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May 22, 2024 | fr.allafrica.com | Musonda Mumba

De la communauté locale à la communauté mondiale : l'implication de multiples parties prenantes pourrait améliorer la gouvernance de la biodiversité et accélérer les progrès. L'Afrique est confrontée à un défi de taille : la riche biodiversité du continent, qui alimente son économie et la protège du changement climatique, est en déclin.

May 21, 2024 | allafrica.com | Musonda Mumba

From grassroots to global: Involving multiple stakeholders could enhance biodiversity governance and speed progress. Africa is faced with a profound challenge: the continent's rich biodiversity, which fuels its economy and shields it from climate change, is in decline. By the end of the century, climate change alone could result in the loss of over half of African bird and mammal species. This could also result in a 20%-30% reduction in lake productivity and a significant decrease in plant species.

May 20, 2024 | un.org | Musonda Mumba

By the end of the century, climate change alone could result in the loss of over half of African bird and mammal species. This could also result in a 20%–30% reduction in lake productivity and a significant decrease in plant species. But there cannot be a discussion about biodiversity without a discussion on wetlands. Wetlands are incredibly biodiverse ecosystems that support a wide array of flora and fauna that we depend on.

Nov 30, 2023 | asiatimes.com | Musonda Mumba

Along Asian coastlines, there are many areas where rural communities are experiencing alarming rates of sea-level rise due to the loss of their mangrove cover. Europe also has , much of it through drainage. Last year, the Andalusian parliament legalized the widespread abstraction of underground water by strawberry farmers, which is drying up the Doñana wetland and leading to the desertification of Spain.

Nov 26, 2023 | linkedin.com | Musonda Mumba

I have not been to a COP since COP25 which was in Madrid in December 2019 - in the Pre-Covid world. In 2019 I read a fantastic book by Priya Parker entitled "The Art of Gathering" - which I loved (and worth reading). In her opening intro she said "The way we gather matters. Gatherings consume our days and help determine the kind of world we live in, in both intimate and public realms." Now that got me on many levels.