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World’s nations global treaty on plastic pollution

Each year, an estimated 11 million tons of plastic waste enter the ocean, equivalent to a cargo ship’s worth every day. The rising tide—in the oceans and beyond—is just a symptom of much wider problems: unsustainable product design, short-sighted consumption, and insufficient waste management, scientists say. To curb the flood, says Jenna Jambeck, an environmental engineer at […]

Young professionals take on South Africa’s energy crisis with Common Power

In South Africa, Common Power is uplifting community energy initiatives by young professionals to help address the energy crisis. Since the start of South Africa’s energy crisis in 2007, we’ve experienced multiple waves of load shedding as the country’s demand for electricity exceeds its (fossil fuel -based, corporate) ability to supply. Also known as ‘rolling blackouts’ or […]

various academic positions at Sokoine University of Agriculture

Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) was established on the 1st July, 1984 by the Act of Parliament No.6 of the same year, which was repealed by the Universities Act No.7 of 2005 from which the SUA Charter was granted in 2007. The vision of the University is to be a leading University in the provision […]

BONN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE – JUNE 2023 5 Jun – 15 Jun 2023

The five pillars of climate action we will raise at the Bonn Climate Conference   The UN COP28 summit in the UAE this December will set the stage for a ratcheting up of climate action and finance, based on the world’s first comprehensive stocktake since the Paris Agreement came into force of what is working […]

The breach to 1.5°C brings uncomfortable reality of life on Earth

THIS time next year, you may be living in the same house, driving the same car and doing the same job. But in one fundamental way, life on Earth could have shifted irrevocably. Spiking worldwide temperatures, boosted by a transition to an El Niño climate pattern, could make 2024 the year that global warming exceeds 1.5°C […]

A new record of carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere

Despite rising awareness about global climate change and its devastating impacts, carbon dioxide levels keep treading in the wrong direction. This year’s annual increase of CO2 levels is one of the largest on record, representing an accumulation of the heat-trapped gases “not seen for millions of years,” scientists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and […]

Environmental officer, Environmental engineer and other 59 job vacancy at TANROADS

On behalf of Tanzania National Roads Agency (TANROADS), Public Service Recruitment Secretariat (PSRS) invites dynamic and suitable qualified Tanzanians to fill fifty-nine (59) vacant posts as mentioned in the below link. https://www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz/foresteconomics/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230706481756TANGAZO-LA-KAZI-TANROADS-JUNE-2023-1-CONTRACT-EMPLOYMENT.pdf  

Tanzania Varsity students build satellite to boost climate change study

The 3U CubeSat Satellite is expected to be launched 400 kilometers into the air to collect data for research on numerous topics such as climate change and wildlife movement which will increase efficiency and performance in climate change mitigation.  Students at St. Joseph University of Tanzania (SJUIT) are working on an ambitious project to build […]