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Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine

May 16, 2024

Cutting the climate footprint of bricks in Uganda. Building greener wind turbines in Sweden. Saving the Baltic Sea’s dead zones. Using the sun to end food waste in Lagos. And growing hope in Niger with wild plants.

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