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Monthly Archives: October, 2015

Nigeria chairs committee as Adaptation Fund Board approves more projects

As adaptation demand grows, the AFB moves ahead with green light from evaluation report The Adaptation Fund Board (AFB) has considered a record number of...

Planners to explore cities’ functionality at Ilorin forum

Bothered by the fact that Nigerian cities may have failed to provide for and promote an environment sustainable for living, work and recreation, settlement...

IPCC elects Bureau for Sixth Assessment Report

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) completed the election of its new Bureau on Thursday, after electing Hoesung Lee of the Republic of...

Financial markets shifting to address climate change, says report

Private sector investments are shifting to address the challenges posed by climate change, and this trend could accelerate if governments and policy-makers take further...

UNEP: Aligning global finance with sustainable development

A new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report released at the International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank Annual Meetings holding in Lima, Peru shows how to...

Nations move to stop decline of vultures

A further 18 birds of prey species have been listed at an international meeting of government representatives and experts this week in Trondheim, Norway....

Dams breached, 15 die as South Carolina flooding worsens

The rain may have stopped, but South Carolina is grappling with a host of new concerns. Dam breaks. Billions of dollars in damage. And...

COP 21: Nigeria builds ‘gender-balanced’ group of negotiators

As the much-vaunted 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) approaches,...

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Professionals tasked to be dedicated, innovative on preserving forests, addressing climate change

Director-General, Federal College of Forestry, Ibadan, Prof. Zachariah Yaduma, has said enormous challenges facing the world in preserving forests...
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Failure of REA boss to appear before Reps described as ‘disrespectful’

The House of Representatives committee on Renewable Energy has mandated the Managing Director, Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Abba Aliyu, to...

CSOs demand reform of Cross River forestry laws to curb deforestation, empower communities

Civil society organisations (CSOs) in Cross River State have declared as obsolete the state’s forestry laws, citing this as reason...

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Professionals tasked to be dedicated, innovative on preserving forests, addressing climate change

Director-General, Federal College of Forestry, Ibadan, Prof. Zachariah Yaduma,...

Failure of REA boss to appear before Reps described as ‘disrespectful’

The House of Representatives committee on Renewable Energy has...
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