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Monthly Archives: December, 2016

Governments urged to integrate biodiversity concerns into national strategies

World-renowned biodiversity experts are urging government officials from more than 190 countries meeting in Cancún, Mexico to step up efforts to integrate the protection of biodiversity...

Images: Mariann Bassey Orovwuje emerges new Chair of AFSA

Mariann Bassey Orovwuje, an environmental activist with the Friends of the Earth - Africa’s Food Sovereignty Campaign based in Nigeria, has emerged the new...

Legal toolkit to aid Paris implementation underway

Legal experts from key international organisations, including the Commonwealth Secretariat, met for two days last week to develop a climate change legal toolkit to...

World Soil Day: Healthy soils critical for climate action – Ban Ki-moon

UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, has said that, in a modern world where the population is growing, cities are expanding, the climate is changing...

G20 Presidency: Germany makes climate action key focus

Germany has announced that it will make climate action a key focus of the G20 during its Presidency of the group, which runs until...

Lagos riverside community evictees suffer fresh attacks

In the aftermath of the forced eviction of over 30,000 persons from Otodo Gbame community in Lagos on 9-10 November 2016, evictees have suffered...

Ministers commit to integrate biodiversity into key economic sectors

Ministers from around the world have committed to working together to save biodiversity and take urgent action to achieve the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, and...

REDD+ strategy finalised, Readiness Phase completed

In line with the two-track approach in executing its REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) Programme, state and national Framework Strategies for...

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Dangote targets steel, power, ports in new industrial push

President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has unveiled plans to expand into steel production, electricity generation and port development...
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Exploring global biodiversity issues tackled by IUCN

Overview: A Landmark Year for Biodiversity The 12-month period from February 2025 to February 2026 was one of the most...

CSOs make case for protection of Cross River’s mangrove by forestry laws

A civil society organisation (CSO), We the People, has stressed the need for the Cross River’s mangrove forests to...

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Dangote targets steel, power, ports in new industrial push

President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has unveiled plans...

Exploring global biodiversity issues tackled by IUCN

Overview: A Landmark Year for Biodiversity The 12-month period from...
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