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Monthly Archives: April, 2016

Americans say global warming may influence their vote

Increasing numbers of American voters think global warming is happening, and many say the issue will influence how they vote in November, according to...

Deforestation: Palm oil firm ordered to stop work in Peruvian Amazon

On the 25th April the complaints panel of the RSPO (Round table on Sustainable Palm Oil) issued a preliminary “Stop work order” to Plantaciones de...

Lead poisoning: Government urged to declare Shikira emergency zone

The Federal Government of Nigeria has been asked to declare Shikira, a small rural mining community in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State,...

Earth Day 2016: UN plants American dogwood tree

As world leaders and ministers lined up in their droves to sign the landmark Paris Climate Change Agreement in New York last Friday, a...

Solar aircraft makes historic Pacific Ocean crossing

“Solar Impulse is breaking through self-imposed barriers of possibility. We did not think before that it would be possible to traverse long distances with...

Nigeria, others to mobilise $1 trillion investment in solar energy

Following the signing of the historic Paris Climate Change Agreement in New York on 22 April, governments have pledged to take concerted action to...

Report explores ways to achieve sustainability, protect Colombian Amazon

Secure territorial rights of indigenous peoples and traditional knowledge must be central to post-conflict initiatives to save the Colombian Amazon and achieve sustainable development,...

Ogun, ECN, UNIDO to generate power from sawdust

The Ogun State Government has begun plans to generate electricity from saw dust. Officials say the development is part of government’s contribution towards increasing...

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Kano small business owners decry poor power supply

Craftsmen and small business owners in Kano State have expressed concern over the persistent power outages in the state,...
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Shettima urges EU-Africa transformative partnership

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has urged the European Union (EU) and Africa to maximise their partnership for the continent’s transformative...

England adopts implementing rules for gene edited crops

 Two years after the primary legislation was passed in March 2023, England’s implementing rules for the cultivation of gene...

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Kano small business owners decry poor power supply

Craftsmen and small business owners in Kano State have...

Shettima urges EU-Africa transformative partnership

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has urged the European Union (EU)...
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