South Africa’s flagship telescope turns 20

South Africa’s flagship telescope turns 20

The Southern African Large Telescope, or Salt The Southern African Large Telescope (Salt) celebrates 20 years of observing the sky. Salt is the largest optical telescope in the southern hemisphere. It’s been steadily revealing new science knowledge, ranging from the discovery of planets outside our solar system to understanding the unusual physics around black holes….

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Africa: Regreening Africa II – World’s Land Restoration Flagship Project Enters New Phase

Africa: Regreening Africa II – World’s Land Restoration Flagship Project Enters New Phase

The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and World Agroforestry (ICRAF) operating as a single entity is a global research organization and has recently launched the second phase of the Regreening Africa Project. The project which aims to restore degraded lands through involving vulnerable communities in greening activities would be implemented in 7 African countries…

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