Inglese: Gendered Environmental Migrants

03/09/2024, Redazione BnD

Being an environmental migrant has different implications depending on gender. The experiences of men and women differ throughout the migration cycle, influenced by gender roles, norms, and responsibilities. Women, in particular, face unique challenges, such as needing male consent to migrate and being at higher risk of abuse and discrimination during their journey. Environmental migration […]

A che punto è la Grande Muraglia Verde dell’Africa contro la desertificazione

23/05/2024, Bambini nel Deserto

In the Sahel, where the sand dunes of the Sahara transition into arid savannah, 22 states have joined forces to address recurrent drought and encroaching desertification. Over the past decades, unregulated grazing and changes in precipitation patterns have heightened aridity along the southern edge of the Sahara Desert. According to geographers' analyses, the Sahara now covers 10% more land than it did a century ago when measurements began.

Global deforestation; failed goal?

07/01/2024, Luca Iotti

Increasing global deforestation is taking on dramatic proportions, with devastating consequences that are alarmingly reflected in areas of high population density, such as the Sahel and sub-Saharan Africa.

Growing a world wonder

03/01/2024, Redazione BnD

The Great Green Wall is an African-led movement with an epic ambition to grow an 8,000 km long natural wonder across the width of Africa.

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