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Eco Africa - The Environment Magazine

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July 27, 2023

This week on Eco Africa we go to South Africa where conservationists are using hi-tech methods and education programs to protect the over 200 species of shark that live in its oceans. We also see how fashion designers and activist groups in Ghana are dealing with an influx of second-hand clothing from Europe.

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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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