Toco believes its novel monetary system is a solution for the climate crisis that doesn’t compromise economic growth, but sceptics question whether a lack of oversight will undermine its impact. Imagine if you could save the planet every time you spend money. A Swiss-South African start-up has launched Toco, a digital currency which is backed...Read More
Cocoa crisis: Climate change threat to chocolate laid bare in new report ahead of Valentine’s Day Cocoa prices have risen 400% in recent years as study shows climate change made 2023 heatwave in West Africa 10 times more likely. British chocolatiers feeling the heat: “It’s a nightmare, I don’t think any business involved in chocolate...Read More
There are ways to reduce the climate impact of what we eat – but companies and governments have been slow to back them. One of the most striking, and widely shared, images of the recent catastrophic California fires was of a McDonald’s restaurant in Pasadena engulfed in flames. A symbol of the American Dream going...Read More
[Paula Wojcikiewicz Almeida holds a PhD summa cum laude in International and European Law at the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. She is a Professor of International Law at FGV Rio Law and Director of FGV Rio Law’s Centre for Global Law and the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence on EU-LA Global Challenges. Valentine Tissot Pinheiro holds an LL.M. in...Read More
The government should harmonize electricity tariffs to achieve the targets outlined in the National Energy Compact (NEC) endorsed at the 2025 Africa Energy Summit held recently in Dar es Salaam. The Compact aims to make electricity the primary energy source for cooking in Tanzania. Fadhila Trisekwa, Senior Manager for Tax Services at PwC, emphasized that to...Read More
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) invites proposals for the Graduate Researchers Award to foster innovative research and discovery in biodiversity informatics. GBIF will present awards of €5 thousand each to one master’s student and one doctoral student. Students must apply through and be nominated by a Head of Delegation of a GBIF participant country....Read More
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) makes grants for field-based projects in wildlife conservation; protection of forests and wetlands; litter clean-up on trails and mountains; environmental education in local communities; and other initiatives in support of nature-based travel and tourism. Projects must benefit biodiversity in a wild landscape such as alpine meadows, forests, peatlands, freshwater...Read More
The Oak Spring Garden Foundation awards Fellowships in Plant Conservation Biology to one early-career practitioner working on issues related to plant and landscape conservation. The award includes a US$10 thousand individual grant and requires a 2 to 8-week stay at Oak Spring (USA). Applicants must be early-career practitioners, scholars, or scientists, not enrolled in an...Read More
From the vast savannahs of the Serengeti to the lush, forested highlands of the Eastern Arc Mountains, Tanzania’s diverse ecosystems are increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Rising temperatures, shifting rainfall patterns, and prolonged droughts are altering the delicate balance of these natural landscapes, threatening biodiversity, water resources, and the livelihoods of communities...Read More
The intricate relationship between climate change and poverty is a pressing issue that demands urgent attention from NGOs and policymakers alike. Climate change exacerbates existing inequalities, disproportionately affecting the most vulnerable populations who often lack the resources to adapt to its impacts. For instance, communities in developing countries, which are already grappling with economic hardships,...Read More
