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Learning from one another is key to sustainable aquaculture

Aquaculture is now larger than traditional “capture fisheries” in size, creating new opportunities to confront hunger and improve availability of food worldwide, while also raising important challenges for countries to grapple with regarding the environmental and societal impacts of this growing…
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Artisanal small gold miners at work in Kenya

Second phase of planetGOLD doubles countries addressing mercury in ASGM

Since 2019, the Global Environment Facility-funded planetGOLD program has supported countries in addressing mercury use in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM). Now, the program is set to expand, adding 15 additional countries: Bolivia, Ghana, Honduras, Madagascar,…
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A busy market in Lagos, Nigeria. Photo: ariyo olasunkanmi/Shutterstock.

Renewable energy is the only way to fuel African growth

Public-private partnerships are proving to be an effective way of solving Nigeria's energy supply crisis My country, Nigeria, will soon become the third most populous country in the world, reaching a forecast 400 million people in 2050. This demographic growth is happening at an incredible speed.…

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