AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoWeather Watch: South Africa’s Weather Service issued a yellow Level 1 warning for severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, hail and damaging gusts, plus expected snow near the Lesotho border—bringing frost and very cold, wet conditions across parts of the Eastern Cape and Free State. Climate Data Gap: Israel deployed a mobile climate laboratory in Kenya, hosted at ILRI, to boost Africa’s access to better environmental data for smarter risk planning. Conservation & Wildlife: A study from Benin’s Pendjari National Park reports rising West African leopard density from 2017 to 2023, offering a rare bright spot for a regionally endangered population. Botswana Environment & Policy: In Gaborone, experts warned that Africa’s “just energy transition” can repeat extractive patterns unless accountability is built into energy deals and investment rules. Protected Areas Training: A SADC transfrontier conservation programme backed by Germany will train wildlife rangers and managers across Banhine, Limpopo and Zinave, plus Maputo, to strengthen biodiversity protection and curb human-wildlife conflict. Botswana Land & Nature Economy: Mashatu’s peak dry-season game viewing is drawing winter visitors to the Northern Tuli’s water-focused wildlife hotspots.
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