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Opinion / Africa
Food & Agriculture
How mountain terraces have helped Indigenous peoples live with climate uncertainty
From the Ifugao highlands to Morocco’s Anti-Atlas Mountains, Indigenous terrace farming illustrates how long-standing, locally adapted practices capture water, conserve soil and diversify crops to withstand intensifying climate extremes.
Food & Agriculture
War and weather show how fragile food systems are - we must act
In Gaza and parts of Africa, we've seen how vulnerable food systems can be and we must act urgently to strengthen them worldwide.
Progress is fragile and 2026 must be the year of action and accountability on gender rights.
Policy & Finance
Global inequality is as urgent as climate change: the world needs a panel of experts to steer solutions
The very richest people are amassing fortunes while ordinary people’s lives stagnate. But there are policies that can reduce growing inequality.
All Africa Opinion
15 November 2025
Policy & Finance
Indigenous women leaders at COP30: Listen to us as equals
10 November 2025
Water
AI wants our water
29 September 2025
Food & Agriculture
Reimagining agriculture for young people
8 September 2025
Policy & Finance
What chaos at the US CDC could mean for the rest of the world
25 August 2025
Policy & Finance
Climate finance is held back by rules from the financial crash
18 August 2025
Policy & Finance
China’s lending to the Global South has been growing more commercial
11 August 2025
Food & Agriculture
Feed the world but feed it well: Why food systems must be reformed
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Policy & Finance
The scramble for critical minerals
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Manufacturing
The delicate art of natural resource diplomacy
16 April 2025
Policy & Finance
Philanthropy in an era of declining development aid
4 March 2025
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Nature needs its own ID
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Climate action demands global fraternity
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Carbon & Climate
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29 January 2025
Carbon & Climate
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