The latest environmental news from Africa, brought to you by UNEP/GRID-Arendal.http://www.earthwire.org/africa Although Zimbabwe is a mineral-rich country, mine laborers and owners say that profits aren?t enough to cover costs, leading to low or little pay and unsatisfactory working conditions. The government has implemented laws aiming to reform both issues, but fee hikes to boost federal revenue have been problematic. Read more: http://www.globalpressinstitute.org/global-news/africa/zimbabwe/miners-call-policy-reform-zimbabwe#ixzz1uvejG7f0   http://www.globalpressinstitute.org/global-news/africa/zimbabwe/miners-call-policy-reform-zimbabwe http://www.globalpressinstitute.org/global-news/africa/zimbabwe/miners-call-policy-reform-zimbabwe 2012-05-15T00:00:00-00:00 globalpressinstitute.org Des experts en développement durable et en économie verte ainsi que des représentants de la société civile africaine en provenance d'une trentaine de pays et du monde prenne part à Dakar à la réunion internationale de partage sur les préparations nationales en perspective du prochaine sommet de la... http://www.mediaterre.org/afrique-ouest/actu,20120515043124.html http://www.mediaterre.org/afrique-ouest/actu,20120515043124.html 2012-05-15T00:00:00-00:00 mediaterre.org This workshop is convened by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). It aims to facilitate the description of ecologically or biologically significant marine areas (EBSAs), and will include one day... http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/events/cbd-southern-indian-ocean-workshop-to-facilitate-description-of-ebsas/ http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/events/cbd-southern-indian-ocean-workshop-to-facilitate-description-of-ebsas/ 2012-05-15T00:00:00-00:00 biodiversity-l.iisd.org JOHANNESBURG 15 May 2012 (IRIN) - The UN Development Programme (UNDP) launched its first Africa Human Development Report today, stressing food security as a means to a better quality of life for all. http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=95459 http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=95459 2012-05-15T00:00:00-00:00 IRIN News By Brian Ngugi Everlyne Wanjiku, a single mother of five, has earned a living selling vegetables in the sprawling Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya, for 30 years. / Brian Ngugi/IPS NAIROBI, May 15 (IPS) – Everlyne Wanjiku, a single mother of five, has earned a living selling vegetables... http://www.ips.org/africa/2012/05/despite-economic-growth-food-insecurity-lingers-in-africa/ http://www.ips.org/africa/2012/05/despite-economic-growth-food-insecurity-lingers-in-africa/ 2012-05-15T00:00:00-00:00 ips.org http://www.afdb.org/en/news-and-events/article/low-access-to-water-and-sanitation-mainly-results-from-water-poor-management-pollution-waste-and-inadequate-infrastructure-water-expert-says-9226/ http://www.afdb.org/en/news-and-events/article/low-access-to-water-and-sanitation-mainly-results-from-water-poor-management-pollution-waste-and-inadequate-infrastructure-water-expert-says-9226/ 2012-05-15T00:00:00-00:00 African Development Bank ALGER - Pièces maîtresses du patrimoine matériel saharien et atout touristique majeur, les Ksour du Grand sud représentent le noyau social et le repère culturel de ces régions. Paradoxalement, beaucoup de ces joyaux sont désertés et tombent en ruine malgré les nombreuses opérations de restauration.... http://www.aps.dz/Les-Ksour-du-Grand-sud-entre.html http://www.aps.dz/Les-Ksour-du-Grand-sud-entre.html 2012-05-15T00:00:00-00:00 Algérie Presse Service [APS] Dakar - Les inspecteurs et contr'leurs de pche de la sous-rgion et l'Union europenne (UE) se sont engags, lundi  Dakar,  radiquer la pche illicite, non dclare et non rglement (INN) pour "limiter les dgts" et faire profiter les ressources halieutiques aux pays de la sous-rgion. http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/201205150310.html http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/201205150310.html 2012-05-15T00:00:00-00:00 fr.allafrica.com A new study covering 40 African countries shows that they are making good progress with integrated approaches to water resources management. Over 75 per cent of the member countries of the African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW) are implementing national water laws and nearly half (44 per cent)... http://washafrica.wordpress.com/2012/05/15/africa-un-water-survey-shows-improved-government-performance-in-water-resource-management/ http://washafrica.wordpress.com/2012/05/15/africa-un-water-survey-shows-improved-government-performance-in-water-resource-management/ 2012-05-15T00:00:00-00:00 washafrica.wordpress.com Source:  Globe and Mail Country:  Kenya Weighted with two heavy sacks of discarded milk bags and meat bones slung across her back, a plastic bag of rotted cabbage in her hand, Rahab Ruguru walks through a smoky landscape... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReliefwebClimateChange/~3/YQPtAxxEYCM/496672 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReliefwebClimateChange/~3/YQPtAxxEYCM/496672 2012-05-15T00:00:00-00:00 feedproxy.google.com Africa's newly revealed groundwater may not be easy to tap into because of political and technical challenges, experts warn. http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/news/africa-may-struggle-to-extract-groundwater-experts-say.