Recent data tell us that tropical Africa has lost about 22 per cent of its forested area since 1900, which is comparable to the losses in the Amazon.

COTONOU — Days before the COP30 climate summit kicked off this week in Belém, Brazil, a gathering of “nonstate actors” at the 6th Climate Chance Africa 2025 Summit in Benin adopted a declaration ...

Climate change is no longer a distant forecast; it is a present-day reality reshaping ecosystems, economies, and human societies across the globe. From record-breaking temperatures to shifting weather ...

Climate change remains one of the most pressing challenges facing Nigeria today. The nation, situated in West Africa, is experiencing unprecedented environmental shifts that threaten its economy, ...

Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species was first published in 1859, introducing much of the world to evolutionary theory. By that time, Darwin had lived through most of the first Industrial ...

Pedi Obani receives funding from UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship. The Second Africa Climate Summit, held in Ethiopia in September 2025, drew more than 25,000 people – from presidents and ministers to ...

New research published today in Nature warns climate change could substantially increase malaria burden in Africa over the coming decades. The study projects that a middle-of-the-road climate scenario ...

Maxi Schoeman received funding from the National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences. Samuel Oyewole is affiliated with Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria. Daniela Marggraff does not ...

Nonstate actors have adopted the “Cotonou Declaration” at the Climate Chance Africa 2025 summit. The summit featured renewable energy commitments as well as a road map for integrating adaptation as a ...