Big helium reserve found in Tanzania
Helium is extremely rare on the earth. Its concentration in Tanzania could be 54 billion cubic feet in just one part of the Rift Valley
‘Selous Game Reserve dam rooted in geopolitics over Nile’
Conservationist Mordecai Ogada says the decision to build a $3 billion dam on the Rufiji river that flows through the protected area is an …
When superstition gets under the skin
In Africa, people living with albinism are perceived as ghosts and live with constant fear of being killed. Down To Earth talks to those who …
Comics workshop
There's a different way comics -- a mixed narrative form that uses text and images, what American cartoonist Art Spiegelmann called 'comix' -- …
Finds in Tanzania’s Olduvai Gorge reveal how ancient humans adapted to change
This is a clear sign that 2 million years ago humans were not constrained technologically and already had the capacity to expand geographic range
Plastics ban calls for deliberation, not draconian measures
While a plastic-free society may sound good, issues like lack of alternatives to banned products and potential threats to livelihoods of millions …
The gold rush
Tanzania is regulating its gold mining sector. Small-scale artisanal mining is also being legalised in this poor country
How corruption encourages illegal fishing on Lake Victoria
By encouraging illegal fishing to continue, corruption is undermining the comanagement system implemented to encourage more sustainable practices
Tanzania’s gas boom that never was — when local hopes are dashed by global realities
Perceptions of what gas could bring in the future changed; the industry shattered dreams and left environmental effects such as pollution …
Elephant poaching rates vary across Africa: 19 years of data from 64 sites suggest why
Poaching rates are lower where there is strong national governance and where local levels of human development are relatively high
Ancient DNA helps reveal social changes in Africa 50,000 years ago that shaped the human story
Around 20,000 years ago, foragers in some African regions were almost exclusively finding their partners locally
From Australia to Africa, fences are stopping Earth’s great animal migrations
For time immemorial, many wildlife species have survived by undertaking heroic long-distance migrations. But many of these great migrations are …
As Tanzania’s Lake Rukwa continues to dry up, NGOs focus on sensitising locals
Shared Resources Joint Solutions (SRJS) initiative has been launched to build institutional capacity of civil society organisations
The imperatives of governing world’s forests
For the past eight years, leaders of public forest agencies from the world’s most forested countries have been taking part in a series of …
Zanzibar passes new regulation developed by CSE on solid waste management
The first of its kind in East Africa, the regulation will help Tanzania's semi-autonomous archipelago to tackle its burgeoning waste problem
Tanzania bans plastic bags
All plastic carry bags are prohibited from being imported, exported, manufactured, sold, stored, supplied and used in the African country
Does Africa's future lie in solar revolution?
Six hundred million people in Africa do not have access to electricity. But things are poised to change in the coming decades with a steady rise …
CSE commits to strengthen solid waste management in Tanzania at 2nd pan-Africa workshop
CSE and NEMC signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen the waste management in Tanzania
The circular economy: How Rwanda tries to chart its course in hostile global waters
Wanting to move away from being a dumpyard of used clothings has meant angering Donald Trump's USA. The small east African country is trying to …
Community-based wildlife conservation is bringing success to Tanzania
A few villages set aside land for wildlife conservation in return for the majority of tourism revenues, allowing rural communities & private …
Africa witnesses 63% increase in number of zoonotic outbreaks in a decade
Zoonotic diseases accounted for half of the public health events in Africa in 2019, 2020
Weak governance escalating deforestation in Tanzania: FAO report
Of the total land area (88.3 mn hectares) in the African country, 55% is under forest cover. According to 2017 estimates, deforestation occurred …
Ground report: Tanzania’s sanitation battle is just half won
Part 1: CSE team finds awareness campaign for toilets is not enough, correct designs are needed as well
Lion hunting only makes sense if it's part of a package of interventions
New research from Zambia's Luangwa Valley identifies reforms needed for lion trophy hunting
Why Nairobi must spread the right food message in an unhealthy environment
Residents in Nairobi's urban slums are opting for fast food rather than healthy alternatives, which is increasing their risk of …
