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Long term lenders behind the massive Lake Turkana Wind Power Project - Kenya's largest green-field wind power scheme - are now asking for a government guarantee to cover the risks in the private-sector funded project. (AllAfrica)

Houses left behind by Mau settlers were demolished on Thursday in a clear indication that the government would not allow the evicted squatters to return to the forest. (AllAfrica)

The government plans to deploy more security officers in the Mau forest amid threats by local politicians to lead evicted settlers back into the forest. (AllAfrica)

The claim that biofuels are a threat to food security comes from multinational oil companies, who fear that biofuels are a threat to their business, alleged Jose Bellini, coordinator for agrobusiness of the Brazilian Agriculture and Livestock Research company, EMBRAPA, in Maputo on Thursday. (AllAfrica)

A five-day training on biodiversity conservation and management for forestry officers, last Thursday, November 19th commenced at the Darwin Field Station, located right in the heart of the Abuko Nature Reserve. (AllAfrica)

Two floors at the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), headquarters in Abuja, were consumed yesterday by fire. (AllAfrica)

Choosing a brand name for a product is important from a promotional perspective because brand names communicate product concepts and help position the product in the mind of customers. Names like Key (soap) Blue band (margarine), Omo (washing powder) Ideal (milk) ,Arid (antiperspirant deodorant) and spic and span (floor cleaner) all clearly communicate the benefits of using these products. (AllAfrica)

Nature Aid Ghana, a non- governmental organisation (NGO) poised to promote environmental protection, has called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to urgently come out with the necessary sanctions against Newmont Ghana Gold Limited (NGGL), for the recent cyanide spillage. (AllAfrica)

The 9th WAPI (Words and Pictures) will take place on November 21 at Hotel Africana's People's Space and it has been dubbed "Recycle". (AllAfrica)

Twists and turns have continued to surround the disposal of 296 tonnes of fish seized earlier this year in a foreign ship. (AllAfrica)

Energy experts, environmentalists, and security operatives are meeting in Accra to fashion out how to detect oil spillage in the marine waters of the country. (AllAfrica)

When cynics talk about "the nutrient-rich topsoil" being washed away, every Rwandan feels stung. There is nothing that hurts so much as to see the rich, red soil that sails downstream in the rivers of Rwanda, or silts the lakes. (AllAfrica)

Kenyans leaving the Mau Forest will begin receiving humanitarian assistance from the government. (AllAfrica)

The government has released relief food to be distributed to squatters being evicted from the Mau forest reserve. (AllAfrica)

Someone is being economical with the truth on the Mau Forest saga - and just about everything that ails Kenya. That is sad. (AllAfrica)

Africa's freshwater resources are under serious threat from climate change and urgent adaptation measures are needed, says a study. (AllAfrica)

An international group of researchers will meet January 13-15, 2009 at a conference in Gisenyi to grapple with the problem of Lake Kivu. (AllAfrica)

Photos of Kenyans planting trees and Moroccan women turning plastic bags into handbags today won a United Nations-backed eco-themed contest focused on Africa, which profiles ordinary people working to preserve the environment and reduce the effects of climate change in their communities. (AllAfrica)

The Okavango Delta, which has been described as the world's largest inland delta, is the lifeline of the people living on its banks. (AllAfrica)

Forestry officials from the Senegalese region of Casamance have commended The Gambia for being one of the countries in the sub-region to be admired for its successes and giant strides in community forest management. (AllAfrica)

Governor Godswill Akpabio has said flooding is a major challenge to the development aspirations of his administration, especially in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital. (AllAfrica)

THE cost of the ecological sanitation (eco-san) toilets has been lowered in a bid to promote their use countrywide. The move is also aimed at encouraging farmers to use human waste as a fertiliser to improve agricultural productivity. (AllAfrica)

The Director General of National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Mrs. Ngeri Benebo on Tuesday briefed newsmen on the major achievements of the agency over the year. (AllAfrica)

Barely one month after the display of the new customized waste bin introduced by Lagos Waste Management Agency (LAWMA) at the 2009 Medical Waste Summit, delay in the payment of land use charge by landlords is frustrating the distribution of the bin. The state agency had tied the free distribution of the waste bin to property owner's ability to show evidence of paid land use charge. (AllAfrica)

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) released its "State of the World Population 2009" report on the 18th of November. It chose to take up a politically delicate topic, the relationship between climate change, population stabilisation and the importance of gender. (AllAfrica)

Malaria remains a huge health challenge in Botswana and has compelled the government to reintroduce the use of Dichlo-Diphenyl Trichloroethane (DDT). (AllAfrica)

After condemning the citizens for abandoning the spirit of botho during the veldt fires that ravaged the country last year, government now intends to pay volunteers who help in fighting veldt fires. (AllAfrica)

Management at a chemical recycling plant that burnt down in Bellville South is still not sure how the fire started. (AllAfrica)

THREE separate studies have estimated that charcoal consumption in Dar es Salaam has a household use of between 2.7 and 3.5 of the larger 56kg bags per annum. By extrapolating from this figure to the total population of the commercial capital it is possible to estimate the total amount of charcoal that is entering and being used here. (AllAfrica)

The squatters who have left South Western Mau Forest will not be paid any compensation by the government. (AllAfrica)

At least 25 percent of the Mau Forest Complex has been recovered under the ongoing restoration efforts. (AllAfrica)