Land Degradation

Land Degradation

Landslide wreaks havoc in Umuahia

A major disaster was averted on the night of Monday, October 28, 2019 at Umuchime Amuzukwu-Ibeku in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State, when...
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Erosion menace forces Akwa Ibom to close Calabar-Itu highway

The Akwa Ibom State Government has directed the immediate closure of Calabar-Itu highway by the Akwa Ibom Broadcasting Corporation (AKBC) transmission station. The directive is contained in...
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Africa develops financial tools to become drought-resilient

The Africa Risk Capacity (ARC) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) have said they will collaborate to support the development of financial tools...
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Ikeazor calls for state of emergency on erosion

Minister of State for Environment, Mrs Sharon Ikeazor, has called for the immediate declaration of a state of emergency on erosion ravaging several parts of the...
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Ikpeazu inaugurates road, gully control projects in Abia communities

Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has inaugurated the 3.4-kilometre Omoba-Umuene Road and erosion control projects in two communities of Isialangwa North Local Government Area. In a...
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UNGA: Sahel threats necessitate ‘global response’ – Issoufou

President of Niger Republic, Mahamadou Issoufou, has called for a "global response" to the problems of land degradation that threaten the arid Sahel belt. Addressing a meeting...
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Madagascar warns of deforestation by mafias

The government and environmental groups in Madagascar on Thursday, September 19, 2019 raised an alarm over the accelerating deforestation on their Indian Ocean Island. Environment Minister, Alexandre...
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Ahead of Climate Action Summit, ministers clamour coalition to scale up global land restoration

On the road to the Climate Action Summit in New York in September, the Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India and...
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