In a workshop at London's Somerset House, British-Nigerian architect and designer Richard Adetokunbo Aina is turning West African material heritage into contemporary furniture, using craft to reconnect design with the cultures, communities and meanings behind it.
Namibia's beef exports to the European Union are under threat as the EU's new deforestation regulation comes into effect on 1st January 2025.
This regulation prohibits the entry of commodities linked to deforestation after December 2020, including beef, unless stringent environmental standards are met.
Police in the Kavango West Region are on a mission to combat illegal timber harvesting and sale.
During August, at least 400 processed timber planks were confiscated.
The communities of Kavango East and West regions appear to be making inroads in bringing the harvesting of illegal timber under control.
Chief Forester for Zambezi, Kavango East and West regions, Johannes Niipale attributes the decrease to resolve shown in holding illegal harvesters criminally liable.
