Yearly Archives: 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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Moving from energy crisis to energy security with renewables

The strategic deployment of renewables has provided enhanced resilience in the face of the current energy crisis by a...
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COP31: Australian appointed youth champion as Türkiye sets dates

The 31st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change...

Navy intensifies crackdown on oil thieves, uncovers 600m illegal oil network

The Nigerian Navy has uncovered approximately 103,000 litres of suspected stolen crude oil and 190,000 litres of suspected illegally...

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Moving from energy crisis to energy security with renewables

The strategic deployment of renewables has provided enhanced resilience...

COP31: Australian appointed youth champion as Türkiye sets dates

The 31st session of the Conference of the Parties...