Industries in Depth

How to save the Amazon, digital forensics in Africa and other top stories of the week

An aerial view of a burned tract of Amazon jungle as it was cleared by loggers and farmers near Porto Velho, Brazil August 29, 2019. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes - RC1917DED780

An aerial view of a burned tract of Amazon jungle as it was cleared by loggers and farmers. Image: REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

Adrian Monck

How to save the Amazon: scale up these solutions that work.
⇒ Explore: Forests

Europe, energy supplier to the world? A continent’s untapped potential.
⇒ Explore: Future of Energy

Growing GDP and falling crime. A powerhouse needs to look on the bright side.

Green energy faces an uphill battle in Africa—without better policies.

How to stamp out corruption: digital forensics.

Local innovation + regional harmonization: building a healthcare revolution.

Access to healthcare is relatively poor in many African countries - can digital technology make a difference? Image: Economist Intelligence Unit, Global Access to Healthcare Index

Cybersecurity is bigger than all of us. Time to make it a public good.

Carnivores under fire. Why countries are considering a meat tax.

Stay out of the office. Remote work: good for you and your employer.

Floating cages and 7 harvests a year. How China feeds over 1 billion people.

Why Asia’s megacities may have to pack up and move.

They thought they were free. Ordinary people under totalitarian rule.

Neither war nor politics. What really drives migration today.

Expecting to live forever. The transhumanist true believers.

New Forum platform to help African startups compete globally. (VentureBurn, AllAfrica)

The new plan to boost growth in South Africa. Cites upcoming World Economic Forum on Africa. (CNBC Africa)

The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Africa’s biggest opportunity. More coverage of upcoming Forum on Africa. (BizNis Africa, Fin24)

What to know about the next recession. Draws data from Global Risks Report. (Bloomberg)

Fast growth in the Philippines. Cites Forum forecasts. (Business Mirror)

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