Monthly Archives: July, 2015

Planners may adopt land use report template in 2016

If plans by the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP) eventually see the light of the day, the recently conceived Land Use Planning and...

Mercury-free dentistry: CPC, groups educate care consumers

The Sustainable Research & Action for Environmental Development (SRADev) Nigeria and World Alliance for Mercury Free Dentistry (WAMFD) are collaborating with the Consumer Protection...

How N9.2 billion can create 100,000 cookstoves jobs locally

A group of civil society organisations with a bias for sustainable cooking solutions in a joint statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, July 7,...

Water extraction outstripping recharging in Uganda

Every day, Evelyn Nimusiima’s family uses at least three 20-litre jerry cans of water for domestic purposes. Yet, the last time they planted a...

Making Nigeria climate resilient (10): Reducing cities’ vulnerability

Nigeria ranks among the most urbanised countries in the world, and perhaps the fastest urbanising country in the African continent. In 1980, the urbanisation...

Monsanto: More testing will follow GM maize release in SA

The new drought-tolerant maize trait, MON 87460, has been approved by the Executive Council of the GMO Act for conditional general release in the Republic...

Scientists deploy drones to monitor wild horses

A scientific programme to monitor wild horses coordinated by the European Wildlife Organisation is engaging the use of the latest available techniques. Experts have...

Guidelines to mainstreaming biodiversity and sustainable tourism

Enforcing the notion that a healthy natural environment is one of the world's most important tourism attractions, and that visiting nature serves to heighten...

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Experts advocate reforms to strengthen electricity value chain

Nigeria’s electricity sector remains one of the richly endowed with energy resources, yet struggling to keep the lights on...
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Addressing impacts of the Middle East conflict on Africa

The global economic environment has become increasingly volatile with rising frequency of major shocks worldwide. Amid spikes in energy,...

Human bile emerges as a hidden reservoir for microplastics

Plastic pollution has become one of the defining environmental issues of modern life, and microplastics are now known to...

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Experts advocate reforms to strengthen electricity value chain

Nigeria’s electricity sector remains one of the richly endowed...

Addressing impacts of the Middle East conflict on Africa

The global economic environment has become increasingly volatile with...