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Yearly Archives: 2016

Fresh initiative to tackle threat of invasive alien species

Governments, non-governmental organisations and local communities have taken up the Honolulu Challenge and agreed to take bold actions to counter invasive alien species that...

Stakeholders seek protection of erosion, flood risk areas in Anambra

Enforcement and legislation on urban development, land- use and protection of natural habitats have been identified as a major bane in the fight against...

Insurgency: Hundreds of Nigerian refugees in Chad, Cameroon, Niger – NEMA

A total of 239,834 Nigerians who were displaced by the activities of insurgents in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states are still living as refugees...

Paris Agreement: Guidance for designing NAMAs updated

The comprehensive guide on how to formulate effective Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) in developing countries, produced in 2013 by the United Nations development Programme...

50 countries accelerate low carbon transport

The first-ever United Nations Global Sustainable Transport Conference ended on Sunday in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, with more than 50 countries endorsing the “Ashgabat...

How NEMA manages about 5m IDPs in Northeast

The Northeast region of Nigeria has suffered severe humanitarian crisis as a result of Boko Haram insurgency. This resulted in drastic decline in socio-economic...

What makes GEF’s Small Grants Programme unique, by Beyai

Nigeria Country Director, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Dr Pa Lamin Beyai, has said that the uniqueness of the Global Environment Facility’s (GEF) Small...

Congo Basin Forest Partners push to harmonise development, conservation

It is time to face the fact that the Congo Basin forests will increasingly be threatened as development needs of member countries surges if...

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Nigeria to launch four satellites for Earth observation, security

Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, said the Federal Executive Council...
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High hopes for global leadership as group launches Africa Carbon Market Outlook

As climate urgency accelerates across the globe, Africa is stepping into a pivotal role as a potential leader in...

NESREA closes 21 facilities in Abuja due to environmental infractions

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, shut down 21 facilities, which...

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Nigeria to launch four satellites for Earth observation, security

Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji,...

High hopes for global leadership as group launches Africa Carbon Market Outlook

As climate urgency accelerates across the globe, Africa is...
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