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafrica http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/news/africa-may-struggle-to-extract-groundwater-experts-say.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafrica 2012-05-15T00:00:00-00:00 SCIDEV.NET The Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security were negotiated over the course of three years, and will be adapted and implemented by individual governments. The new guidelines aim to promote food security and sustainable development by improving access to resources and protecting stakeholders' rights. http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/news/global-guidelines-on-tenure-of-land-forests-and-fisheries-adopted/ http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/news/global-guidelines-on-tenure-of-land-forests-and-fisheries-adopted/ 2012-05-14T00:00:00-00:00 biodiversity-l.iisd.org The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) has released its publication, "Living Planet: Connected Planet," in French and Spanish. It highlights the importance of ecological networks for migratory animals and seeks to demonstrate that collaboration between different countries is critical to ensuring that migratory wild animals can continue to use their routes. http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/news/cms-publication-living-planet-now-available-in-french-and-spanish/ http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/news/cms-publication-living-planet-now-available-in-french-and-spanish/ 2012-05-14T00:00:00-00:00 biodiversity-l.iisd.org The latest issues of the IOSEA Marine Turtle MoU E-News highlights turtle releases in Eritrea and capacity building in Myanmar/Burma. It also reports on future use of satellite transmitters for research in several African countries. http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/news/iosea-e-news-highlights-turtle-release-capacity-building-programmes/ http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/news/iosea-e-news-highlights-turtle-release-capacity-building-programmes/ 2012-05-14T00:00:00-00:00 biodiversity-l.iisd.org The new WWF Living Planet Report warns of a significant decline in biodiversity, particularly in low-income countries, and a huge increase in the ecological footprint of high-income countries. http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=107782 http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=107782 2012-05-14T00:00:00-00:00 Inter Press Service A four-year project aimed at addressing the lack of knowledge about the impacts of climate change on food security, livelihoods and economic prosperity in mountain ecosystems has been launched in East Africa. The project, Climate Change Impacts on Ecosystem Services and Food Security in Eastern Africa (CHIESA) will be coordinated by the Nairobi-based International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) with funding from Finland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/news/impact-of-climate-on-mountain-ecosystems-under-scrutiny.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafrica http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/news/impact-of-climate-on-mountain-ecosystems-under-scrutiny.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafrica 2012-05-14T00:00:00-00:00 SCIDEV.NET Reçu au palais de l'Unité vendredi dernier, Bruce Wrobel, Pdg d'Herakles Capital Corporation, a fait avec le ministre secrétaire général de la présidence de la République, Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, le point du déploiement de cette entreprise dans le secteur du palmier à huile au Cameroun. Le ministre... http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/201205130339.html http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/201205130339.html 2012-05-13T00:00:00-00:00 fr.allafrica.com Le développement de l'écotourisme en débat mardi prochain à Jijel - Régions http://www.aps.dz/Le-developpement-de-l-ecotourisme.html http://www.aps.dz/Le-developpement-de-l-ecotourisme.html 2012-05-12T00:00:00-00:00 Algérie Presse Service Millions of Angola?s poorest families are facing critical food insecurity as a prolonged dry spell across large parts of the country has destroyed harvests and killed off livestock. Up to 500,000 children are now thought to be suffering from severe malnutrition triggered by the collapse in food... http://www.ips.org/africa/2012/05/not-a-famine-but-an-issue-of-food-insecurity/ http://www.ips.org/africa/2012/05/not-a-famine-but-an-issue-of-food-insecurity/ 2012-05-11T00:00:00-00:00 ips.org Dakar ? La Banque mondiale (BM) a annoncé avoir engagé un "plan d'intervention" d'1, 8 milliard de dollars pour contrer les effets de la sécheresse qui sévit dans la Corne de l'Afrique et au Sahel, des zones du continent confrontées à des pénuries alimentaires. L'institution multilatérale "a... http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/201205111307.html http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/201205111307.html 2012-05-11T00:00:00-00:00 fr.allafrica.com