Africa: Environment

The recent ICJ Advisory Opinion on climate change obligations has sent shockwaves through legal and policy circles.

On 30 July 2025, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment ("DFFE") published South Africa's Draft Second Nationally Determined Contribution ("NDC") in the Government Gazette.

Together they set out South Africa's first mandatory carbon-budgeting system. Affected companies will be expected to register, calculate a company-level carbon budget, prepare a mitigation plan...

As the old adage goes, "The price for peace is paid upfront, that of quarrel afterwards."

A Georgia-based contractor specialising in cooling system installations was sued after a maintenance worker died from exposure to leaking refrigerant gas at a facility where the contractor...

The Supreme Court of Appeal ("SCA") delivered a landmark judgement on April 11 2025, in Minister of Environmental Affairs v Trustees for the Time Being of GroundWork Trust and Others...

On 4 April 2025, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) issued the first edition of the Kenya Green Finance Taxonomy (the KGFT) and Climate Risk Disclosure Framework for the banking sector.

The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) through a notice dated 8 April 2024 (the Notice) recently announced that all organic waste generated by households, private sectors and public sector institutions, religious institutions, private and public functions, and events shall be strictly segregated and placed in 100% biodegradable garbage bags or bin liners.

As the global fashion industry increasingly embraces sustainability, Nigeria's fashion sector faces a pressing need to follow suit.

The recent ICJ Advisory Opinion on climate change obligations has sent shockwaves through legal and policy circles.

From relying on coal energy for food preparation during the ancient times to employing hydrocarbon and hydrogen to fuel cars and provide electricity to meet household and industrial needs in the 21st century, energy has remained a constant feature of economic growth and social welfare.

In Uganda, all businesses, whether owned by nationals or foreigners, are required by law to hold a valid business permit issued by the local government authority in the jurisdiction where the business operates.