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Environment
Global Carbon Market Leaders Set their Sights on Kigali
KAMPALA, October 10, 2026 — With participation confirmed from 24 African countries and 45 countries globally, CMAS 2026 will bring together more than 100 speakers, over 50 investors, buyers and financiers, 20…
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Environment
Africa’s carbon markets gain momentum as climate finance opportunities expand
CAPE TOWN, August 22, 2026 — Africa’s carbon markets are moving into a new phase, with governments strengthening policy, investors looking for credible projects and growing attention on how the continent can…
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Promoting environmental conservation: Bishop Odongo plants trees at Bethany Comprehensive SS
SOROTI CITY, June 24, 2025 –– The Bishop of Soroti Diocese, the Rt Rev. Kosea Odongo, recently led a tree-planting initiative at Bethany Comprehensive Secondary School in Soroti City’s East Division, as…
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African leaders want continent’s natural assets worth trillions of dollars to be part of measuring GDP of countries
BAKU, November, 19, 2024 – African Heads of State and government are calling for the continent’s vast natural capital to be considered when measuring their countries’ Gross Domestic Product [GDP]. In a…
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Land Squeeze: Soaring land prices, grabs and carbon schemes threaten food production, experts warn
KAMPALA, May 24, 2024 – Soaring land prices, land grabs, and carbon schemes create an unprecedented ‘land squeeze’, threatening farmers and food production. This reveals a comprehensive new report by the International…
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Global carbon pricing revenues top a record US$ 100bln
WASHINGTON, May 23, 2024 — In 2023, carbon pricing revenues reached a record US$ 104 billion, according to the World Bank’s annual “State and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2024” report released today.…
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Africa
Commonwealth action group launched to help African countries cut methane emissions
DUBAI, December 4, 2023 – A new action group announced in Dubai today will help Commonwealth countries, including African member states, rapidly cut emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane as part…
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Cooperatives & Communities
First regenerative agriculture labeled coffee to be launched
MILAN, October 25 Oct 2023 – The world’s first coffee with a “regenerative agriculture” label is being distributed globally by the Italian brand Illy Caffè in partnership with the Cerrado Coffee Growers…
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Africa
Africa’s growth remains low, says World Bank report
KAMPALA-Growth across Sub-Saharan Africa remains sluggish, dragged down by uncertainty in the global economy, the underperformance of the continent’s largest economies, high inflation, and a sharp deceleration of investment growth, a World…
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Food and energy price shocks from Ukraine war could last for years
KAMPALA– The war in Ukraine has dealt a major shock to commodity markets, altering global patterns of trade, production, and consumption in ways that will keep prices at historically high levels through…
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