks programme. Photo by ACB. LAGUNA, Feb. 11 -- The Lunar New Year is widely celebrated in the ASEAN region, particularly in member states where the event is declared a national holiday. With optimism and renewed hope for healing and recovery, the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) joins the A...

The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity joins the international community in amplifying the call for everyone to contribute to the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Photo taken in Khao Yai National Park, a designated ASEAN Heritage Park in Thailand. LAGUNA, Jan. 9 -- This year marks the beginning of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, which is aimed at preventing, halting and reversing the degradation of ecosystems on every continent and in every ocean while helping to end poverty, combat clima...