Peyton Fleming
@Peytonf56
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Journalist and nonprofit activist focused on climate resilience and Indigenous issues in sub-Saharan Africa. Bd member @weema.org and former CommsDir @CeresNews
Boston, MA
Joined June 2009
RT @REvents_SustBiz: Wall Street urged to back Indigenous peoples as protectors of forests and oceans. @Peytonf56 reports following #Climat….
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Engaging and compensating #IndigenousPeoples is key part of radical transformation needed to achieve global biodiversity goals by 2030 @tslavinm @REvents_SustBiz @wbcsd @DianeBHoldorf @UNEP #climateweekNYC
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Another pay-as-you-go #solar success story from Africa - this one, #Altech which is adding 10,000 new customers every month in the Democratic Republic of Congo @BW.
bloomberg.com
Startup Altech has expanded sixfold in two years with pay-as-you-go solar installations in the Congo.
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Trampling on tribes - Arizona's despicable mistreatment of US tribal nations over water rights @propublica @highcountrynews
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How Arizona squeezes tribes for water via @highcountrynews.
hcn.org
A High Country News/ProPublica investigation shows that Arizona goes to unusual lengths in water negotiations to extract restrictive concessions from tribes.
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Ironic that Africa, a tiny global CO2 emitter (4%), stands to lose $25 billion every year under EU’s carbon border tax via @TC_Africa.
theconversation.com
The strong trade relationship with the EU means policy changes like the border tax may have disproportionately significant effects on African economies.
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A world without #pastoralists would be a poorer place materially, environmentally and culturally @IanScoones @TC_Africa @BethBDaley @ConversationUS.
theconversation.com
A world without pastoralists would not only be a poorer place, but we would lose an important lifeline to our collective future.
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RT @PacidaKenya: 1. Today was a historic day in the development of the economic blueprint of Samburu County as various stakeholders took pa….
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#Indigenous peoples, which have proven to be the best protectors of the environment, are getting more of their land back @RightsResources @grist
grist.org
Here’s why that’s important for the environment.
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Cool move in #Kenya : With temperatures and cooling demand rising - only 12% of Kenyans have refrigerators - Kenya's five-year cooling action plan is absolutely critical. @CLASPappliances @seforallorg.
seforall.org
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Uganda cook-stove saga shows how #carbonmarkets and top-down climate finance distort markets and harm local businesses @IIED @LSEnews
iied.org
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Indigenous and local communities see big gains in securing land rights, @RightsResources study shows via @MongabayOrg.
news.mongabay.com
Land legally designated or owned by Indigenous, Afro-descendant and local communities increased by 102.9 million hectares (254 million acres), larger than the size of Egypt, between 2015 and 2020,...
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Very cool seeing @mkopakenya 's skyrocketing growth, with 4.5 million customers in East Africa today from 425,000 in 2016. A much-deserved @TIME 100 most influential company
time.com
Find out why M-Kopa is on the list
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Kenya's opportunity to lead on carbon capture and carbon-free energy
economist.com
Geothermal energy and cheap talent offer comparative advantage
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Of 73 countries studied worldwide, #Kenya saw biggest jump in land rights secured for #Indigenous peoples and local communities between 2015 and 2020. Get more details in @RightsResources. latest "Who Owns the World's Land" report
rightsandresources.org
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RT @firi_the_cat: Representing Marsabit County & @Tuesday4TrashKe at the #NCCAPIIIYouth workshop facilitated by @Environment_Ke with suppor….
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If this is fully implemented, it could be a game-changer for protecting the world's lungs - the Amazon rain forest - and averting a climate crisis
reuters.com
Brazil's government on Monday unveiled how it plans to meet a pledge to eliminate deforestation in the Amazon by 2030, using strengthened law enforcement against environmental crimes and other...
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Fodder for Kenyan #pastoralism - how changing livestock markets could reduce conflicts, strengthen resilience @ConversationUS @JohnMugonya @CGIAR #KerioValley @PASTRES_erc.
theconversation.com
A functioning market eases pressure on rangelands, lowers animal mortality, and stabilises prices.
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A timely and important book, "Pastoralism, Uncertainty and Development," edited by @IanScoones Eager to dig in on the #Africa case studies and kudos to @PASTRES_erc .
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