PARLIAMENTARIANS are pushing for a law protecting indigenous trees used mainly for medicinal purposes.Speaking during a debate on Tuesday, the lawmakers ...

Stephen Mensah, a 90-year-old elder of Ewoyaa, a tiny community in Ghana’s Central Region, would soon lose the place he has ...

Though no law currently bans intravaginal taba, its taboo nature prompts the secrecy surrounding it – and both sellers and ...

The Department of Health has imposed a broad ban on the production, sale, and import of cannabis- and hemp-based food products.Published in a government gazette, the decision falls under the ...

Bitter melon (Momordica charantia) has been used for centuries in traditional medicine systems like Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Originating in the Indian subcontinent, it spread ...

Nonhle Mbuthuma’s voice resonates beyond South Africa’s Wild Coast. Her struggle reminds us that true sustainability isn’t ...

That’s why today we have red-listed plants that are over harvested. Nature gives us and we must plough back.” Hay said the heavy rainfall over the northern parts of South Africa over December ...

national emblem has been used medically in South America ... visited with local traditional healer, Dona Maria. The potted plants ... [+] on the table behind us all have medicinal applications.

Secluded from the rest of Guatemala on the country's east coast, the port town of Livingston has a Caribbean-like culture ...

As sacred spaces evolve, the delicate balance between art, ecology and humanity’s future becomes increasingly uncertain ...

March Madness – Hoops and Pizza: Teens can compete in nontraditional games like HORSE and Knockout, win awesome prizes, and hang out with friends in a laid-back, no-pressure atmosphere at this free ...