Tag Archives: Africa
Climate change making a tough situation worse in sub-Saharan Africa
Though it genuinely feels like a couple of years, it is in fact only a number of weeks since I returned from a working trip to Zambia towards the end of February. The main purpose of the visit was to … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Global Warming, Sustainability
Tagged Africa, drought, Kariba Dam, Self Help Africa, Zambia
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We mourn for Cecil while ignoring destruction of natural world
Below, my article, as it appears in this weekend’s Irish Times. WITH modern technology and firepower, it takes little courage and even less skill to kill wild animals. This week US dentist and recreational ‘big game hunter’ Walter James Palmer found … Continue reading
Posted in Biodiversity, Global Warming, Habitat/Species, Sustainability
Tagged Africa, Biodiversity, extinction, illegal hunting, ivory
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