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Monthly Archives: May, 2015

REDD+: Stakeholders seek sustainable livelihoods initiatives

The community-based projects (CBR+) component of the Nigeria UN-REDD+ Readiness Programme, among other focal areas, shall design livelihoods initiatives that reduce poverty and support...

Europeans vote to phase out amalgam use

A somewhat cheering news to pro amalgam-phase-out campaigners emerged at the weekend from Europe as a public consultation process resulted in the rejection of...

West Africa commences preparations for new climate treaty

Ahead of the December 2015 Paris climate conference where 196 parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) are expected to...

‘Africa must prepare for possible alteration of climate negotiating text’

There is every likelihood that the negotiating text for a new climate change agreement, already circulated among Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention...

EU accused of promoting recycling of toxic chemicals

The European Union (EU) has been accused of pushing dangerous cleanup standards for three toxic flame retardant chemicals widely used in building insulation, upholstery...

Video: Challenges of a 10-year-old girl with Polio

There has been no new case of polio virus in Nigeria since the last one was reported in July 2014. But even as the country...

Afghanistan becomes 179th party to Stockholm Convention

Afghanistan on Wednesday in Geneva, Switzerland became the latest Party to the Stockholm Convention, a global treaty to protect human health and the environment...

Palm oil firm’s expansion in Borneo frozen over RSPO standards

Palm oil conglomerate ordered to halt expansion of operations following multiple violations of RSPO standards The Complaints Panel of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil...

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SPP inaugurates review panel to strengthen Second Subnational Climate Governance Ranking Process

The Society for Planet and Prosperity (SPP)inaugurated a Review Panel on July 8, 2025, to review the methodology and...
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Building a resilient future: Climate action & community empowerment

Keynote address delivered by Nnimmo Bassey, Director, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), at the 3rd Niger Delta Climate...

From ridges to reefs, small island states lead with big environmental moves

From rising seas to disappearing forests, the world’s small island developing states are facing some of the fiercest fallout...

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SPP inaugurates review panel to strengthen Second Subnational Climate Governance Ranking Process

The Society for Planet and Prosperity (SPP)inaugurated a Review...

Building a resilient future: Climate action & community empowerment

Keynote address delivered by Nnimmo Bassey, Director, Health of...
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