All rights reserved Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:13:58 GMT Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:13:58 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss AfricaNews - page http://www.africanews.com/site/rss/page/rss_nature React, www.react.nl http://www.react.nl/ http://www.parse.nl/react.png mail@africanews.com mail@africanews.com http://www.africanews.com/site/list_message/15094?data%5Bsource%5D=rss#m15094 dummy@example.com (Selay) Over two years after the dumping of deadly chemicals in Abidjan by the Probo Koala, the victims are losing hope and calling for urgent help to alleviate the strange diseases they got. Jules Dekagnan's wife is complaining of a throat disease and needs about ¤1000 to have his wife's case examined by doctors. She only received ¤300 in 2006 and…
Jules Dekagnan's wife is complaining of a throat disease and needs about ¤1000 to have his wife's case examined by doctors. She only received ¤300 in 2006 and…]]> Selay http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/19976 http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/19976 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:35:46 GMT http://www.africanews.com/site/list_message/15046?data%5Bsource%5D=rss#m15046 dummy@example.com (Walter) In her first whirlwind trip to the Southeast of Cameroon US Ambassador to Cameroon, Janet Garvey garnered enough knowledge, to conclude that "this is a wonderful landscape and a ground breaking program". It stands to reason, for the Southeast of Cameroon stands out in ecological importance. It is a natural haven for iconic wildlife species,…
It stands to reason, for the Southeast of Cameroon stands out in ecological importance. It is a natural haven for iconic wildlife species,…]]> Walter http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/19929 http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/19929 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:01:11 GMT http://www.africanews.com/site/list_message/14894?data%5Bsource%5D=rss#m14894 dummy@example.com (Walter) Jim Leape, Director General of WWF International has described the Congo Basin Rainforest as one of the most important places on earth for the wildlife fund. Leape was speaking in Mambele, a village situated on the outskirts of Lobeke National Park, in the East Province of Cameroon, some 800km from Yaoundé, Tuesday, July 29. Leape, whose visit coincided…
Leape, whose visit coincided…]]> Walter http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/19787 http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/19787 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:27:55 GMT http://www.africanews.com/site/list_message/14610?data%5Bsource%5D=rss#m14610 dummy@example.com (Bela) The inhabitants of the Cameroon business capital have been urging their government to order the relocation of Sic Cacao, a chocolate factory located in the heart of the city. Many cases of bronchitis and other respiratory infections have been reported as a consequence of the inhalation of the toxic powder that the residents of the nearby districts…
Many cases of bronchitis and other respiratory infections have been reported as a consequence of the inhalation of the toxic powder that the residents of the nearby districts…]]> Bela http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/19510 http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/19510 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:49:02 GMT http://www.africanews.com/site/list_message/14452?data%5Bsource%5D=rss#m14452 dummy@example.com (mugira) Authorities in Uganda say they are to close some portions of lakes in the country following what they call acute depletion of fish.Fred Mukisa, the Uganda's State Minister for fisheries says Lakes Kyoga, Albert, Edward and parts of Lake Victoria will be affected. Authorities in Uganda say they are to close some portions of lakes in the country…
Authorities in Uganda say they are to close some portions of lakes in the country…]]> Mugira http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/19357 http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/19357 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:05:14 GMT http://www.africanews.com/site/list_message/14686?data%5Bsource%5D=rss#m14686 dummy@example.com (Bela) Do you know the Yabassi landscape area? Four hours separate this virgin forest from the economic capital, Douala in Cameroon's Littoral Province of Cameroon. Owona Ebambou is a young and ambitious dedicated Cameroonian. He is passionate about his job and works hard to keep the WWF brand high in the programmes' area. He works as sociologist…
Owona Ebambou is a young and ambitious dedicated Cameroonian. He is passionate about his job and works hard to keep the WWF brand high in the programmes' area. He works as sociologist…]]> Bela http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/19340 http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/19340 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:18:23 GMT http://www.africanews.com/site/list_message/14424?data%5Bsource%5D=rss#m14424 dummy@example.com (Sam Banda Junior) Climate change could cut the South Africa's maize crop by 20 percent within 15 to 20 years as the west of the country dries out while the east is afflicted with increasingly severe storms, South Africa environment minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk has said. Climate change has of late affected several countries in Africa among them Malawi where…
