NEW: Africa warms faster than the rest of the world, yet contributes the least to global emissions. #climatejustice

NEW: “Coincidentally, the reforestation efforts under Africa’s ambitious Great Green Wall project cut directly through the places that have become hotspots of banditry. Mr Garba was kidnapped while working on this project.” Read: ecopivot.org/consumed-by-te…

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OUT SOON: The gold rush in north-central Nigeria has escalated into a health and climate crisis, with thousands of artisanal miners exposed daily to mercury vapour. This urgent story will be published soon on EcoPivot.

NEW: The gold rush sweeping north-central Nigeria has intensified into a health and environmental emergency, with thousands of artisanal miners inhaling toxic mercury vapors each day. ecopivot.org/gold-mercury-a…

VIDEO: Gold, Mercury and Poison: Survival Struggles in Uke Fuel Climate and Health Crisis.

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NEW: Nigeria is heating up faster than farmers can adapt. With rising debt, failed crops, and uncertain rains, Northern Nigerian farmers face a future on the frontline of climate change. ecopivot.org/farmers-in-nor…

#VIDEO: Farmers in northern Nigeria sweat in rising heatwaves.