Monthly Archives: February, 2020

Corruption: HEDA seeks greater partnership with media

Journalists and media houses have been described as major strategic partners in the anti-corruption campaign in Nigeria. The media practitioners were also commended for showing concern about...

‘The world is on fire,’ Greta Thunberg tells UK climate rally

Activist Greta Thunberg denounced politicians and the media on Friday, February 28, 2020 for failing her generation, saying the world is on fire because...

First case of coronavirus confirmed in Nigeria

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Friday, February 28, 2020 confirmed the first case of COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak in Lagos,...

Super Year and future of oceans: From Lisbon to Glasgow

Ambassador Peter Thomson, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean, speaking at the Open-ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework negotiations holding in Rome,...

Wildlife Day: Dignitaries to speak at NY inaugural conservation forum

Nigerian climate change activist, Esther Agbarakwe, will feature as a panelist and speaker as experts, diplomats, activists and compassionate citizens convene on Monday, March 3 to...

People’s initiative halts bid to install ‘largest’ open-pit coal mine in Latin America

In response to a Public Civil Action filed by indigenous and environmental organisations, the Brazilian Justice on Friday, February 21, 2020 ordered the temporary...

Ekiti to plant 1m trees under afforestation programme

Ekiti State Government says it is ready to rejuvenate its forest reserves across the 16 local government areas of the state by planting of...

Activists win environmental appeal against Heathrow airport expansion

 A British court on Thursday, February 27, 2020 backed environmental campaigners’ objections to the construction of a third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport, however...

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WWF Africa marks 20 years of Earth Hour with call for renewed environmental action

WWF Africa has commemorated 20 years of Earth Hour, celebrating two decades of global and African-led action to protect...
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10 key takeaways that explain the global waste crisis

Solid waste is one of the most visible by-products of human prosperity - and one of the most underestimated...

‘Reducing demand’ identified a complementary strategy to combat illegal wildlife trade 

Demand for wildlife products supplied through illegal trade supply chains continues to place significant pressure on many wild species....

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WWF Africa marks 20 years of Earth Hour with call for renewed environmental action

WWF Africa has commemorated 20 years of Earth Hour,...

10 key takeaways that explain the global waste crisis

Solid waste is one of the most visible by-products...