Climate change has of late affected several countries in Africa among them Malawi where…]]> Sam http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/19329 http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/19329 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:42:27 GMT http://www.africanews.com/site/list_message/14672?data%5Bsource%5D=rss#m14672 dummy@example.com (mugira) Authorities in Uganda are warning that fishing in Lake George on the Uganda-Democratic Republic of Congo boarder is dwindling because of stealth overexploitation of the lake. Monday Lwanga, the Lake George Basin Integrated Management Organization (LGIBMO) secretary says that during the last 30 years or so, stealth over-exploitation of the lake has…
Monday Lwanga, the Lake George Basin Integrated Management Organization (LGIBMO) secretary says that during the last 30 years or so, stealth over-exploitation of the lake has…]]> Mugira http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/19196 http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/19196 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:21:35 GMT http://www.africanews.com/site/list_message/14280?data%5Bsource%5D=rss#m14280 dummy@example.com (Walter) The forest conservation and exploitation chain in Cameroon like other parts of the world do have a series of stopovers. One of these is the transformation processes of the various types of wood exploited from the forest. Wood transformation simply put, is the physical change of the state of the wood harvested from the forest into other forms. These…
Wood transformation simply put, is the physical change of the state of the wood harvested from the forest into other forms. These…]]> Walter http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/19186 http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/19186 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:10:50 GMT http://www.africanews.com/site/list_message/14228?data%5Bsource%5D=rss#m14228 dummy@example.com (Murtala) International Donors have pledged the sum of $1.4 billion at a Conference in the Niger capital Niamey to help save the Niger River from drying up. The money will be used among other things to build dams, and plant trees. The Niger River is Africa’s third largest river and runs across four West African Countries: Guinea, Mali, Niger and Nigeria.…
The Niger River is Africa’s third largest river and runs across four West African Countries: Guinea, Mali, Niger and Nigeria.…]]> Murtala http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/19136 http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/19136 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:41:56 GMT http://www.africanews.com/site/list_message/14226?data%5Bsource%5D=rss#m14226 dummy@example.com (Bela) Ten thousands trees are expected to be planted in the Cameroon's economic capital Douala in a campaign that started last Monday and is to end on Sunday. The huge tree planting operation was launched on Monday by Fritz Ntone Ntone, the town’s urban council delegate. Beside embellishing the town’s main avenues and boulevards, the…
The huge tree planting operation was launched on Monday by Fritz Ntone Ntone, the town’s urban council delegate.

Beside embellishing the town’s main avenues and boulevards, the…]]> Bela http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/19134 http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/19134 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:20:19 GMT http://www.africanews.com/site/list_message/14067?data%5Bsource%5D=rss#m14067 dummy@example.com (Benkam) The 'Green Sahel' operation has been relaunched in Cameroon about 30 years after its sudden interruption. Cameroon Junior Minister for Environment Nana Aboubakar Diallo launched the reforestation operation on Tuesday in Maroua, some 1,200 km in the north of the capital Yaounde. The operation is designed to stop desertification in the northern…
The operation is designed to stop desertification in the northern…]]> Benkam http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/18986 http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/18986 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:00:44 GMT http://www.africanews.com/site/list_message/14066?data%5Bsource%5D=rss#m14066 dummy@example.com (Walter) 6000 trees are currently being planted along the streets of buea municipality. according to the head of the environ-friendly unit of the buea council area and deputy mayor, Edouard Mosoko, 800 wengie trees have already been planted. Tthe trees are planted 20 metres apart. 1200 more trees are expected to be planted in the days ahead. The wengie trees…
Tthe trees are planted 20 metres apart. 1200 more trees are expected to be planted in the days ahead.

