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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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Climate action can be one of the world’s biggest job creators

We are in the midst of a great economic shift - one that will shape livelihoods and growth for...
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NLNG cuts Nigeria’s gas flaring to below 12%, eyes further expansion

Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has reduced Nigeria’s gas flaring from about 62 per cent to less than 12 per...

Women leaders call for stronger female role in energy decisions

Women in Energy Network (WIEN) has pledged to take a frontline role in shaping the energy sector, calling for...

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Climate action can be one of the world’s biggest job creators

We are in the midst of a great economic...

NLNG cuts Nigeria’s gas flaring to below 12%, eyes further expansion

Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has reduced Nigeria’s gas flaring...
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