Africa Archives

RSB announces new cross-sector initiative to navigate and enhance sustainability across the complex biomass policy landscape

The Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) has announced a new cross-sectoral platform for its members and invited stakeholders to navigate the complex biomass policy landscape and grow knowledge of sustainability topics. To accelerate the transition towards a sustainable and bio-based […]

RSB launches report and infographic on SAF stakeholder meeting in South Africa

6 months ago, RSB hosted the South African SAF Stakeholder Meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa. Since then, much has happened in developing the SAF economy worldwide, including some exciting news coming from RSB’s collaborative network. However, there is still much […]

RSB celebrates Africa Day with Solidaridad

Today is Africa Day – a day to celebrate the success of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU, now the AU) in the fight against colonialism and apartheid, and the developmental progress that the continent has made – and we wanted […]

WWF-SA launches report on potential of SAF production in South Africa

RSB member and long-term partner WWF South Africa has published an excellent report on the potential for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production in South Africa, across 7 feedstock/technology combinations. The report, entitled ‘Fuel for the future: A blueprint for the […]

Launch of Ethiopia’s SAF Roadmap in Addis Ababa

Last week (February 24th) in Addis Ababa, RSB hosted stakeholders from government, private sector and civil society to launch the roadmap for developing Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in Ethiopia. Dr. Yitebitu Moges, Ethiopia’s REDD+ Programme Coordinator, delivered a keynote address […]

Report: Roadmap for SAF Development in Ethiopia

To explore and advance Ethiopia’s capacity to produce biofuels for use as Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), RSB initiated the development of a 10-year SAF Roadmap for the country – with a report detailing a roadmap for SAF development in the […]

Ethiopian Stakeholders Convene on SAF Roadmap

RSB, together with the Ethiopia SAF Steering Committee, held a consultative workshop with key stakeholders to deliberate on the draft Ethiopian Sustainable Aviation Fuel roadmap on 27 May 2021. Stakeholders had the opportunity to review the draft and its preliminary […]

New participants join Steering Committee overseeing the development of the Ethiopian SAF Roadmap

RSB is pleased to announce that the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA) and the Environment, Forest and Climate Change Commission (EFCCC) have recently joined the national Steering Committee that is guiding the development of the Ethiopian SAF Roadmap. The Steering […]

ICENECDEV Joins Humanitarian Call to Halt Nature Loss

RSB member ICENECDEV has joined with developmental and humanitarian organisations around the world to call on governments and heads of state to halt and reverse biodiversity loss and put nature and ecosystems on a path to recovery by 2030. The […]

RSB, SA Canegrowers Research Points to SAF Potential in South Africa

RSB has been working with the South African Canegrowers Association (SA Canegrowers) to identify opportunities for South African sugarcane ethanol to access local and international biofuels markets, particularly for the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF). The South African sugarcane industry is looking to […]