Monthly Archives: June, 2015

Nigeria REDD+ programme threatened over forestry officials’ arrest

A huge cloud of uncertainty is hanging over the much-vaunted Nigerian REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) Programme following the arrest a...

Governments shift gear toward delivery of new climate pact

The road map to a new universal climate agreement will step into a higher gear over the next two months as the world works towards Paris...

Ethiopia, Morocco submit INDCs

After Gabon, Morocco and Ethiopia have respectively become the second and third African nations to submit their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions to the United...

Civil society concern as Bonn climate talks close

Non-governmental organisation (NGO) observers called out the juxtaposition between growing real world momentum for a 100% renewable energy world and the slow pace of the UN climate negotiations...

Activists renew call for creation of climate change commission

Environmental activists have underlined the need for a strong national institution that will provide leadership, coordination and create access to information to fully respond...

Oilwatch Africa: We will not eat crude oil

The Lome Declaration of Oilwatch Africa on Climate Justice and Food Sovereignty in Africa Members of Oilwatch Africa network met in Lome, Togo, on 9 June...

Majority back long term goal for new UN agreement in Paris

Almost 80 per cent of citizens across the globe are very concerned about the impacts of climate change, but close to 70 per cent also...

Giving meaning to theme of World Environment Day 2015

The theme of this year's celebration for World Environment Day is: “Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume With Care.” The following anecdote may suffice...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on land could be exposed to multiple types of climate-driven extreme...
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Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have called for African-led solutions to climate change, as its impacts...

Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 countries – Report 

The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises on Friday, April 24, revealed that two-thirds of all people facing high...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on...

Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have...