Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Climate change represents serious threat for the development plans and priorities for African countries, participants in the second climate change and development conference (CCDA-II) said on Friday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. Full text...

Kamacupa, Angola (PANA) - The Angolan Institute of Forests Development (IDF) in Kamacupa, 82 kilometres east of Bié Province, will plant about 8.500 trees in eight months as part of the Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – A Conference on Climate Change and Development, taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has paid tribute to Ethiopia’s late Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi, for the pivotal role he played to have a united voice for Africa in climate change negotiations. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Second Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-II) opened Friday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, under the chairmanship of Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Development Programme (UNDP) on Thursday unveiled a robust environmental strategy to address unprecedented levels of global biodiversity loss. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The country home of Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan in Otuoke in the oil-rich Bayelsa state has almost been submerged by water following the massive flooding that hit the community and others in the state. Full text...

Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - In an effort to bring the benefits of the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) to under-represented countries, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change(UNFCCC) secretariat, in collaboration with the Banque Ouest Africaine de Développement (BOAD), has established a CDM support office in Lomé, Togo, to help the governments, non-governmental organizations and the private sector to engage in the development of CDM projects. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Commission has commiserated with the government and people of Nigeria over the devastating floods that have claimed lives and caused substantial damage to property in different parts of the country. Full text...

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The recent floods in Niger have killed 91 people and caused significant damage, the cabinet director of the Prime Minister of Niger, Aghaly Abdoulkader, said Friday in an address to mark the International Day of disaster risk reduction. Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday in Abuja inaugurated the national committee on flood relief and rehabilitation, vowing that his government would do everything possible to cushion the pain of the flood victims. Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan will Thursday begin the first-phase of an inspection tour of States affected by the flood disaster in the country. Full text...

Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – World Cup host South Africa 2010’s carbon footprint was far lower than projected, due to fewer visitors than expected, carpooling and Park and Ride schemes, and efficient stadia that cut energy use by an estimated 30 percent, according to a report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria is to spend a total of 17.6 billion naira to mitigate the effects of ''unprecedented'' flooding that has left thousands homeless, swept away farmlands and destroyed roads and bridges, President Goodluck Jonathan announced Tuesday morning (US$1=157 Naira). Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - When delegates gather in India for the 11th Conference of Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) next week, a new initiative will be unveiled to help countries meet some of their obligations under the legally-binding treaty to reduce poverty. Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - As thousands of delegates gather in India for the 11th Conference of Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) next week, a new initiative will be unveiled to help countries meet some of their obligations under the legally-binding treaty, while also reducing poverty, the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) said Friday. Full text...

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has approved US$203 million for Niger to enable the West African country to complete the Niger Basin Water Resources Development and Sustainable Ecosystems Management Programme, the government said in a statement. Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Gambia has placed a permanent ban on the re-export of wood from the West African country, the government announced in a statement received here by PANA Monday. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The first-ever Wangari Maathai Award was given Thursday to a forestry activist from Nepal, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, to recognise his efforts to promote community forest management. Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday raised the alarm on the possibility of the collapse of Lake Nyos in Western Cameroon. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) José Graziano da Silva has stressed the important role of forestry in sustainable development. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International and Greenpeace have called for a probe, in the UK, of Trafigura, the multinational company behind the 2006 dumping of toxic waste in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Some 73,000 people have been displaced by flooding in Nigeria's central state of Kogi, according to the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA). Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The most detailed discussions to date between investors and forest rights-holders have resulted in new guidance for investments that can create a ‘triple win’ of returns for investors, livelihood security for local communities and protection for forests, the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) said Monday. Full text...

Maga, Cameroon (PANA) - Flooding that has affected six of Cameroon's 11 districts has left 6,000 people displaced in Maga, the most affected district. Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – On the basis of an agreement signed Wednesday involving the ministry of Housing, the Department of Social Affairs, Infancy and Family and the Mauritanian Federation of the National Disabled People's Associations (FMANPH), the Mauritanian government has offered 200 plots of land to the disabled persons for housing purposes, PANA learnt Thursday from official sources. Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian government is to organize a one-week campaign on energy efficiency from 24-30 September with the slogan: "More with less energy", an official source told PANA here on Thursday. Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - International aid agency Oxfam on Thursday warned that devastating floods in Niger are affecting more than 500,000 people, most of whose basic needs are not being met. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Leading experts in energy from the African Union, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the private sector and development partners are in Nairobi, Kenya, for a three-day workshop from Wednesday to brainstorm on ways to explore how the continent can harness more of its resources to deliver sustainable energy for Africans. Full text...

Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - Cameroonian President Paul Biya, was due in Garoua, the capital of the Northern Province, Wednesday to console victims of the massive floods that reportedly left 14 people dead and uprooted 20,000 others from their homes, PANA learnt from official sources. Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A new wave of floods have hit the north-eastern Nigerian State of Taraba with the Nigerian National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) registering 13,428 internally displaced people in 30 communities that have been submerged by flood waters. Full text...

Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius (PANA) - The ninth Conference of the Southern Africa and Islands Hydrographic Commission (SAIHC) opened Tuesday at Flic en Flac, western Mauritius, with some 30 delegates participating. Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian government Saturday announced the constitution of a special committee to assess the impact of flooding on the people, especially in North Central Nigeria. Full text...

Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete has challenged African environment ministers to put industrial nations to task for their slow action to reverse degradation of the global environment and the rising global warming. Full text...

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Greenpeace Africa has urged South Africa to emulate Japan which has announced it will phase out nuclear energy by 2030 and increase renewable energy by 30% in the electricity mix. Full text...

Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - Africa’s youth Friday called on the continent’s leadership to urgently come up with clear guidelines on the constructive participation of citizen stakeholder groups in the sustainable development of Africa. Full text...

Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - African environment ministers due to end a three-day meeting in Arusha, Tanzania, Friday, have declared their resolve to develop an action plan for environmental education and training that will cover formal and non-formal education in their countries. Full text...

Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The death toll from the floods that ravaged Niger in the last couple of days has risen to 81, according to a report published here Tuesday by the Niger office of the humanitarian organisation, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA-Niger). Full text...

Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) – The world needs a transformational change to the way global environment is managed and such change will be most needed to Africa, Global Environment Facility (GEF) chairperson and chief executive, Naoko Ishii, said here Thursday. Full text...

Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Thursday paid tribute to all African countries for their contribution to the success of the Montreal Protocol adopted in 1987 to phase out substances that deplete the ozone layer. Full text...

Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - The African Ministerial Conference on Environment (AMCEN) is seeking to beef up its cash-strapped Trust Fund with improved infusion of funds by member countries, PANA learnt here Thursday. Full text...

Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) – Following the validation of the Pan-African Agency of the Great Green Wall for the Sahara and the Sahel Initiative last month, a move is being made here to transform it into a specialised agency of the African Union Commission (AUC). Full text...

Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - Despite increased attention given to the NEPAD Environment Initiative over the past decade, securing adequate funding for it remains a serious challenge, according to a review of the plan's implementation due to be discussed here at the 14th session of the African Ministerial Council on Environment (AMCEN). Full text...

Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) – The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) should be strengthened and upgraded as an organisation if the forthcoming 67th session of the General Assembly agrees with Africa’s proposal, according to a draft decision to be put before the African Ministerial Council on Environment (AMCEN) here this week. Full text...

Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) – African environment experts, meeting here Tuesday, have come up with a list of 10 flagship programmes they say is vital for supporting the continent in meeting outcomes of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development held in June this year in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Beset with a desert encroachment at the rate of 0.6 km per year, Nigeria will next month launch a project that will help combat the menace, in collaboration with other African countries. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - River Niger, Africa's third longest river after the Nile and the Congo River, threatens 500 communities located along its plains in Nigeria, as its swells to the highest level in 29 years, according to Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). Full text...

Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - Africa’s sustainable development agenda being pursued in the wake of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) needs enhanced political visibility, according to a draft declaration hammered out here Tuesday at the experts' meeting preceding the 14th session of the African Ministerial Council on Environment (AMCEN). Full text...

Flic-en-Flac (Mauritius) - A four-day regional workshop on waste management, which brings together representatives of governments, local communities, civil society and operators of cemeteries from 21 sub-Saharan African countries opened on Monday in Wolmar, Western Mauritius. Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has issued a warning alert over the risk of flooding from the Kainji and Jebba dams along the River Niger, ordering an immediate evacuation of citizens living in communities along the River Niger plains. Full text...

Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) – In the light of the growing interest in green economy transition, African countries are seeking external support to have consolidated, reliable and up-to-date environment information that could feed into national planning processes, according to a working document prepared for the African Ministerial Council on Environment (AMCEN) meeting here this week. Full text...