Africa’s natural capital can chart a new development model at Africa Climate Summit

A tree, barn and house are situated near each other

From Saliem Fakir and Monique Atouguia / Mail & Guardian: An African Climate Summit was held looking at nature/natural resources centered conversations, where protecting the climate was upheld as a central necessity.

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From Prachi Bari / The Hindustan Times: The city of Pune has a program called Lighthouse that provides services to underprivileged youths skill building for career pursuits. Read the original story here. Read more articles about youth-focused wellbeing initiatives.

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Dr Courtney Howard is an Emergency Physician in Yellowknife, and is a nationally- and globally-recognized expert on the impacts of climate change on health, and in the broader field of planetary health. As the first female board President of the...

Paula Daniels co-founded the Center for Good Food Purchasing, a national initiative promoting sustainable food systems, building on her work as founder of the Los Angeles Food Policy Council. With a career spanning private law and public service, she focuses...

From Times of India: A campaign in Prayagraj region of India aims to increase the number of users of digital banking. This campaign increases access to digital banking which is particularly useful for those who are physically disabled, older citizens,...

From Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Julia Mio Inuma / The Washington Post: Kamikatus, Japan, a town of about 1,500 people, is working to become a zero waste community. It has transformed its waste disposal into a system of buying,...

Andrew Schwartz is a Senior Advisor at The Common Initiative, working within a collective of experts on biodiversity, climate, human rights, and economic reform. Previously, as Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Center for Earth Ethics, Andrew led efforts to...

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