Monthly Archives: December, 2016

Arctic warming triggers decline in sea ice, snow

A report sponsored by American scientific agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shows that unprecedented warming air temperature in 2016 over the...

Lagos intensifies clampdown on auxiliary nurses

The Lagos State Government wants the collaboration of residents of the state in its effort to stop auxiliary nurses and other unqualified medical practitioners...

Financial disclosure is key to climate change

In this treatise, Mark Carney (Canadian economist who currently serves as Governor of the Bank of England and Chairman of the G20's Financial Stability...

Delivering health for all with taps and toilets in Nigeria’s clinics

On Universal Health Coverage Day, we need to talk about why water, sanitation and hygiene must be included in the health conversation, writes Michael...

U.S. builds first offshore wind farm

America's first offshore wind farm has commenced commercial operations and is now sending electricity to New England's grid, it was announced on Monday, December...

FAO creates new climate department

Members approve new Department of Climate, Biodiversity, Land and Water, plus work plan that better syncs with the SDGs The 155th session of the Food and...

Campaigners, at CBD/COP13, call for greater regulation on synthetic biology

Mariann Bassey Orovwuje of the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) and member of the Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) delegation...

American voters support action on climate change

Against the backdrop of the incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and a new Republican Congress, a recent  national survey conducted shortly after the...

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Nnimmo Bassey: Straight from the Strait of Hormuz

No matter the reason for warfare the environment and the innocent end up bearing the brunt of the inevitable...
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UN Advisory Board names 20 city leaders in zero waste

Ahead of the International Day of Zero Waste observed on Monday, March 30, 2026, 20 cities worldwide were named the inaugural 20...

Tax windfall profits, campaigners urge action on fossil fuel giants profiting from war

In response to G7 Energy and Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ communiqué issued on Monday, March 30, 2026,...

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Nnimmo Bassey: Straight from the Strait of Hormuz

No matter the reason for warfare the environment and...

UN Advisory Board names 20 city leaders in zero waste

Ahead of the International Day of Zero Waste observed on Monday,...