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In Sudan’s Southern Sawagi area, Imtithal balances caring for her five children with leading change in her community as a member of the Al-Haram Agricultural Association.

Farming in a sustainable way has gained global momentum. Governments are exploring roadmaps, companies are pledging to transform the way in which they buy food and investors are signing new commitments to climate change.

Practical Action has officially opened its new office in Ecuador, focused on helping build sustainable livelihoods and increasing biodiversity.

Generous partygoers have hit an incredible target to raise vital funds for people in conflict-hit Sudan through Shambala Festival’s vibrant “Flags For…” campaign.

Sporty staff from Riviera Travel have raised £5,000 to support a life-changing waste management project in Kisumu, Kenya.

In Harare’s underserved neighbourhoods, thousands of people will get reliable electricity and live cleaner, greener lives thanks to a new initiative.

Thousands of people across Africa are set to benefit from better jobs, stronger rural economies, and healthier environments as young people take the lead in transforming the continent’s food systems.

Latin America is home to around 800 Indigenous Peoples, with an estimated population of nearly 58 million people. Today, many of them are facing the direct consequences of deforestation and climate change, which threaten their territories and livelihoods.

Thousands of people across Africa stand to benefit from a newly endorsed roadmap to eliminate the open burning of waste, one of the most widespread and dangerous forms of pollution on the continent. Originally agreed at the 2022 African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) meeting, the goal to end open burning of waste by 2040 with a 60% reduction target by 2030 now has a formal roadmap to guide countries toward achieving it. Endorsed at the 20th AMCEN meeting in Nairobi, the roadmap offers practical guidance for national and local governments to act now helping cities across Africa create cleaner, healthier, and more inclusive urban environments.