Monthly Archives: September, 2018

Radio Report: Independence Day and environmental challenges

Nigeria marks its independence on Monday, October 1, 2018 in the face of some environmental disasters especially flooding which has become a yearly occurrence,...

Climate Diplomacy Week: EU, others urge positive global climate action

Following a week-long series of activities by the European Union and partners, the Climate Diplomacy Week 2018 in Nigeria was rounded off in Abuja...

150,000 persons displaced by flood in Bayelsa

No fewer than 150,000 persons have been displaced by flood in Bayelsa State, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) disclosed on Sunday, September 30,...

World Habitat Day: Effectively managing community waste

The state of Lagos in Nigeria is currently having its fair share of waste management challenges, which is giving the government as well as...

Latin American countries sign treaty to protect environmental defenders

Twelve countries – from Antigua to Mexico to Argentina – on Thursday, September 27, 2018 signed the Escazú Agreement during the 73rd session of the United Nations...

Images: WWF at Global Climate Action Summit

Leaders in business, local government, and from across communities have continued to step up around climate action. Under the umbrella of the 30x30 Forest, Food...

181 countries to tackle Big Tobacco at global treaty talks

In a few days, as many as 181 countries will converge on Geneva, Switzerland, for the Eighth Conference of the Parties (COP8) to the...

World Bank invests $1b in battery storage for developing countries

The World Bank has announced its investment into battery storage for developing countries. Battery storage allows for wind and solar energy to be used at...

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Deforestation lowers threshold for Amazon degradation to below 2°C warming – Study

Around two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest could shift into degraded forest or savannah-like ecosystems at 1.5-1.9°C of global warming...
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African actors adopt Addis Ababa Declaration, call for transformative action for SDGs, Agenda 2063

African stakeholders, including ministers, senior officials, experts and experts and representatives of civil society, adopted the Addis Ababa Declaration...

How agriculture restored peace between farmers, pastoralists in Plateau

In nearly every community I have worked in across Plateau State, I have heard some version of the same...

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Deforestation lowers threshold for Amazon degradation to below 2°C warming – Study

Around two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest could shift into...

African actors adopt Addis Ababa Declaration, call for transformative action for SDGs, Agenda 2063

African stakeholders, including ministers, senior officials, experts and experts...