If the peace process in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is to have any chance of success, it must confront the issue of natural resource extraction in a serious and explicit manner, says the international aid charity, Oxfam, in a briefing document issued on Tuesday.

What do trees have to do with music? SoundWood, an innovative program of Fauna and Flora International, is working to educate members of the musical instrument industry, musicians, and the general public about the critical link between trees and music.

Elephant poaching has resumed in Kenya, senior Kenya Wildlife Service officials admit. At the same time, government officials say that the Kenya Wildlife Service, responsible for managing the country's wildlife, is in the red and is relying on government handouts to operate.

More than 1,000 elephant tusks stolen by poachers have been recovered in the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam, police have said.

The asbestosis case against the British mining company, Cape PLC, may have been won but the battle against asbestos pollution carries on. There are huge asbestos mine dumps around the country, with 82 in the Northern Cape alone.