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  2. Environmental issues in Africa - Wikipedia

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    African environmental problems are problems caused by the direct and indirect human impacts on the natural environment and affect humans and nearly all forms of life in Africa. Issues include deforestation, soil degradation, air pollution, water pollution, coastal erosion, garbage pollution, climate change, Oil spills, Biodiversity loss, and ...

  3. Wangarĩ Maathai - Wikipedia

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    Wangarĩ Maathai (/ wænˈɡɑːri mɑːˈðaɪ /; 1 April 1940 – 25 September 2011) was a Kenyan social, environmental, and political activist who founded the Green Belt Movement, [2][3] an environmental non-governmental organization focused on the planting of trees, environmental conservation, and women's rights.

  4. Environmental movement in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    The environmental movement in South Africa traces its history from the beginnings of conservation and preservation groups in the late 19th century, to the rise of radicalism amongst local ecologists and activists. The early environmental movement in South Africa was primarily made up of conservation groups whose membership was dominated by ...

  5. Great Green Wall (Africa) - Wikipedia

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    The Sahel region (brown), proposed Great Green Wall (green), and participating countries (white) Satellite photo of the Sahara The Great Green Wall or Great Green Wall for the Sahara and the Sahel (French: Grande Muraille Verte pour le Sahara et le Sahel; Arabic: السور الأخضر العظيم, romanized: as-Sūr al-ʾAkhḍar al-ʿAẓīm) is a project adopted by the African Union in ...

  6. Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa - Wikipedia

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    AGRA, formerly known as the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa is an African-led African-based organization that seeks to catalyse Agriculture Transformation in Africa. AGRA is focused on putting smallholder farmers at the centre of the continent's growing economy by transforming agriculture from a solitary struggle to survive into farming ...

  7. Federation of Green Parties of Africa - Wikipedia

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    The Federation of Green Parties of Africa is an umbrella body of the various national Green parties and environmental parties in Africa. The formal coalition, the African Greens Federation (AGF) formed in 2010 at a conference in Kampala, Uganda. [1] As part of the Global Greens, founded in 2001 in Canberra, Australia, the parties included in ...

  8. Environmental issues in Southern Africa - Wikipedia

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    There are a range of environmental issues in Southern Africa, such as climate change, land, water, deforestation, land degradation, and pollution.The Southern Africa region itself, except for South Africa, [1] produces less carbon emissions but is a recipient of climate change impacts characterized by changes in precipitation, extreme weather events and hot temperatures.

  9. Water-related industry in Africa - Wikipedia

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    Many manufacturing industries in Africa are water-dependent. [1] The share of jobs is lower than in agriculture, even though the industries cited are considered as water intensive. [1] In 2011, Ghana's economy grew at 14% with the onset of its first production of oil. [1] [6] However, in 2015 the growth rate was expected to be only 3.9%.

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