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World Ocean Day: Experts call for urgent action to curb marine litter

An appeal has gone to mankind to adopt an attitudinal change from indiscriminately disposing plastic wastes and other forms of litter in the ocean...

Michael Simire - June 9, 2023

Marine

Expert recommends ways to address marine litter in Nigeria

Assistant Director, Marine Environment Management Department, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Awwal Bamanga, says campaigns and education to increase awareness and...

Michael Simire - June 1, 2023

Pollution

About 6 billion pounds of garbage end up in ocean yearly – Don

Prof Nasiru Abdus-Salam of the Department of Chemistry, University of Ilorin, has said that about 6 billion pounds of garbage, mainly plastics, end up...

Michael Simire - February 3, 2023

Waste Management

Germany supports establishment of Egyptian recycling firm to curb marine litter

To prevent garbage from entering the sea, the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) is supporting...

Michael Simire - October 11, 2022

Pollution

Germany, Ecuador, Ghana, Vietnam seek global agreement against marine litter

The environment ministers of Germany, Ecuador, Ghana and Vietnam are holding an international ministerial conference against marine litter in September 2021 to promote a...

Michael Simire - April 1, 2021

Marine

World Water Day: Group calls for protection of Nigerian waters from marine litter

A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Connected Advocacy for Empowerment and Youth Development Initiative, has urged the President Muhammadu Buhari to implement policies geared towards the...

Michael Simire - March 23, 2021

Waste Management

Clearing up Nigeria’s beaches is a community project

Nigeria has the worst level of air pollution in Africa and has been ranked 4th worst in the world. Unless there are changes made,...

Michael Simire - May 29, 2020

Pollution

How to reduce plastic and other ocean pollution

Liz Hollaway, Jenna Jambeck, Ellie Moss and Brajesh Dubey in this treatise released on Monday, May 26, 2020, offer insights on how to “turn off the tap” of...

Michael Simire - May 28, 2020

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