ABSTRACT
The contemporary environmental movement in Africa is a diverse movement that consists of tens of thousands of smaller-scale environmental organizations working across the continent on a variety of environmental issues in an attempt to address current and future environmental, social, and economic problems and challenges. It is in many respects a young, growing movement that emerged in the post–Cold War period, though its roots date back to the conservation movement of the colonial era. The colonial-era conservation agenda continued well into the independence era, and the contemporary African environmental movement built upon, reacted against, and greatly expanded on what had come before. It is currently predominantly occupied with brown environmental issues such soil, water and air pollution, lack of basic services, and the impact of global climate change on African livelihoods.
