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Namibia: Etosha to Host Major Conservation Meeting
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:50:30 GMT
Namibia will next month host the annual council meeting of the Leadership for Conservation in Africa (LCA).
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East Africa: Mountains of the Moon
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:01:52 GMT
THE MOUNT RWENZORI REgion is today more famous for its armed rebels and smugglers than the scientific and anthropological treasure trove that it has always been.
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Central Africa: Swiss Logger 'Conned Congos Out of $12 Million in Tax'
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:01:21 GMT
A Swiss-based logging company operating in the Congo Basin has been accused of declaring losses in its local subsidiary to avoid being taxed while at the same time transferring immense amounts of cash into its offshore accounts.
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Uganda: French Build Sh70 Million Honey Centre
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:54:05 GMT
BEE-KEEPERS in Mubende district will now find it easy to get market for their honey after the French embassy constructed a honey collection centre for them.
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Africa: Greenpeace Raises Alarm Over Rising E-Waste in Continent
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:49:37 GMT
As e-waste continue to pose health problem to the international communities, especially the third world countries, Greenpeace has called on the world's electronics companies to eliminate hazardous chemicals from their products, saying toxic waste from wealthy nations' gadgets ends up being dumped in poor countries despite laws prohibiting it.
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Nigeria: Communities Beg Yar'Adua to Probe Warri Gas Flare
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:49:36 GMT
PRESIDENT Umaru Yar'Adua has been called upon to prevail on oil giant, Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL, to arrange a Joint Investigation Visit, JIV, to ascertain the extent of damage done to aquatic vegetation and human lives in Aja-Omaetan and Tisun Itsekiri communities in Warri council area of Delta State as a result of gas flare in the communities.
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South Africa: Eskom's PBMR Report Delayed
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:35:50 GMT
THE review of the environmental impact report and public meetings for the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) have been delayed, according to the project's environmental impact assessment consultant.
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Kenya: Sh3 Billion Lost As Trees Rot in Forests, Claim Loggers
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:51:06 GMT
The Government has lost more than Sh3 billion since it banned logging in State forests in 1999 and forced more than 300 sawmills to close.
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Kenya: Fencing of Mau Forest to Cost Sh40 Million
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:30:54 GMT
The Government is seeking Sh40 million to erect a fence and prevent further destruction of Mau Forest.
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Kenya: Hue And Cry Over Tana Sugar Project
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:30:43 GMT
Controversy continues to dog Mumias Sugar even after the State's environment watchdog gave it the licence to embark on a multibillion-shiling project in the Tana Delta.
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