As we observe Africa Environment Day and Wangari Maathai Day yearly on March 3, we must reflect on whether we have upheld the late Nobel laureate’s aspirations and ideals. Unfortunately, our actions ...

Forests and Food” is this year’s theme for the International Day of Forests, celebrated on Friday this week.It underscores the essential connection between forests, food and nutrition security.More ...

School lessons highlight historical figures and their impactful contributions, but these lessons are often forgotten after ...

South Africa has designated Sept. 24, 2025, as a national tree planting day, aiming to plant 1 million trees in a ...

The month of March marks women's history month. Since time immemorial women are at the forefront of demanding change through ...

Throughout history, female explorers have not only had to face the harsh realities of rugged terrain, but also the ghosting ...

Neither Porto Alegre, Brazil, nor Valencia, Spain, are in the news this week. But they have been before, and almost certainly ...

Vice President Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang and broadcaster, Gifty Anti have been named among Africa’s Top 50 Phenomenal ...

All around the world, women play key roles in Greenpeace campaigns to prevent coal, oil and gas extraction. We’re ...

Press Release - Greenpeace Africa condemns the Kenya Forest Service's (KFS) misleading claims that Kenya's forests are not under threat. The reality on the ground paints a different picture with ...

Éliane Ubalijoro, chief executive officer of the Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF), addresses what gives her hope: “Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari ...

I came across the story of Wangari Maathai, and suddenly, every excuse I’ve ever made for not taking action felt ridiculously small. Here was a woman who didn’t wait for permission, didn’t wait for ...