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EfD South Africa addresses the knowledge gap in ecosystem service valuation
Ecosystems are vital to human wellbeing yet the value of the services they provide is often ill-understood in the context of national accounts and policy analysis. EfD researcher, Jane Turpie…
Scientists want to get rid of toxic chemicals in plastic
Thousands of toxic chemicals can be found in plastics on the market. If plastic containing toxic chemicals is collected and recycled, the chemicals can spread into new plastic products. In a new…
EfD Kenya summarized 2021 at its annual general meeting
EfD Kenya’s annual general meeting is a forum t hat bring s together all researchers and staff to discuss the challenges, opportunities, successes , and lessons learned over the past year and give the…
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Kenya
EfD Kenya discussed policies with stakeholders
EfD Kenya arranges a policy day workshop every year with researchers, policymakers, and other stakeholders, to discuss research findings and their potential implications on environmental policies and…
Cooperation needed to save the climate
Great interview with EfD researcher Åsa Löfgren in the GU Journalen (Magazine of University of Gothenburg)! She was, among many other things, an observer at the COP-26. She has many important things…
Edward Bbaale delivers an inaugural professorial lecture
The Director of the EfD-Mak Center, Professor Edward Bbaale delivered an inaugural professorial lecture on 17th December 2021. He is one of the youngest professors at Makerere University to deliver…
EfD Ghana boosts farmers’ adaptive capacities with climate education
EfD Ghana organized a workshop to train farmers on climate change. It was held near farming communities in the Eastern Region of Ghana and delivered in simple non-technical language using a blend of…
EfD Ghana builds the communication capacity of young researchers
EfD Ghana organized workshops on proposal and academic writing, and science communication aimed at strengthening the communication capacity of researchers. The workshops drew tens of budding…
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Ghana
Primary school students learned how to plant trees
Students at St. George’s primary school near Nairobi have participated in an educational tree planting program. This training was arranged by EfD Kenya in collaboration with the Ministry of…