Monthly Archives: April, 2016

Campaigners demand urgent implementation of Ogoni UNEP report

“Plants are gone, and the aquatic environment is going off, the flora and fauna is actually going off too. The clean-up should start, not...

FRSC canvasses use of rear seat safety belts

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has disclosed that top on its agenda for this year is the mandatory enforcement of speed limit device...

Images: Nigeria delegation graces UN Paris Agreement signing

Though Nigeria is yet to neither sign nor ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change, the nation was ably represented at the landmark event...

Need for urgent action to deliver on climate treaty stressed

The 43-member Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) on Friday joined other Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to take forward...

175 nations sign Paris Agreement, 15 ratify treaty

In an extraordinary show of support for the Paris climate agreement adopted last December, 175 countries signed the Paris Agreement at a ceremony at...

11 ways Earth Day 2016 was observed globally

Earth Day is believed to be the largest secular event in the world. It has been described as the power of a contagious people’s...

Paris Agreement: Our fate is in our hands – Naoko Ishii

On Earth Day April 22, 2016, with a record number of countries signing the Paris climate agreement in New York, Naoko Ishii, CEO and...

Reactions trail signing of ‘historic’ Paris Agreement

Representatives from more than 150 countries, including nearly 60 Heads of State, on Friday 22 April gathered at the UN Headquarters in New York...

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WWF Africa marks 20 years of Earth Hour with call for renewed environmental action

WWF Africa has commemorated 20 years of Earth Hour, celebrating two decades of global and African-led action to protect...
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10 key takeaways that explain the global waste crisis

Solid waste is one of the most visible by-products of human prosperity - and one of the most underestimated...

‘Reducing demand’ identified a complementary strategy to combat illegal wildlife trade 

Demand for wildlife products supplied through illegal trade supply chains continues to place significant pressure on many wild species....

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WWF Africa marks 20 years of Earth Hour with call for renewed environmental action

WWF Africa has commemorated 20 years of Earth Hour,...

10 key takeaways that explain the global waste crisis

Solid waste is one of the most visible by-products...