Environment

News on climate change, deforestation, wildlife protection, flooding, and environmental action across South Sudan.

Plastic Bags Banned, But Bribes Keep Them Flowing

Plastic Bags Banned, But Bribes Keep Them Flowing

Plastic Bags Banned, But Bribes Keep Them Flowing

Fox Onyango June 23, 2025

(Juba) – South Sudan’s Minister of Environment and Forestry, Josephine Napwon Cosmos, has urged citizens to adopt...

Yei Residents Demand Action on Waste Management to Protect Health and Restore Town’s Clean Image Second round about Dar el salam street Yei. Yei Residents Demand Action on Waste Management to Protect Health and Restore Town’s Clean Image

Second round about Dar el salam street Yei. Yei Residents Demand Action on Waste Management to Protect Health and Restore Town’s Clean Image

Yei Residents Demand Action on Waste Management to Protect Health and Restore Town’s Clean Image

Staff Writer June 16, 2025

(Yei) – Some local residents inside Central Equatoria State’s Yei town are calling on the local government...

Over 200 km² of Land Still Mined in South Sudan

Over 200 km² of Land Still Mined in South Sudan

Over 200 km² of Land Still Mined in South Sudan

Staff Writer April 6, 2025

(Juba) – More than 200 square kilometers of land in South Sudan remain contaminated by landmines and...

Poaching Crisis Forces 8,000 Wild Animals to Flee South Sudan in One Month

Poaching Crisis Forces 8,000 Wild Animals to Flee South Sudan in One Month

Poaching Crisis Forces 8,000 Wild Animals to Flee South Sudan in One Month

Access Radio News March 26, 2025

(Juba) – Rampant poaching in South Sudan has triggered the migration of 8,000 wild animals in just...

Yei Leaders Asked to Support Town Cleaning and Mapping Drive

Yei Leaders Asked to Support Town Cleaning Drive

Yei Leaders Asked to Support Town Cleaning and Mapping Drive

Access Radio Reporter November 3, 2024

(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – The Commissioner of Yei River County Hon. Emmanuel Taban Seme has called on...

Oil Pollution Forces Mass Relocation in Unity State

Oil Pollution Forces Mass Relocation in Unity State

Oil Pollution Forces Mass Relocation in Unity State

Amnon Jobi April 1, 2022

(Rubkona) – Thousands of people living near the Unity oilfield in South Sudan’s Unity State have been...