Nell Lewis

3 weeks ago | cnn.com | Nell Lewis

Mari Luz Canaquiri Murayari, of Peru’s indigenous Kukama people, has been awarded the 2025 Goldman Environmental Prize for her work to protect the Marañón River. The prestigious annual award is given to six grassroots environmental leaders, each working in a different continent. Goldman Environmental Prize The Marañón River runs 900 miles (1,450 kilometers) across Peru, from the glaciers of the Andes into the Amazon River.

1 month ago | cnn.com | Nell Lewis

Strive Masiyiwa, founder and chairman of Cassava Technologies, said that the firm's new data centers will "drive Africa’s AI innovation while strengthening the continent’s digital independence." David Swanson/Reuters CNN  —  There’s excitement bubbling in Kigali, Rwanda, ahead of the Global AI Summit on Africa, which opens today, promising economic opportunities and innovation.

1 month ago | cnn.com | Nell Lewis

Rhinos went extinct in Uganda in the 1980s, but in 2006, six rhinos were reintroduced to Ziwa ranch, a former cattle farm in the center of the country. These have now multiplied to 48. Here, Obama, a three year-old Rhino named after US President Barack Obama, emerges from a mud bath in 2012. Amanda Voisard for The Washington Post/Getty Images The ranch, a 27-square-mile (70-square-kilometer) plot of land in central Uganda, is mix of swamps, savannah and woodland.

1 month ago | cnn.com | Nell Lewis

Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has partnered with CNN to drive awareness and education around key sustainability issues and to inspire positive action. In a west London park, a giant red deer roars in the rain. In the south of the city, a swan sits on the side of a road as a red bus hurtles by.

2 months ago | 7news.com.au | Nell Lewis

Deep within Nelson Lakes National Park, in New Zealand’s South Island, lies a magical blue-violet lake. Surrounded by steep alpine forests and spring-fed from the glacial waters of Lake Constance, it is small but not insignificant. It was first discovered by Ngati Apa, a Maori iwi, or tribe, who named it Rotomairewhenua, meaning “the lake of peaceful lands”.