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Carim Camara is trying to turn the nature park of Dindéfelo in Senegal into an “eco-village” to make it more socially, economically and ecologically sustainable. The country is also planning many many more.
African masks have a history almost as long as the continent to which they belong, but an artist in Ghana has given them a whole new twist by making them out of waste. Meet the inimitable Ed Franklin Gavua.
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On this week's Eco Africa, find out why Rwanda is restocking its lakes with native fish, get to know the Ghanaian schoolgirls fighting plastic waste, and meet the eco activist whose work has saved lives in Kenya.
On this week's Eco Africa, we look into sustainable forestry practices in Ghana, meet a tireless anti-plastic campaigner in Senegal and learn to love Kenya's endangered vultures.
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The Manu Biosphere Reserve in Peru is one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world. But the expansion of agriculture is causing forest loss. A conservation project is bringing people and nature back into harmony.
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Despite stronger storms and hotter heat waves, world leaders have not spent enough money adapting to the 'new climate reality'.