The wengie trees…]]> Walter http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/18985 http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/18985 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:57:27 GMT http://www.africanews.com/site/list_message/14050?data%5Bsource%5D=rss#m14050 dummy@example.com (mugira) A 13-year-old Cameroonian running clean-up campaigns and tree plantings is among 700 children from around the world attending a UN environment conference in Stavanger, Norway for children who are engaged in environment conservation in their communities. Other remarkable children taking part in this conference include a 13-year-old Australian who is…
Other remarkable children taking part in this conference include a 13-year-old Australian who is…]]> Mugira http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/18975 http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/18975 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:00:25 GMT http://www.africanews.com/site/list_message/14018?data%5Bsource%5D=rss#m14018 dummy@example.com (Bela) Environmental associations are complaining. Nearly about fifty boats are abandoned along the port of Douala where they are affecting the flora. These old boats contain asbestos which hastens the proliferation of the water hyacinth. The latter constitutes a major obstacle for fishermen. The water hyacinth also causes floods as it forms a kind of…
These old boats contain asbestos which hastens the proliferation of the water hyacinth. The latter constitutes a major obstacle for fishermen.

The water hyacinth also causes floods as it forms a kind of…]]> Bela http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/18945 http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/18945 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:28:16 GMT http://www.africanews.com/site/list_message/14014?data%5Bsource%5D=rss#m14014 dummy@example.com (mugira) A new project launched today by the United Nations Environment Programme could help the Government of Côte d' Ivoire and other African countries manage hazardous waste, both within their countries and across borders. The initiative, funded by the Governments of the Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark, aims to help address the issue of systemic weaknesses…
The initiative, funded by the Governments of the Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark, aims to help address the issue of systemic weaknesses…]]> Mugira http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/18941 http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/18941 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:08:01 GMT http://www.africanews.com/site/list_message/13877?data%5Bsource%5D=rss#m13877 dummy@example.com (AfricaNews editor) Many youngsters in the Cameroonian capital are struggling to earn some money to survive by opening car washing points in different parts of the city. They form groups of two who wash or service a car to receive money in return. The dilemma, which they certainly ignore, is that in that legitimate survival battle, they pollute their own environment as…
They form groups of two who wash or service a car to receive money in return. The dilemma, which they certainly ignore, is that in that legitimate survival battle, they pollute their own environment as…]]> Articles http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/18808 http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/18808 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:51:43 GMT http://www.africanews.com/site/list_message/13900?data%5Bsource%5D=rss#m13900 dummy@example.com (Sam Banda Junior) Africa is suffering savage deforestation which is twice the world rate. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has revealed that the continent is losing more than four million hectares of forest every year and that the continent's few glaciers are shrinking fast. Satellite pictures, often taken three decades apart, showed expanding cities,…
Satellite pictures, often taken three decades apart, showed expanding cities,…]]> Sam http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/18831 http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/18831 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:36:11 GMT http://www.africanews.com/site/list_message/13934?data%5Bsource%5D=rss#m13934 dummy@example.com (Mforgham) One of Cameroon's stolen Gorillas of the Taiping Four that were returned to Cameroon some months back has died. The ten-year-old gorilla, named Oyin died on Monday 2 June after a yet to be determined ailment. According to the Conservator of the Limbe Wildlife Centre, Vincent Ndoh, on 30 November 2007, the female gorilla, Oyin, alongside three…
According to the Conservator of the Limbe Wildlife Centre, Vincent Ndoh, on 30 November 2007, the female gorilla, Oyin, alongside three…]]> Solomon Mforgham weblog http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/18793 http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/18793 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:53:02 GMT http://www.africanews.com/site/list_message/13823?data%5Bsource%5D=rss#m13823 dummy@example.com (nwarong) The black rhinos, hippopotamus, wild dogs, cheetah and panther are currently under threat in Cameroon wildlife parks. The most recent alarm puts the lion on this list. A combination of interwoven factors are putting the life these animals on the line. Threats include seasonal shifting cultivation, over grazing by livestock, over-cutting of wood for…
Threats include seasonal shifting cultivation, over grazing by livestock, over-cutting of wood for…]]> Articles http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/18755 http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/18755 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 19:46:59 GMT Enter your search terms data[q] http://www.africanews.com/site/find