Tag:Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

CBD COP15: 50 voluntary commitments recorded at NGO Action Forum

A two-day Non-Governmental Organisations’ (NGO) Action Forum with over 400 participants closedon Tuesday, September 28, 2021, in Kunming, China, with 50 voluntary commitments from...

UN Biodiversity’s COP meets to address 2021 issues

The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is hosting three extraordinary meetings to consider and approve an interim budget for 2021. The purpose...

Supplementary biosafety protocol celebrates 10th anniversary

Thursday, October 15, 2020 marks the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena...

Humanity at a crossroads, UN warns in state of nature overview

Despite encouraging progress in several areas, the natural world is suffering badly and getting worse. Eight transformative changes are, therefore, urgently needed to ensure human wellbeing and...

Nigeria, ECOWAS host regional biodiversity consultation

The Federal Government of Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS-CEDEAO) will host the first ECOWAS Regional Convention on Biological Diversity...

Media crucial in creating biodiversity awareness – Mrema

Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, has said that the media plays a crucial role...

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Association urges dialogue, strategy over charcoal export ban

The National Association of Charcoal Producers, Dealers, Exporters and Afforestation of Nigeria (NACPDEAN) has called for urgent and coordinated...
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Plateau mine gas tragedy: Govt inaugurates 18-member probe panel

The Federal Government has inaugurated a high-level 18-member committee to investigate the Zurak Mines gas poisoning incident in Wase...

NCDC alerts 10 states on flood-linked cholera, disease outbreak risks

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has alerted 10 states to a high risk of cholera and...

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Association urges dialogue, strategy over charcoal export ban

The National Association of Charcoal Producers, Dealers, Exporters and...

Plateau mine gas tragedy: Govt inaugurates 18-member probe panel

The Federal Government has inaugurated a high-level 18-member committee...