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Last week a two-day conference in Kigali, Rwanda, saw a range of groups from the ten African countries that are home to gorilla populations come together to discuss ways of protecting this endangered great ape. The conference attracted a wide range of groups involved with the gorillas from government departments through to law enforcement agencies, NGO’s and international experts. Gorillas […]
Week 1: Knysna Forest Our first week with EDGE of AFRICA started with a day exploring the wilds of the Knysna forests. We were introduced to the local forest and wildlife expert called Hynie Tredoux (a merge of Crocodile Dundee and David Attenborough). We had previously watched a documentary on the Knysna Forest elephants and hoped to be lucky in […]
Although the population of the Seychelles is still, in comparison with other countries; relatively small, pressure on the environment and natural resources is growing across the archipelago too. The emphasis is now turning to ‘sustainability’ in each facet of life and the economy and the Green Island Foundation has now commenced work on two projects related to these goals. A […]
Green Social NetworkWelectricity, a free web application for tracking and reducing household electricity consumption, has been launched by startup Welectricity Inc on April 22nd 2010, the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Founder Herbert A (Haz) Samuel, a Caribbean energy consultant, notes that households typically consume a large proportion of total electricity in any country: “So, if we can find a […]
About 90% of domestic residences in Israel make use of solar water heating systems, and Israel’s National Infrastructure Ministry estimates that it has the highest intensity of solar panels for water heating, which satisfies some 4% of the country’s total energy demand. This translates into about 3 000 MW of installed solar water heating capacity. Israeli Ministry of National Infrastructures […]
G.E. and Arizona’s biggest electric utility are working together to answer a crucial but sometimes overlooked question concerning the future of solar power, even renewable energy in general – how the power grid can be prepared for more and more electric capacity that is not produced from fossil fuels. In a pioneering effort, G.E.’s researchers and the Arizona Public Service […]
Indonesia will rewrite rules on how developers of forest preservation projects that earn valuable carbon credits must share their profits with the government and local communities, a finance ministry official said on Thursday. Under a U.N.-backed scheme called reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD), developing countries can be paid not to chop down trees, which absorb planet-warming carbon dioxide […]
According to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, new grants will permanently protect private forestland in 33 states and U.S. territories. The grants were awarded through the Forest Legacy Program (FLP) and total $72 million. The program will protect nearly 2 million acres of land in all. The Forest Legacy Program works with individual states to strategically protect lands from development in […]
Indonesia Claims to Tap Volcanic PowerIndonesia has launched an ambitious plan to tap the vast power of its volcanoes and become a world leader in geothermal energy, while trimming greenhouse gas emissions. The sprawling archipelago of 17,000 islands stretching from the Indian to the Pacific Oceans contains hundreds of volcanoes, estimated to hold around 40 percent of the world’s geothermal […]
Is the large-scale production of algal biofuels a viable alternative and should South Africa be pursuing it as a liquid- fuels option? Proponents suggest that it could indeed be a viable endeavour, and estimate that an industry could emerge within five to ten years, or sooner, should there be an innovation breakthrough. They add that it could also form an […]