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Monthly Archives: January, 2015

Giving a voice to the ‘missing’ women in India’s climate plans

Women have the power to put India on the course to a green sustainable future, specifically, poor rural women working in the agriculture sector. India’s economy...

G8 rice plantation project meets Nigeria resistance

Farmers in Nigeria's north eastern state of Taraba are being forced off lands they have farmed for generations to make way for US company...

Global campaigns make 2015 a significant year for sustainability

On Thursday 16 January 2015, we saw the launch of action/2015 – a historic campaign and global movement calling for the eradication of extreme poverty and...

AU, NEPAD launch roadmap for agriculture growth

The African Union Commission (AUC) and NEPAD Agency have launched the AU Implementation Strategy and Roadmap to achieve the 2014 Malabo Declaration, for agricultural...

Report: Africa must embrace ‘wet markets’ as key to food security

Studies find informal markets provide essential sources of food and income for millions of poor, with milk and meat that is often safer than...

Global plastic production rises, recycling lags

New Worldwatch Institute analysis explores trends in global plastic production and recycling For more than 50 years, global production of plastic has continued to rise....

World Bank supports Brazil climate-friendly projects with $400 million

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is providing a $400 million financing package for Banco Itaú Unibanco, one...

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NESREA sensitises Gombe residents on mitigating flood

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has urged residents of Gombe State to adopt flood mitigation...
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Climate change: CSOs urge rural farmers to embrace smart agriculture

Some civil society organisations (CSOs) have called on farmers in rural areas to embrace climate-smart agriculture (CSA) as part...

Wind and solar overtaken fossil generation in EU, says report

New data from energy think tank Ember shows that wind and solar produced more EU electricity than fossil fuels...

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NESREA sensitises Gombe residents on mitigating flood

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA)...

Climate change: CSOs urge rural farmers to embrace smart agriculture

Some civil society organisations (CSOs) have called on farmers...