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Carbon credit plan meets flak
Sri Lankan Muslims struggle to belong after civil war: ‘still outsiders’
Communities look forward to reviving and commercialising private forests in Nepal
India-China Disengagement: Locals Regret Loss Of Grazing Land In Ladakh, Military Experts Call It A Bold Move
Angola has potential as a future agriculture powerhouse – World Bank
Angola has an abundance of arable land and a diversity of climatic conditions that are suitable for producing a variety of agricultural products.
According to World Bank analysts, the country was once a major producer and exporter of agricultural products, including coffee, cotton, and bananas.
However, exports of these had virtually ceased by the 1990s as a result of the civil war (1975–2002), which led to the collapse of commercial agricultural production, and Angola’s agricultural potential has remained untapped since then.
South Africa: Mining firm must account for the dam burst disaster resulting in loss of lives and destruction
The mining executives responsible for the Jagersfontein mine dam wall burst, which has claimed lives and caused major destruction to the community, must be held accountable for the loss of lives, homes and people livelihoods, Amnesty International South Africa said today.
According to reports three people were killed and more than 40 people injured when the banks of the mining dam burst in the Free State town on Sunday.
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Wildfires Devastate Homes, Lives While Threatening Kazakhstan's Sparse Forests
Peatlands in Congo Basin opened for oil exploration
MBs, CMs given too much power on land matters, says PSM
Human pressures strain Lake Tanganyika’s biodiversity and water quality
BUJUMBURA — The squeal of passing bikes fills the air in the center of a newly created wetland on the outskirts of Burundi’s main city and largest urban settlement on Lake Tanganyika, the resources of which the country shares with Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia.
A step away from this landscape of houses submerged by the lake, and with palm trees shooting high into the sky, a boy stands on a perch with a fishing rod. Despite the scorching sun overhead, he slowly fills a plastic bucket with small fish.