Monthly Archives: January, 2021

Climate Change

U.S. climate policy leaders release Amazon forest protection plan

A bipartisan group of former U.S. cabinet officials and chief climate negotiators has come together to build support for the Biden-Harris campaign pledge to...

Michael Simire - January 29, 2021

Conservation

Namibia gets world’s first cheetah smart park

The world’s first cheetah smart park equipped with new technology to monitor animals and assets of Namibia’s Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) has been established,...

Michael Simire - January 29, 2021

Cover

Incident caused by sabotage: Shell expresses disappointment over Dutch court ruling

Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has said that it is disappointed by the ruling of a Dutch Court of Appeal in favour of four...

Michael Simire - January 29, 2021

Climate Change

Three West African varsities launch climate change project

Three West African universities on Thursday, January 28, 2021 in Bamako, Mali, launched a project dubbed: “Climate change, security and rule of law in...

Michael Simire - January 29, 2021

Cover

Oil spill: Environmental rights group hails judgement against Shell

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), an NGO, has described as a healthy development the recent judgement by the Netherland’s court...

Michael Simire - January 29, 2021

Agric & Biotech

Kwara farmers express concern over indiscriminate bush burning

Farmers in Ilorin have called on the Kwara State Government for urgent intervention over what he described as indiscriminate bush burning in parts of...

Michael Simire - January 29, 2021

Disaster Risk Management

Govts, humanitarian partners respond to needs generated by Cyclone Eloise

At least 265,000 people have been affected by Tropical Cyclone Eloise as it took a westward path across Southern African countries in the past...

Michael Simire - January 28, 2021

Agric & Biotech

UN report lists ways to minimise adverse impacts of pesticides, fertilisers

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has published a report on the environmental and health impacts of pesticides and fertilisers and ways to minimise those...

Michael Simire - January 28, 2021

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