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Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine

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August 19, 2022

This week on Eco Africa we see how simple measures are being used in Senegal to win back beaches from Atlantic erosion, and we visit Gabon where human-elephant conflicts are being tackled with solar-powered technology.

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Eco Africa — inspiration for curious minds

Tired of news that leaves you anxious and powerless? That's why we make Eco Africa — a weekly show built on one idea: the people fixing this planet deserve to be seen. We meet innovators across Africa rewriting the rules of energy, food, fashion and mobility: the entrepreneur giving waste new life, the singer teaching kids to protect nature, the community taking on polluters, the Lagos creators making sustainability go viral.

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